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US 11,440,465 B2Granted
Reduction of constant illumination section area by indirect illumination of sequential illumination section area
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorAlexander L. Paradis
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Abstract
A lighting system for a vehicle includes a sequential illumination section including multiple illumination segments, and a constant illumination section. The multiple illumination segments of the sequential illumination portion activate or deactivate sequentially, and the constant illumination section illuminates at least a portion of the sequential illumination section when all of the multiple illumination segments are deactivated.
Claims11
A lighting system for a vehicle comprising:
- a sequential illumination section including multiple illumination segments;
- and
- a constant illumination section, wherein
- the multiple illumination segments of the sequential illumination portion activate or deactivate sequentially, and
- the constant illumination section illuminates at least a portion of the sequential illumination section when all of the multiple illumination segments are deactivated.
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A vehicle including a lighting system comprising:
- a sequential illumination section including multiple illumination segments;
- a constant illumination section, wherein
- the multiple illumination segments of the sequential illumination portion activate or deactivate sequentially, and
- the constant illumination section illuminates at least a portion of the sequential illumination section when all of the multiple illumination segments are deactivated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.