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Vehicle headlamp de-condensation

US10627073B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Stephen Kenneth Helwig · Farmington Hills, US
David A. Brown · Beverly Hills, US
Aaron Bradley Johnson · Allen Park, US
Paul Kenneth Dellock · Northville, US
Stuart C. Salter · White Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 5, 2018
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle headlamp de-condensation. An example exterior lamp of a vehicle includes a housing, a cover coupled to the housing to define a cavity, and a lamp assembly within the cavity. The lamp assembly includes an LED, a heat sink coupled to the LED that is configured to dissipate heat and define a chamber, desiccant located within the chamber to collect moisture from the cavity, and a vent fluidly coupled to the chamber to remove the moisture from the cavity.

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