Vehicle illumination assembly with energy harvesting device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9718398
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14326068

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A vehicle includes a closure panel, a sill protector mounted adjacent to the closure panel, an energy harvesting device configured to convert ambient energy to electrical energy, a storage device electrically connected to the energy harvesting device to store the electrical energy, an illumination member electrically connected to the storage device and configured to be powered by electrical energy supplied from the storage device, and a sensor connected to the sill protector and power the illumination member when movement of the closure panel is detected.

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NISSAN MOTOR CO LTDYOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA-KEN

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Johnson, Randall White Lake, US 75 1008
Sura, Bhargav Sterling Heights, US 12 353

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