Visual display for vehicle
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1. A visual display system for a vehicle comprising:
- a trim panel adapted to be mounted on an A-pillar of the vehicle;
a visual indicator mounted on said trim panel and having a plurality of light emitters positioned in a linear arrangement on said trim panel;
a controller connected to said visual indicator; and
a device for detecting a vehicular condition and capable of transmitting a signal to said controller in response to the vehicular condition, such that said controller is operable to actuate said plurality of light emitters in differing lighting characteristics in a gradient manner in response to the signal.
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Abstract
The visual display system of the present invention includes a visual indicator having at least first and second light emitters. A controller is connected to the visual indicator. The system further includes a device for detecting a vehicular condition and is capable of transmitting a signal to the controller in response to the vehicular condition. The controller is operable to actuate the first light emitter at a first lighting characteristic and the second light emitter at a second lighting characteristic different from the first lighting characteristic in response to the signal.
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1. A visual display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim panel adapted to be mounted on an A-pillar of the vehicle;
a visual indicator mounted on said trim panel and having a plurality of light emitters positioned in a linear arrangement on said trim panel;
a controller connected to said visual indicator; and
a device for detecting a vehicular condition and capable of transmitting a signal to said controller in response to the vehicular condition, such that said controller is operable to actuate said plurality of light emitters in differing lighting characteristics in a gradient manner in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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