US 12,109,947 B2
Vehicle exterior door handle system with light module
Gregory A. Huizen, Hudsonville, MI (US); Kenneth C. Peterson, Ada, MI (US); Mitchell J. Wesley, Grand Rapids, MI (US); and Martin A. Hauff, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US)
Filed by Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/366,052.
Application 17/662,441 is a division of application No. 16/622,314, granted, now 11,325,536, issued on May 10, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2018/037215, filed on Jun. 13, 2018.
Application 18/366,052 is a continuation of application No. 18/152,955, filed on Jan. 11, 2023, granted, now 11,718,233.
Application 18/152,955 is a continuation of application No. 17/662,441, filed on May 9, 2022, granted, now 11,554,720, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/518,766, filed on Jun. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382303 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01); B60Q 1/38 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/249 (2018.01); F21W 103/20 (2018.01); F21W 103/25 (2018.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 113/13 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC B60R 1/1207 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01); B60Q 1/32 (2013.01); B60Q 1/381 (2022.05); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/249 (2018.01); B60Q 2400/40 (2013.01); B60Q 2900/40 (2022.05); F21W 2103/20 (2018.01); F21W 2103/25 (2018.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2113/13 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular lighted exterior door handle system, the vehicular lighted exterior door handle system comprising:
a lighted exterior door handle assembly configured for mounting at a door of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular lighted exterior door handle system;
a light module disposed at the lighted exterior door handle assembly, the light module comprising a circuit board having a plurality of illumination sources disposed thereat;
wherein individual illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources are electrically operable to emit light;
wherein the light module emit lights in a first pattern responsive to a first input received at the light module, and wherein the light module emits light in a second pattern responsive to a second input received at the light module, and wherein the second pattern is different from the first pattern;
wherein, when the individual illumination sources are electrically operated with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, the light module emits light at least outboard away from the door of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, with the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, the light module is operable to indicate a charge level of a battery of the equipped vehicle.