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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Horizon Global Americas Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chandrakumar D. Kulkarni, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Joseph Bradford Wells, Jackson, MI (US);
Assignee:
HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/34 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); G09G 5/10 (2006.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/3406 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 8/17 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); G09G 3/00 (2013.01); G09G 5/10 (2013.01); B60K 2370/152 (2019.05); B60K 2370/349 (2019.05); B60K 2370/55 (2019.05); B60K 2370/5915 (2019.05); G09G 2320/064 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2360/141 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01); G09G 2380/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake control system includes a display, a processor, and a light sensor. The processor controls brakes of a towed vehicle. The processor also controls a brightness of the display based on information received from the light sensor. The light sensor may include a light dependent resistor or a photoresistor. The processor selectively sets or adjusts the brightness of the display based on sensed ambient light.