VEHICLE PUDDLE LAMP ASSEMBLY GENERATING MOVING IMAGE AND METHOD
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1. A vehicle puddle lamp assembly comprising:
- a plurality of light projectors located on a vehicle and configured to illuminate different lighted image patterns on a surface adjacent to the vehicle;
a sensor sensing a passenger door in an open positon; and
a controller sequentially activating the plurality of light projectors to generate a moving animated lighted image on the ground surface when the door is sensed in the open position.
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Abstract
A vehicle puddle lamp assembly is provided that includes a plurality of light projectors located on a vehicle and configured to illuminate different lighted image patterns on a ground surface adjacent to the vehicle. The vehicle puddle lamp assembly includes a controller for sequentially activating the plurality of light projectors to generate an animated lighted image on the ground surface. The animated image moves in a location based on a door position.
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1. A vehicle puddle lamp assembly comprising:
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a plurality of light projectors located on a vehicle and configured to illuminate different lighted image patterns on a surface adjacent to the vehicle; a sensor sensing a passenger door in an open positon; and a controller sequentially activating the plurality of light projectors to generate a moving animated lighted image on the ground surface when the door is sensed in the open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle puddle lamp assembly comprising:
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a plurality of light projectors located on a vehicle and configured to illuminate different lighted image patterns on a surface adjacent to the vehicle; a sensor sensing a passenger door position; and a controller sequentially activating the plurality of light projectors to generate a moving lighted image on the ground surface based on the door position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of generating a lighted image with a vehicle puddle lamp assembly, comprising:
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receiving a signal to activate a vehicle puddle lamp; determining a vehicle door moving to an open position; and sequentially activating a plurality of light projectors configured to illuminate different light patterns on a surface adjacent to the vehicle to generate a lighted image that moves on the ground surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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