US 11,780,356 B1
Vehicle having movable assist handle with light device
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US); Ryan Kosior, South Lyon, MI (US); Lucretia Williams, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/854,558.
Int. Cl. B60N 3/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/267 (2017.01)
CPC B60N 3/023 (2013.01) [B60Q 3/267 (2017.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a body defining a door opening;
a door movable between a closed position closing the door opening d an open position exposing the door opening;
a support structure located proximate to the door opening; and
a deployable assist handle having a handle body configured to be gripped by a user, the handle body being deployable amongst a plurality of positions including at least a first position which is engageable by a user and a second position which is engageable by the user, the assist handle comprising a lighting device, wherein the lighting device provides an illumination beam directed to a first region when the handle body is in the first position and directed to a second region when the handle body is in the second position, wherein the handle body in the first position is located within an interior of the vehicle and the illumination beam in the first region provides an interior light, and wherein the handle body is movable to the second position proximate to an exterior of the vehicle and the illumination beam in the second region direction provides an exterior light.