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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frank Aust, Neuss, DE;
Terrence Joseph Wilson, Southfield, MI (US);
Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David A. Brown, Plymouth, MI (US);
Max Anton Schumacher, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/04 (2013.01); B60Q 1/14 (2013.01); B60Q 1/30 (2013.01); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 37/029 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/054 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/14 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/30 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/40 (2013.01); B60Q 2900/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein and includes a headlamp, a taillight, and a controller configured to operate the headlamp and the taillight. The controller implements an activation sequence based on a state of a door. The activation sequence includes sequentially activating at least one of the headlamp and the taillight from inboard to outboard.