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Safety lighting system
10378720 · 2019-08-13 ·

A safety lighting system is connected to a hazard flasher or blinker system of a vehicle, such as a semi-tractor trailer. The system comprises an electrical circuitry for connecting the safety lighting system to the hazard flasher system, brake lights, and/or turn signals for activation of the safety lighting system when the flasher system, brake lights, and/or turn signals are activated. An LED is mounted in a trapezoidal shaped hood of a housing assembly and its illumination is reflected by a reflective inner surface of the hood and directed towards the wheel assemblies of the vehicle to provide adequate lighting around the area surrounding the wheel assemblies. A mounting frame assembly supports the housing assembly and LED for their positioning underneath the vehicle and attachment near the wheel assemblies. In a further embodiment, bolts may be used to attach the housing assembly and LED to the vehicle near the wheels.

Safety Lighting System
20190178463 · 2019-06-13 ·

A safety lighting system is connected to a hazard flasher or blinker system of a vehicle, such as a semi-tractor trailer. The system comprises an electrical circuitry for connecting the safety lighting system to the hazard flasher system, brake lights, and/or turn signals for activation of the safety lighting system when the flasher system, brake lights, and/or turn signals are activated. An LED is mounted in a trapezoidal shaped hood of a housing assembly and its illumination is reflected by a reflective inner surface of the hood and directed towards the wheel assemblies of the vehicle to provide adequate lighting around the area surrounding the wheel assemblies. A mounting frame assembly supports the housing assembly and LED for their positioning underneath the vehicle and attachment near the wheel assemblies. In a further embodiment, bolts may be used to attach the housing assembly and LED to the vehicle near the wheels.

ENHANCED OPERATION OF VEHICLE HAZARD AND LIGHTING COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

A system includes a microcontroller that controls illumination of a plurality of vehicle lights that are operable in a flashing state wherein the plurality of lights operate as hazard flashers visible on a front and rear of a vehicle and a strobing state wherein the plurality of lights operate as strobing lights visible on the front and rear of the vehicle. The system includes a strobe activation switch that provides a signal to the microcontroller to operate the plurality of vehicle lights in the second strobing state. The microcontroller operates the plurality of vehicle lights in the first hazard flasher state in response activation of an existing hazard flasher switch. The strobing state has a flash rate that is perceptibly faster than a flash rate of the flashing state.

Modular Enclosure With Water Management Mating Interfaces
20190120476 · 2019-04-25 ·

The modular enclosure with water management mating interfaces most fundamentally includes a mechanical connection which directs and obstructs water via various strategically positioned structures and gaps. One basic configuration includes a base having at least one end face and a periphery extending from the end face. The periphery includes an outward projecting lip. A plurality of retainers is secured to the base below the lip. The retainers and the lip define a channel extending along at least part of each side of the base. A dome having longitudinal sides that terminate in a bottom edge and an inward projecting flange that is spaced from the bottom edge is received by the flange in the channel to retain the dome to the base.

TELESCOPIC LIGHTING STRUCTURE
20240230072 · 2024-07-11 ·

A telescopic lighting structure includes a telescopic rod composed of a rod body and a detachable terminal rod. The terminal rod has a light-emitting module and a power switch. The light-emitting module and the power switch do not protrude beyond the surface of the terminal rod, thus the terminal rod can be completely retracted into the rod body, making it easy to store and protect the light-emitting module. A power supply assembly is provided inside the terminal rod. The power supply assembly controls the connection with the light-emitting module through the power switch. Through this structural design in which the power supply assembly, the light-emitting module and the power switch are arranged on the terminal rod, the telescopic rod can be stretched so that the light-emitting module has a higher lighting height. Further, the terminal rod can be removed to provide illumination alone, thereby increasing the scope of application.

Light assembly, rearview device and vehicle

The present invention relates to a light assembly for a vehicle comprising: a housing; a lens covering the housing; a plurality of light sources arranged in the housing; wherein the plurality of light sources comprises at least one first light source, at least one second light source and at least one third light source; and a reflector body mounted in the housing; wherein the reflector body comprises a reflector element and different zones for each of the at least one light sources; wherein light emitted by the at least one first light source is captured by the reflector element which reflects the light towards the lens, the lens directing the light generally downward towards the ground area when the light assembly is attached to the vehicle, light emitted by the at least one second light source is passed through an aperture in the reflector body without reflection of the emitted light, and light emitted from the at least one third light source is captured by the reflector body which reflects and directs the light, in particular, horizontally towards the lens, with the lens in particular directing the light generally horizontal, and a light collector is located between the reflector body and the housing; wherein the light collector captures and transmits the light emitted from at least one of the at least one light sources, a rear view device and a vehicle with at least one light assembly.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHT SOURCE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE

Methods and apparatuses provide a supplemental light source, such as a strobe light, for a motor vehicle. An adapter may be provided to mount a supplemental light source to an existing primary light source, such as a parking and turn signal light bulb. A wiring assembly may interconnect the supplemental light source with a controller, such as a switch. The combined primary and supplemental light sources may then be inserted into a vehicle light housing through an existing light bulb aperture, without creating additional apertures or otherwise modifying the light housing.

SYSTEM FOR PROJECTING MULTIPLE LIGHT BEAMS
20240344681 · 2024-10-17 · ·

The invention relates to a system for projecting light beams for a vehicle, including a first device configured to generate a first beam which performs a signaling function and a second device configured to generate at least a second beam for projecting a pattern, with the first device including at least one refractive optical member for shaping the first beam and in that the second device includes at least one optical element having a controlled pattern-generating surface to deflect light rays from a light source, this generating surface having local variations arranged so as to form a predetermined pattern in the second beam.

REMOTE VEHICLE HAZARD AND COMMUNICATION BEACON

A hazard beacon has an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed, a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol, and a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments.

WARNING LIGHTS USING DOMINANTLY VISIBLE VIOLET LIGHT TO INDUCE FLUORESCENCE IN PHOTOLUMINESCENT MATERIALS
20240360978 · 2024-10-31 ·

A warning light having light sources for emitting light of different colors via at least a lens, where one of the colors is violet and other of the colors is non-violet along a spectrum of visible illumination. A controller selectably activates the light source(s) emitting non-violet light to provide visible warning signals, and the light source(s) emitting violet light to provide fluorescent inducing signals dominantly along the spectrum of visible illumination which causes any object or surface having phosphors to fluoresce in order to enhance their visibility in low or zero ambient light environments. The lens and/or optional filter, or coating along the lens, filters or blocks ultraviolet light to shift the peak wavelength of violet light source(s) so that fluorescent inducing signals are dominantly or more dominantly of higher wavelengths along the spectrum of visible violet illumination to human eyes. Single and dual warning light housings embodiments are provided.