An illuminated vehicle door handle assembly for easily locating vehicle door handles in the dark includes a plurality of door handle apparatuses and a photosensor. Each door handle apparatus comprises a housing defining a handle cavity. The housing is configured to be installed within a vehicle door interior of a vehicle. A handle has a pivot hinge extending from a handle top side through a handle bottom side and pivotably coupled to the housing. A handle front side has a light aperture extending through to the handle inside. A light is coupled within the handle adjacent the light aperture. The photosensor is coupled to a power wire of the light of each door handle apparatus. The sensor housing is configured to be coupled within a dashboard of the vehicle and connected to a vehicle electrical system to power the light of each door handle apparatus.
Illuminated vehicle door handle assembly
2020-06-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 |
VEHICLE DOOR AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE DOOR (VERSIONS)
European Patent Office | 2018
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