METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT AND A LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for controlling optical modules of a tail light of a vehicle, said method comprising the following steps:
- activating a first set of one or more optical modules, said first setgenerating a first signaling function,if the vehicle has reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a first mode of operation, a second set of one or more optical modules, so that said second set generates a second signaling function distinct from said first signaling function,if the vehicle does not have reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a second mode of operation, said one or more optical modules of said second set, so that said one or more optical modules generates a complementary beam of light distinct from a beam of light it emits in said first mode of operation, said complementary beam of light supplementing said first signaling function.
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Abstract
A method and tail light for controlling optical modules of the tail light, comprising the steps of
activating one or more optical modules to generate a first signaling function,
if the vehicle has reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a first mode of operation, one or more other optical modules to generate a second signaling function,
if the vehicle does not have reverse gear engaged, activating the or at least one of the other optical modules to generate a complementary beam of light distinct from the beam of light that it emits in the first mode of operation and that supplements the first signaling function.
The invention also relates to a tail light, notably for implementing this method.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling optical modules of a tail light of a vehicle, said method comprising the following steps:
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activating a first set of one or more optical modules, said first set generating a first signaling function, if the vehicle has reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a first mode of operation, a second set of one or more optical modules, so that said second set generates a second signaling function distinct from said first signaling function, if the vehicle does not have reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a second mode of operation, said one or more optical modules of said second set, so that said one or more optical modules generates a complementary beam of light distinct from a beam of light it emits in said first mode of operation, said complementary beam of light supplementing said first signaling function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15, 16)
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5. A vehicle tail light comprising:
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a first set of one or more optical modules, said one or more optical modules being able to generate one or more beams of light in such a way that said first set generates a first signaling function, a second set of one or more optical modules, said one or more optical modules being able to generate one or more beams of light in such a way that said second set generates a second signaling function distinct from said first signaling function, wherein at least one of said one or more optical modules of said second set, referred to as dual-function optical module, is arranged in such a way as to be able to emit two distinct beams of light alternatively, a first beam of light creating or participating in the creation of said second signaling function, and a second complementary beam supplementing said first signaling function. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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