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US 12,589,687 B2Granted
Lighting features for a lift gate of a vehicle
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsSimon Baker, Siobhan Marie Casey, Timothy Beaven, Micheal Richard Castiglione, Shammika Ashan Wickramasinghe
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Abstract
Rear lighting systems of a vehicle may include lights sources that function as taillights, brake lights, turn lights, fog lights. Some lights sources may surround, or at least partially surround, other lights sources. Further, some light sources are mounted on a lift gate, and may be visible to other drivers and/or pedestrians behind the vehicle regardless of whether the lift gate is in an open or closed position.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first light source comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- and a second light source comprising a first C-shape, the second light source surrounding, at the first end, a first plurality of surfaces of the first light source based on the first C-shape;
- and a third light source comprising a second C-shape, the second light source surrounding, at the second end, a second plurality of surfaces of the first light source based on the second C-shape, wherein the third light source and the third light source are configured to illuminate to provide a vehicle indicator of a vehicle.
An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a body configured to transition from a first position to a second position different from the first position;
- a first light source carried by the body, the first light source configured to provide a first light beam in accordance with a first indication;
- and
- a second light source configured to provide a second light beam in accordance with a second indication different from the first indication, wherein:
- in the first position, the first light source is further configured to direct the first light beam away from the vehicle and in a first direction parallel with respect to the body, and
- in the second position, the second light source is further configured to direct the second light beam away from the vehicle and in a second direction parallel with respect to the body.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a first apparatus coupled with the vehicle body, the first apparatus comprising a first light source and a lens that covers the first light source;
- a spoiler coupled with the vehicle body, the spoiler at least partially covering the lens;
- a lift gate coupled with, and rotatable with respect to, the vehicle body;
- a second apparatus carried by the lift gate, the second apparatus comprising:
- a first light source comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a second light source that surrounds the first end;
- and
- a third light source that surrounds the second end, wherein the second light source and the third light source are configured to simultaneously illuminate to provide an indication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.