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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Macomb, MI (US);
Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 3/68 (2017.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.01); B60Q 3/78 (2017.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.02); B60Q 3/68 (2017.02); B60Q 3/78 (2017.02); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/40 (2013.01); Y02B 20/44 (2013.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a lighting device disposed on the vehicle. At least one detection sensor is configured to detect a proximity of an occupant and a controller is configured to identify an approach and a departure of the occupant. The controller is configured to control the lighting device to output a first emission of light in response to the approach and a second emission in response to the departure.