Directional indicator and straddle type vehicle directional indicator system including the same
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1. A straddle type vehicle directional indicator system, comprising:
- left and right directional indicators, the left directional indicator being provided on a left side of the vehicle and the right directional indicator being provided on a right side of the vehicle, each respective directional indicator of the left and right directional indicators including a plurality of LED series circuits so that each of the LED series circuits of the respective directional indicator is connected in parallel to another of the LED series circuits of the respective directional indicator, each LED series circuit having a plurality of LEDs connected in series; and
a driver configured to control driving of the left and right directional indicators, the driver includinga plurality of LED drivers each configured to drive a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the left directional indicator and a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the right directional indicator, anda plurality of current detectors each configured to measure a value of a current in a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the left directional indicator and a value of a current in a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the right directional indicator,one of the LED drivers has a plurality of current output terminals including a first current output terminal and a second current output terminal different from the first current output terminal, andthe first current output terminal is connected with one of the LED series circuits of the left directional indicator, and the second current output terminals is connected with one of the LED series circuits of the right directional indicator.
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A directional indicator system includes a directional indicator that includes a plurality of LED series circuits each connected in parallel to another of the LED series circuits. Each LED series circuit includes LEDs connected in series. A driver is configured to control driving of the directional indicator. The driver includes LED drivers that are each configured to drive a corresponding one of the LED series circuits. The driver also includes a plurality of current detectors that are each configured to measure a value of a current in a corresponding one of the LED series circuits.
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1. A straddle type vehicle directional indicator system, comprising:
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left and right directional indicators, the left directional indicator being provided on a left side of the vehicle and the right directional indicator being provided on a right side of the vehicle, each respective directional indicator of the left and right directional indicators including a plurality of LED series circuits so that each of the LED series circuits of the respective directional indicator is connected in parallel to another of the LED series circuits of the respective directional indicator, each LED series circuit having a plurality of LEDs connected in series; and a driver configured to control driving of the left and right directional indicators, the driver including a plurality of LED drivers each configured to drive a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the left directional indicator and a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the right directional indicator, and a plurality of current detectors each configured to measure a value of a current in a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the left directional indicator and a value of a current in a corresponding one of the LED series circuits of the right directional indicator, one of the LED drivers has a plurality of current output terminals including a first current output terminal and a second current output terminal different from the first current output terminal, and the first current output terminal is connected with one of the LED series circuits of the left directional indicator, and the second current output terminals is connected with one of the LED series circuits of the right directional indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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