US 12,264,800 B2
Vehicle light assembly having a light projection apparatus
Bryan Thieme, Milwaukee, WI (US); and Robert Widick, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/644,883.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/498,149, filed on Apr. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0360977 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. F21S 43/00 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21W 103/35 (2018.01); F21W 103/20 (2018.01); F21W 107/17 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 43/601 (2024.05) [F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21W 2103/20 (2018.01); F21W 2103/35 (2018.01); F21W 2107/17 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
at least one light projection apparatus, and
a control engine including one or more processors and a non-transitory memory coupled to the one or more processors, the non-transitory memory including a set of instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
capture, during operation of the vehicle on a roadway, a turn input signal that is indicative of implementation of a vehicle maneuver;
cause, in response to the capture of the turn input signal, the at least one light projection apparatus to generate and project light forming one or more graphical images on a target roadway surface to visually indicate the intended or actual implementation of the vehicle maneuver; and
control an orientation of the at least one light projection apparatus relative to the target roadway surface in a manner that generates and projects light at a predetermined angle relative to the target roadway surface.