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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Lauren M. Abro, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Yuko N. Gidcumb, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michelle R. Vargo, Plymouth, MI (US);
Lindsay A. Babian, Canton, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
The systems and methods utilize thermal energy linked to certain colors vehicles may be manufactured in a single color and changed to a specific color at a dealership before customer purchase and/or throughout the lifetime of the vehicle. A system for modulating vehicle paint of a vehicle includes a paint layer disposed on an exterior surface of the vehicle and a color modulator configured to radiate a light such that the paint layer reacts when the paint layer is exposed to the light.