A self-powered illumination assembly for a vehicle includes a closure panel and a sill protector mounted adjacent to the closure panel. An energy harvesting device is configured to convert ambient energy to electrical energy. A storage device is electrically connected to the energy harvesting device to store the electrical energy. An illumination member is electrically connected to the storage device and is configured to be illuminated by electrical energy supplied from the storage device. A sensor is connected to the sill protector and is configured to supply the stored electrical energy to the illumination member when movement of the closure panel is detected.
SELF-POWERED ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY
2016-01-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F21S Ortsfeste Leuchten , NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES / 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 / F21K Nicht-elektrische Lichtquellen unter Verwendung von Lumineszenz , NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE / F21V FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF , Funktionsmerkmale oder Einzelheiten von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystemen / H02N Elektrische Maschinen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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