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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alexander L. Paradis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Frank A. Richards, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignees:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01); B60R 1/074 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/305 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01); B60R 1/074 (2013.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a lighting control system including a sensor that is located at an exterior movable component of the vehicle. When the exterior movable component is moved from one position to another position, the pressure sensor sends a signal to a controller that activates exterior lights of the vehicle based on the signal.