US 6,982,648 B2 | ||
Lighting or indicating light unit for a vehicle and lighting or indicating system equipped with at least one such light unit | ||
Christophe Cros, Bobigny Cedex (France); Alexis Dubrovin, Bobigny Cedex (France); and Patrick Lacombe, Bobigny Cedex (France) | ||
Assigned to Valeo Vision, Bobigny Cedex (France) | ||
Filed on Sep. 24, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/253,549. | ||
Claims priority of application No. 01 12399 (FR), filed on Sep. 24, 2001. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0067220 A1, Apr. 10, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 340—641 | 16 Claims |
1. A light unit for a vehicle comprising a shell containing light means—and an electronics card mechanically associated with
the shell, wherein the electronics card comprises:
a supply connector to an electrical power supply device;
a standard connector being intended to be linked to a multiplexed bus of an on-board network of the vehicle;
control means for controlling the light means, said control means being connected to said supply connector and to said standard
connector to allow commands and information on status of the light unit to be exchanged over the multiplexed bus; and
an internal bus connected to the control means and to the light means for exchange between them of commands generated by the
control means and of the status information.
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