US 11,745,646 B1
Vehicle roof light assembly and lighting method
Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US); Luciano Lukacs, Plymouth, MI (US); Michael L. Merritt, Farmington, MI (US); and Joshua D. Schwab, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/948,432.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/2611 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/32 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly, comprising:
a roof of a vehicle; and
a light assembly that emits light outward from a passenger side, a driver side, and a forward side of the vehicle, the light assembly vertically beneath the roof,
wherein the light assembly extends in a U-shape forward from a position aft a driver side door to a forwardmost driver side pillar, extends forward from a position aft a passenger side door to a forwardmost passenger side pillar, and extends along a front of the roof from the forwardmost driver side pillar to the forwardmost passenger side pillar, and,
wherein the light assembly includes a U-shaped lens that extends uninterrupted by any structure in the U-shape from the position aft the driver side door, along the front of the roof, to the position aft the passenger door.