US 12,455,068 B1
Vehicle light bar
Marco A Martinez Victoria, Cuautitlan Izcal (MX)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/032,616.
Int. Cl. F21V 23/04 (2006.01); B60Q 3/70 (2017.01); F21S 4/28 (2016.01); F21W 106/00 (2018.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 23/0471 (2013.01) [B60Q 3/70 (2017.02); F21S 4/28 (2016.01); B60Q 2900/30 (2013.01); F21W 2106/00 (2018.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a light bar disposed at a vehicle structural component in a vehicle interior portion, wherein the light bar is configured to illuminate a driver's upper body;
a first vehicle sensor configured to detect a driver's gesture in the vehicle interior portion; and
a processor configured to:
obtain inputs associated with the driver's gesture from the first vehicle sensor;
determine that the driver's gesture is a predefined gesture based on the inputs; and
switch an operational state of the light bar from a deactivated state to an activated state to enable a user outside the vehicle to view the driver's gestures.