Patent ID: 6361196
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B60R,F21S

Abstract:
An electrical lamp-carrier module for a block of signaling lights for a motor vehicle, said module comprising;a lamp-carrier implementing a plurality of recesses used as sockets for a plurality of lamp; a first multi-pin connector having a plurality of pins respectively connected to each of the lamp sockets via an electrical circuit for selectively and individually powering said lamps, whereby said first multi-pin connector can receive a conventional complementary bundle connector for individually powering the lamps with individual power supply voltages selectively derived from the vehicle battery in a conventional manner; wherein said module further comprises a separate multiplex-controlled lamp powering unit including; a second connector for separately receiving a multiplexed lamp control signal containing instructions for turning on and off the respective lamp and a common power line which is permanently connected to said vehicle battery; an electronic printed circuit board including said second connector and further including a plurality of electronic switching means each associated with one lamp of said plurality of lamps and responsive to said instructions in said control signal for selectively connecting said common power line to said one lamp; and means for connecting said electronic printed circuit to said first multi-pin connector; whereby said lamps can be powered either by said conventional bundle connector or by said multiplex-controlled lamp powering unit receiving said control signal and said common power line.