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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Gregory Dunn, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sandeep Shrestha, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G01D 11/28 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/0293 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G01D 11/28 (2013.01); H05B 33/086 (2013.01); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 33/0857 (2013.01); H05B 37/0254 (2013.01); B60Q 3/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle display illumination system includes a controller controlling a constant current source. The constant current source receives a variable voltage input and outputs multiple constant current channels to one or more light sources for the vehicle display. The controller is further operable to alter a color or brightness of the light sources in response to a change in status of another vehicle system, thereby providing an indication to the user of the change in status.