US 11,698,180 B2
Vehicle exterior lighting systems with revealable fascia lamp assemblies
Scott Aaron Ford, Coral Gables, FL (US); Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US); Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US); Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); and David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/408,710.
Prior Publication US 2023/0055549 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F21S 43/50 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/28 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21W 107/10 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 43/50 (2018.01) [B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/28 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); F21W 2107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A vehicle, comprising:
a static body structure;
a head lamp assembly mounted relative to the static body structure;
a fascia supported by the static body structure and made of a first material;
a fascia lamp assembly that is revealable within the fascia,
wherein the fascia lamp assembly is transitionable between an inactive state in which the fascia lamp assembly is disguised from view within the fascia and an active state in which the fascia lamp assembly is revealed within the fascia,
wherein the fascia lamp assembly includes an outer lens that is positioned flush to the fascia, and
wherein the outer lens includes a lens body made of a second material and an outer rim made of a third material, wherein the third material is more compatible with the first material than the second material for facilitating connection of the outer lens to the fascia.