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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Salem Bensalem, Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/26 (2006.01); G01D 11/24 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/245 (2013.01); G01D 11/26 (2013.01); G09G 3/2003 (2013.01); B60R 19/483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for controlling the visual appearance of a sensor cover on a vehicle. The system includes a processor, and a sensor cover display disposed on the sensor cover and in communication with the processor. A color-changing element is included in the sensor cover display. The processor is configured to provide a signal representing a desired color or pattern to the color-changing element, and the color-changing element is configured to render the desired color or pattern.