Vehicle exterior door handle system with light module

A vehicular lighted exterior door handle system, the vehicular lighted exterior door handle system comprising:

• a lighted exterior door handle assembly configured for mounting at a door of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular lighted exterior door handle system;
• a light module disposed at the lighted exterior door handle assembly, the light module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes operable to emit light;
• wherein the light module comprises a circuit board;
• wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises at least three linearly arranged light emitting diodes disposed at the circuit board;
• wherein, when the light emitting diodes are actuated with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, light emitted by each of the light emitting diodes is emitted outboard away from the door of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein, with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, and when the light emitting diodes are actuated with the door of the equipped vehicle unlocked, the light module emits light in a first pattern;
• wherein, with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, and when the light emitting diodes are actuated with the door of the equipped vehicle locked, the light module emits light in a second pattern that is different from the first pattern;
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• wherein the first pattern of light comprises actuation of the light emitting diodes in a first actuation sequence, and wherein the second pattern of light comprises actuation of the light emitting diodes in a second actuation sequence that is different from the first actuation sequence.

A vehicular lighted exterior door handle system, the vehicular lighted exterior door handle system comprising:

• a lighted exterior door handle assembly configured for mounting at a door of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular lighted exterior door handle system;
• a light module disposed at the lighted exterior door handle assembly, the light module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes operable to emit light;
• wherein the light module comprises a circuit board;
• wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises at least three linearly arranged light emitting diodes disposed at the circuit board;
• wherein, when the light emitting diodes are actuated with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, light emitted by each of the light emitting diodes is emitted outboard away from the door of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein, with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, and when the light emitting diodes are actuated with the door of the equipped vehicle unlocked, the light module emits light in a first pattern;
• wherein, with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, and when the light emitting diodes are actuated with the door of the equipped vehicle locked, the light module emits light in a second pattern that is different from the first pattern;
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• wherein the first pattern of light comprises light emitted by at least some of the light emitting diodes being a first color of light, and wherein the second pattern of light comprises light emitted by the at least some of the light emitting diodes being a second color of light that is different from the first color of light.