Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle illumination assembly with energy harvesting device
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Application No.: US14326068Application Date: 2014-07-08
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Publication No.: US09718398B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Randall Johnson , Bhargav Sura
- Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Franklin
- Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Franklin
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Main IPC: F21S9/04
- IPC: F21S9/04 ; B60Q3/00 ; H02N2/18 ; B60Q1/50 ; B60Q3/82 ; B60Q3/51 ; B60Q3/217 ; B60Q3/30

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a closure panel, a sill protector mounted adjacent to the closure panel, an energy harvesting device configured to convert ambient energy to electrical energy, a storage device electrically connected to the energy harvesting device to store the electrical energy, an illumination member electrically connected to the storage device and configured to be powered by electrical energy supplied from the storage device, and a sensor connected to the sill protector and power the illumination member when movement of the closure panel is detected.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160010818A1 SELF-POWERED ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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