A vehicle tire pressure indicator and tire illumination assembly is provided. The assembly includes a light source located on the body of a vehicle near the wheel well and oriented to direct light onto a wheel assembly having a tire. A tire pressure indicator detects air inflation pressure of the tire. The light source illuminates the wheel assembly with a desired color to indicate a tire pressure status based on the detected tire pressure. In addition, the light source may be illuminated to provide puddle lamp and area lighting and turn signal indication.
Vehicle wheel assembly external illumination lamp
2016-03-15
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme / B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / G01M TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES , Prüfen der statischen oder dynamischen Massenverteilung rotierender Teile von Maschinen oder Konstruktionen |
VEHICLE WHEEL ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY USING PHOTOLUMINESCENT MATERIAL
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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