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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Randall Johnson, White Lake, MI (US);
Nelson Phan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0094 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2688 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); G02B 6/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illumination assembly for a vehicle includes an energy harvesting module disposed on an exhaust pipe of the vehicle. The energy harvesting module includes an energy harvesting device configured to capture heat and to convert the harvested heat to electrical energy. An illumination member is electrically connected to the energy harvesting module and is configured to be illuminated by the electrical energy supplied from the energy harvesting device.