US 12,128,833 B2
Light assembly for motor vehicle
Aaron B. Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US); Luciano Lukacs, Plymouth, MI (US); Michael L. Merritt, Farmington, MI (US); and Joshua Schwab, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/896,139.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067107 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 13/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/005 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60Q 1/323 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/169 (2024.01); B60K 2360/34 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a light assembly including a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth sections are selectively illuminable independent of one another, wherein the light assembly includes a housing, wherein an outer perimeter of the housing surrounds each of the first, second, third, and fourth sections;
a conspicuity lamp; and
a controller configured to command the light assembly to illuminate at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sections in phase with the conspicuity lamp.
 
13. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a light assembly including a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth sections are selectively illuminable independent of one another; and
a controller configured to command the light assembly to illuminate at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sections in proportion to a state of charge of a battery assembly of the motor vehicle.