Patent ID: 11927319
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A lighting system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a lamp assembly including a lens assembly, wherein the lens assembly includes a first section and a second section, wherein the first and second sections each include a material having variable light transmissivity in response to an applied voltage, and wherein the light transmissivity of the first section is adjustable independent of the light transmissivity of the second section,
wherein the lamp assembly includes a first light configured to emit light through the first section and a second light configured to emit light through the second section,
wherein, when the first light is activated, the lamp assembly is configured such that the first section is transparent, and
wherein, when the second light is activated, the lamp assembly is configured such that the second section is transparent
wherein, only when the first light is not activated, the lamp assembly is configured such that the light transmissivity of the first section is adjustable to be either opaque or partially opaque; and
wherein, only when the second light is not activated, the lamp assembly is configured such that the light transmissivity of the second section is adjustable to be either opaque or partially opaque.