Vehicle with Lighting System
AssigneeHilo EV Limited
InventorsAshley May, Robin Harris
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Abstract
A wheeled road vehicle has a main body with a front end and a rear end and defining two opposing sides extending between the front end and the rear end. A front wheel is located toward the front end and a rear wheel is located toward the rear end. The vehicle defines a footprint in plan view, the footprint having a front end, a rear end and opposing sides extending between the front end and rear end. The vehicle has a lighting system, the lighting system including one or more light sources for defining a zone of illumination extending along at least a major portion of both sides of the footprint and around the front end of the footprint.
Claims21
A wheeled road vehicle comprising a main body having a front end and a rear end and defining two opposing sides extending between the front end and the rear end, wherein a front wheel is located toward the front end and a rear wheel is located toward the rear end;
- wherein the vehicle defines a footprint in plan view, the footprint having a front end, a rear end and opposing sides extending between the front end and rear end, further wherein the vehicle comprises a lighting system, the lighting system including one or more light sources for defining a zone of illumination extending along at least a major portion of both sides of the footprint and around the front end of the footprint.
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A wheeled road vehicle according to 15, wherein adjusting an output of the light sources comprises at least one of adjusting a brightness of the one or more light sources and changing a color of light emitted from the one or more light sources.
A wheeled road vehicle according to any preceding claim, wherein the vehicle is in the form of a scooter of the kind comprising:
- a footboard for a user to stand on during movement of the vehicle, the footboard having a front end and a rear end;
- a front wheel toward the front end of the footboard, the front wheel being rotatable relative to said footboard about a first wheel axis;
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- a rear wheel toward the rear end of the footboard, the rear wheel being rotatable relative to said footboard about a second wheel axis;
- wherein the front wheel is movable relative to a steering axis for steering the vehicle.
A motor vehicle with a docking station for an electric scooter for charging the electric scooter, wherein the docking station is configured for charging the electric scooter;
- wherein the electric scooter comprises a main body having a front end and a rear end and defining two opposing sides extending between the front end and the rear end, wherein a front wheel is located toward the front end and a rear wheel is located toward the rear end;
- wherein the vehicle defines a footprint in plan view, the footprint having a front end, a rear end and opposing sides extending between the front end and rear end, further wherein the vehicle comprises a lighting system, the lighting system including one or more light sources for defining a zone of illumination extending along at least a major portion of both sides of the footprint and around the front end of the footprint;
- and a control system, wherein the electric scooter is configured to connect to the docking station, further wherein the control system is configured to detect that the electric scooter has been connected to the docking station and adjust an output of the one or more light sources to signal to a user that the electric scooter is connected to the docking station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.