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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Calsonic Kansei North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard Yelda, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ahmet Kucukkomurler, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
CALSONIC KANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/444 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0076 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); H05B 33/0854 (2013.01); H05B 33/0872 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable brake light system that is within a vehicle with a brake pedal and includes a static brake light, multiple variable brake lights, and a control system. The control system is configured to turn on the static brake light when the brake pedal is activated. The control system is configured to change a display of the multiple variable brake lights according to an amount of activation of the brake pedal.