Vehicle wheel illumination assembly using photoluminescent material
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1. A vehicle wheel illumination assembly comprising:
- a light source located on a vehicle body and arranged to illuminate a wheel assembly having a tire;
a first photoluminescent material located on one of the tire and a wheel of the wheel assembly and configured to luminesce a first color in response to excitation by the light source indicative of tire pressure; and
a second photoluminescent material located on at least one of a valve stem and a valve stem cap of the wheel assembly on the wheel assembly and configured to luminescence a second color different from the first color in response to excitation by the light source.
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel illumination assembly includes a light source located on the body of a vehicle near the wheel well and oriented to direct light onto a wheel assembly having a tire. A tire pressure indicator detects tire pressure of the tire. The light source illuminates the wheel assembly with a desired color to indicate a tire pressure status based on the detected tire pressure. A photoluminescent material is located on the wheel assembly and configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light assembly.
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1. A vehicle wheel illumination assembly comprising:
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a light source located on a vehicle body and arranged to illuminate a wheel assembly having a tire; a first photoluminescent material located on one of the tire and a wheel of the wheel assembly and configured to luminesce a first color in response to excitation by the light source indicative of tire pressure; and a second photoluminescent material located on at least one of a valve stem and a valve stem cap of the wheel assembly on the wheel assembly and configured to luminescence a second color different from the first color in response to excitation by the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle wheel illumination assembly comprising:
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a light source located on a body of a vehicle; a tire pressure detector for detecting air inflation pressure of a tire on a wheel assembly of the vehicle; first and second photoluminescent materials located on the wheel assembly configured to luminesce different colors in response to excitation by the light source, wherein the first photoluminescent material is located on one of the tire and a wheel and the second, photoluminescent material is located on at least one of a valve stem and a valve stem cap; and a controller controlling the light source to illuminate the wheel assembly with a first color light indicative of a tire air pressure status. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of illuminating a vehicle wheel assembly comprising:
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arranging a light source on a vehicle body to illuminate a wheel assembly comprising a tire; providing first and second photoluminescent materials on the wheel assembly, wherein the first photoluminescent material is located on one of the tire and a wheel and the second photoluminescent material is located on at least one of a valve stem and a valve stem cap; and activating the light source to illuminate light on the wheel assembly and excite the first and second photoluminescent materials to luminesce different colors, wherein the first photoluminescent material luminesces a first color indicative of tire pressure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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