STEERABLE VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A steerable platform assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a body adapted to be mounted to a vehicle;
a platform adapted to receive a payload and adapted to rotate with respect to the body, the platform disposed substantially within the body;
an actuator at least partially disposed in the body; and
an actuator rod rotatably coupled to the actuator and rotatably coupled to the platform, whereby a rotation of the actuator rotates the platform, a length of the actuator rod being adjustable.
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Abstract
A steerable vehicle lighting system includes a steerable platform assembly and a control assembly. The steerable platform assembly has a body adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, a platform adapted to receive a payload and adapted to rotate with respect to the body, an actuator at least partially placed in the body, and an actuator rod rotatably mated to the actuator and rotatably mated to the platform. A rotation of the actuator rotates the platform. The control assembly includes a first wheel adapted to be placed on a rotating portion of a steering apparatus, a transducer adapted to be mated to a stationary portion of the steering apparatus, a second wheel mated to a rotatable portion of the transducer and adapted to be rotated by the first wheel, and an elastic member that elastically urges the transducer and the second wheel towards the first wheel.
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20 Claims
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1. A steerable platform assembly, the assembly comprising:
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a body adapted to be mounted to a vehicle; a platform adapted to receive a payload and adapted to rotate with respect to the body, the platform disposed substantially within the body; an actuator at least partially disposed in the body; and an actuator rod rotatably coupled to the actuator and rotatably coupled to the platform, whereby a rotation of the actuator rotates the platform, a length of the actuator rod being adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control assembly, the assembly comprising:
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a first wheel adapted to be disposed on a rotating portion of a steering apparatus and rotatable with the rotating portion of the steering apparatus; a transducer adapted to be coupled to a stationary portion of the steering apparatus, the transducer including a rotatable portion; a second wheel coupled to the rotatable portion and adapted to be rotated by the first wheel; and an elastic member that elastically urges the transducer and the second wheel towards the first wheel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A steerable system, the system comprising:
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a steerable platform assembly including, a body adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, a platform adapted to receive a payload and adapted to rotate with respect to the body, the platform disposed substantially within the body, an actuator disposed in the body, and an actuator rod rotatably coupled to the actuator and rotatably coupled to the platform, whereby a rotation of the actuator rotates the platform, a length of the actuator rod being adjustable; and a control assembly including, a first wheel adapted to be disposed on a steering shaft and rotatable with the steering shaft, a potentiometer with a rotatable portion and adapted to be coupled to a stationary portion of the vehicle, the potentiometer in communication with the actuator, a second wheel coupled to the rotatable portion and adapted to be rotated by the first wheel; and an elastic member that elastically urges the potentiometer and the second wheel towards the first wheel, wherein rotation of a steering wheel causes rotation of the steering shaft, the first wheel, the second wheel, and the rotatable portion of the transducer, and wherein the rotation of the rotatable portion changes a resistance value of the potentiometer and the actuator rotates in response. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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