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US 10,766,409 B2Granted
Vehicle light assembly having strobe light
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Abstract
A vehicle taillight assembly is provided that includes a housing having a light transmissive lens, a brake light located in the housing, a strobe light located in the housing and a controller activating the strobe light to strobe when the brake light is activated. The strobe light may also be activated when a turn signal light or reverse light is activated. The strobe light has a light source illuminating light onto a light pipe.
Claims15
A vehicle taillight assembly comprising:
- a housing having a light transmissive lens, wherein the housing is configured to be assembled on a left or right side rear panel of a vehicle;
- a brake light located in the housing;
- a strobe light located in the housing;
- a reverse light located in the housing,
- a turn signal light located in the housing;
- and
- a controller activating the strobe light to strobe when the brake light is activated, the controller activating the strobe light to strobe when the reverse light is activated, and the controller activating the strobe light to strobe when the turn signal light is activated.
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A vehicle taillight assembly comprising:
- a housing having a light transmissive lens, wherein the housing is configured to be assembled on a left or right side rear panel of a vehicle;
- a brake light located in the housing;
- a strobe light located in the housing and comprising a light source illuminating light onto a light pipe;
- and
- a reverse light located in the housing;
- a turn signal light located in the housing;
- and
- a controller activating the strobe light to strobe in a first color when the brake light is activated, the controller activating the strobe light to strobe in a second color when the reverse light is activated, and the controller activating the strobe light to strobe in a third color when the turn signal light is activated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.