Direction indicator unit having wipe effect and flashing hazard light function

1. A circuit arrangement for a direction indicator unit of a vehicle comprising:

a first XOR gate having a first signal input (B 1 ) indicative of operation of a right-side flashing light;

a second XOR gate having a first signal input (B 2 ) indicative of operation of a left-side flashing light; and

a connector element electrically conductively connecting a second input of the first XOR gate to the first input of the second XOR gate, the connecting element electrically conductively connecting a second input of the second XOR gate to the first input of the first XOR gate;

wherein the first XOR gate is configured to output a first logical high control signal (SS 1 ) for activating the right-side flashing light when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical high;

wherein the second XOR gate is configured to output a second logical high control signal (SS 2 ) for activating the left-side flashing light when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical high;

wherein SS 1 is provided by a first turn signal switch and SS 2 is provided by a second turn signal switch;

wherein SS 1 activates a first optical wipe signal generator associated with the right-side flashing light;

wherein SS 2 activates a second optical wipe signal generator associated with the left-side flashing light;

wherein the first XOR gate is configured to output a logical low control signal (S 1 ) when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical low such that the first optical wipe signal generator is not activated regardless of a position of the first turn signal switch; and

wherein the second XOR gate is configured to output a logical low control signal (S 2 ) when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical low such that the second optical wipe signal generator is not activated regardless of a position of the second turn signal switch.

2. The circuit arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first wipe signal generator and the first XOR gate form a first controller and switch assembly of the circuit arrangement, and the second wipe signal generator and the second XOR gate form a second controller and switch assembly of the circuit arrangement.

3. A vehicle comprising:

a direction indicator unit having right-side and left-side flashing lights configured to indicate an optical wipe effect and a flashing hazard light function; and

a circuit arrangement configured to provide a first logical high control signal (SS 1 ) activating the right-side light when an XOR linkage of first and second operating signals (B 1 , B 2 ) indicative of operation of the right-side and left-side flashing lights, respectively, results as logical high, wherein the circuit arrangement is further configured to provide a second logical high control signal (SS 2 ) for activating the left-side light when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical high;

wherein the direction indicator unit has a turn signal input having a first turn signal switch and a second turn signal switch, wherein SS 1 is provided by the first turn signal switch, and SS 2 is provided by the second turn signal switch.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein SS 1 activates a first optical wipe signal generator associated with the right-side flashing light; and

wherein SS 2 activates a second optical wipe signal generator associated with the left-side flashing light.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the circuit arrangement has a first XOR gate for providing SS 1 and a second XOR gate for providing SS 2 .

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein B 1 is a first input of the first XOR gate and B 2 is a first input of the second XOR gate; and

wherein the circuit arrangement has a connecting element electrically conductively connecting a second input of the first XOR gate to the first input of the second XOR gate, the connecting element electrically conductively connecting a second input of the second XOR gate to the first input of the first XOR gate.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the first XOR gate is configured to output a logical low control signal (S 1 ) when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical low such that the first optical wipe signal generator is not activated regardless of a position of the first turn signal switch; and

wherein the second XOR gate is configured to output a logical low control signal (S 2 ) when an XOR linkage of B 1 and B 2 results as logical low such that the second optical wipe signal generator is not activated regardless of a position of the second turn signal switch.

8. The vehicle of claim 3 wherein SS 1 activates a first optical wipe signal generator associated with the right-side flashing light.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein SS 2 activates a second optical wipe signal generator associated with the left-side flashing light.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the circuit arrangement has a first XOR gate for providing SS 1 and a second XOR gate for providing SS 2 .

11. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the first wipe signal generator and the first XOR gate form a first controller and switch assembly of the circuit arrangement, and the second wipe signal generator and the second XOR gate form a second controller and switch assembly of the circuit arrangement.

12. The vehicle of claim 3 wherein the circuit arrangement has a first XOR gate for providing SS 1 and a second XOR gate for providing SS 2 .

13. The vehicle of claim 12 wherein B 1 is a first input of the first XOR gate and B 2 is a first input of the second XOR gate.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 wherein the circuit arrangement has a connecting element electrically conductively connecting a second input of the first XOR gate to the first input of the second XOR gate, the connecting element electrically conductively connecting a second input of the second XOR gate to the first input of the first XOR gate.

15. The vehicle of claim 12 wherein SS 1 activates a first wipe signal generator associated with the right-side light, and SS 2 activates a second wipe signal generator associated with the left-side light.