US 11,739,905 B1
Light assembly providing pillar lamp for motor vehicle
Aaron B. Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US); Luciano Lukacs, Plymouth, MI (US); Michael L. Merritt, Farmington, MI (US); and Joshua Schwab, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/844,781.
Int. Cl. F21S 43/50 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01); H05B 47/17 (2020.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21S 43/50 (2018.01) [F21S 43/14 (2018.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01); H05B 47/17 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a frame including a pillar, wherein the pillar is an A-pillar;
a light assembly mounted to the pillar, wherein the light assembly includes a selectively illuminable light source;
a sensor configured to generate signals indicative of a presence of a user of the motor vehicle; and
a controller configured to command the light source to illuminate when the signals from the sensor indicate the user is present.