Pedestrian warning light system for vehicles with illumination in different directions
First Claim
1. A pedestrian-warning light system for a vehicle comprising:
- a sensing device mountable with respect to a vehicle and operable to detect a pedestrian within a zone adjacent to the front of the vehicle wherein said zone extends along a first axis, said sensing device operable to emit a detection signal in response to the pedestrian being in said zone;
a lighting arrangement mountable within the vehicle and operable to concurrently emit light into the vehicle and away from the vehicle in a first direction toward said zone and away from the vehicle in a second direction at least partially opposite to said first direction away from said zone; and
a controller mountable with respect to the vehicle and operable to receive said detection signal from said sensing device and in response actuate said lighting arrangement for warning the pedestrian, and a driver of the vehicle, and drivers of other vehicles.
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Abstract
A pedestrian-warning light system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The pedestrian-warning light system includes a sensing device mountable with respect to a vehicle and operable to detect a pedestrian within a zone adjacent to the front of the vehicle. The zone extends along a first axis. The sensing device is operable to emit a detection signal in response to the pedestrian being in the zone. The pedestrian-warning light system also includes a lighting arrangement mountable within the vehicle and operable to concurrently emit light into the vehicle and away from the vehicle in a first direction toward the zone and away from the vehicle in a second direction at least partially opposite to the first direction away from the zone. The pedestrian-warning light system also includes a controller mountable with respect to the vehicle and operable to receive the detection signal from the sensing device and in response actuate the lighting arrangement for warning the pedestrian, and a driver of the vehicle, and drivers of other vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A pedestrian-warning light system for a vehicle comprising:
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a sensing device mountable with respect to a vehicle and operable to detect a pedestrian within a zone adjacent to the front of the vehicle wherein said zone extends along a first axis, said sensing device operable to emit a detection signal in response to the pedestrian being in said zone; a lighting arrangement mountable within the vehicle and operable to concurrently emit light into the vehicle and away from the vehicle in a first direction toward said zone and away from the vehicle in a second direction at least partially opposite to said first direction away from said zone; and a controller mountable with respect to the vehicle and operable to receive said detection signal from said sensing device and in response actuate said lighting arrangement for warning the pedestrian, and a driver of the vehicle, and drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle comprising:
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a body; an interior compartment defined in said body and at least partially enclosed by a windshield directed forward and a back window opposite said windshield and directed rearward; a sensing device mounted with respect to said body and operable to detect a pedestrian within a zone adjacent to the front of said body wherein said zone extends along a first axis, said sensing device operable to emit a detection signal in response to the pedestrian being in said zone; a lighting arrangement mountable at least partially within said interior compartment and operable to concurrently emit light into said interior compartment and away from said body in a first direction toward said zone and away from said body in a second direction at least partially opposite to said first direction away from said zone; and a controller mounted with respect to said body and operable to receive said detection signal from said sensing device and in response actuate said lighting arrangement for warning the pedestrian, and a driver of the vehicle, and drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting and warning of pedestrians in a roadway comprising the steps of:
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mounting a sensing device in at least one vehicle wherein the sensing devices is operable to detect a pedestrian within a zone adjacent to the front of the vehicle wherein the zone extends along a first axis, the sensing device operable to emit a detection signal in response to the pedestrian being in the zone; mounting a lighting arrangement in the at least one vehicle wherein the lighting device is operable to concurrently emit light into the vehicle and away from the vehicle in a first direction toward the zone and away from the vehicle in a second direction at least partially opposite to said first direction away from the zone; and controlling the lighting arrangement with a controller operable to receive the detection signal from the sensing device and in response actuate the lighting arrangement for warning the pedestrian, and a driver of the vehicle, and drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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