132results about "Compartment lighting" patented technology

The present technology relates to a lighting control device that enables effective use of a roof light disposed along the outer periphery of a roof window of the vehicle, a lighting control method, and a vehicle. A lighting control device includes a light control unit that controls a roof light disposed along the outer periphery of a roof window of a vehicle, on the basis of at least one of a state of the vehicle, a situation around the vehicle, a situation inside the vehicle, or an operation on the vehicle. The present technology can be applied to a vehicle that has a roof window, for example.

A cabin illumination device is provided on a wall surface of a cabin of a vehicle and illuminates the cabin and includes: a light source disposed to emit light away from the wall surface; and a reflective member disposed to intersect a light axis of light emitted by the light source. The reflective member includes a first protruded surface disposed to intersect the light axis of the light source, and a portion of the reflective member is sloped downward in a direction away from an intersection of the light axis and the first protruded surface.

A vehicle pane (3) with a light guiding layer (10) on the inner side of the pane and with a lighting device (4), which introduces light into the light guiding layer (10) by means of a light input coupling device, characterized in that the lighting device (4) has at least two LEDs (11), and in that each LED (11) is assigned a light input coupling element (12), via which light from the respective LED (11) is introduced into the light guiding layer (10).

A transparent vehicle window separating a vehicle interior from the vehicle exterior comprises an inner plate (3), an adjacent, further outer plate (1), and an adhesive layer (2) between the plates (1, 3), wherein the inner plate (3) has an inner surface (4) facing the interior and a circumferential side (6) connecting the inner surface (4) with an outer surface (5) facing the adhesive layer (2), wherein at least one light source (8) is provided opposite the inner surface (4) and an inner edge region (7) of the vehicle window (10), which emits light into the edge region (7) of the inner plate (3), and wherein the inner plate (3) has light-reflecting structures (12) incorporated in its interior in the edge region (7) opposite the light source (8), which scatter the light of the light source (8).

The invention provides a reading lamp and a vehicle. The reading lamp comprises a lamp shell assembly, a display screen assembly and a reading lamp circuit board. The lamp shell assembly is provided with an inner cavity. The display screen assembly is arranged in the inner cavity and comprises a display screen; the reading lamp circuit board is arranged in the inner cavity and connected to the display screen. The reading lamp can present various lighting effects.

To provide a lighting device for a vehicle which is capable of guiding incident light effectively while performing positioning of a light guide body with respect to a light source adequately.SOLUTION: A lighting device for a vehicle comprises: a light guide body 14 which is formed in an elongated shape and on which light of a light source is incident through a light incident part 14a formed on one end in a longitudinal direction and which emits a light from a light emission surface 14b formed along the longitudinal direction while guiding the incident light from the light source; and a positioning member 24 which includes an insertion hole 28c configured to allow a portion of one end side of the light guide body 14 to be inserted therein, and then positions the light incident part 14a with respect to the light source. The light guide body 14 is configured to include a projection 34 which extends from the one end side toward the other end side. The insertion hole 28c of the positioning member 24 is formed in s shape that contains a projection fitted part 28b into which the projection 34 is fitted. The projection 34 is formed in a shape with height being tapered as proceeding toward the other end side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

The invention relates to an ambient lighting device for a vehicle comprising at least one module (2, 20) receiving a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a mounting bracket (3) for attaching the device to a vehicle, a diffuser for the light emitted by the LEDs, the diffuser comprising a main body having an upper part or cover (91) made of a transparent or translucent material, the module (2, 20) receiving a plurality of LEDs being placed under the main body of the diffuser and under the mounting bracket (3), characterized in that a portion (12) of the diffuser and a portion of the mounting bracket (3) define at least one element preventing liquid from infiltrating the LED module (2, 20). The invention also relates to a vehicle equipped with such a device. Figure to be published with the abstract: Fig. 3

A system for controlling a vehicle condition check light by using a dynamic welcome light (DWL) mode includes a lamp unit provided in a vehicle and having a plurality of light sources arranged therein. The system also includes: a lamp control unit configured to turn on the lamp unit; a first component control unit configured to receive a first state information signal of a first component and transmit the first state information signal to the lamp control unit; and a first domain control unit configured to transmit a DWL operating signal to the lamp control unit when a DWL operation condition is satisfied.

The atmosphere lamp assembly comprises a bottom plate, a functional layer and an outer wrapping layer, the outer side face of the bottom plate is provided with a side wall part and a containing part, and the position, close to the side wall part, of the containing part is provided with a through groove part; the functional layer comprises a light guide fiber braid layer, and light inlet ends of light guide fibers belonging to warps or wefts in the light guide fiber braid layer are converged into at least one optical fiber bundle end; the optical fiber bundle end penetrates through the through groove part and is fixed on the inner side surface of the bottom plate; the outer wrapping layer covers the whole outer side face of the bottom plate and reversely wraps and covers part of the inner side face of the bottom plate and part of the light guide fibers from the edge of the bottom plate to the inner side face of the bottom plate. According to the utility model, the through groove part is additionally arranged on the bottom plate, so that the optical fiber bundle end of the light guide fiber braid layer on the outer side surface of the bottom plate can penetrate through the through groove part and then is fixed on the inner side surface of the bottom plate, and the outer coating layer does not need to reversely coat the whole functional layer, so that the light guide fiber is prevented from being excessively pressed and bent to cause light leakage to influence the optical performance; and meanwhile, the coating process difficulty is reduced.

A computer-implemented method includes receiving, using a user interface element associated with an adjustable task-lighting module, a user input representing a selected illumination beam pattern for light emitted by the adjustable task-lighting module. The method also includes determining, based on the user input, a control voltage. Thereafter, the method includes controlling an adjustable voltage source associated with the adjustable task-lighting module to provide the determined control voltage to a configurable liquid-crystal element of the adjustable task-lighting module to configure the adjustable task-lighting module to emit light having the selected illumination beam pattern.

An illumination system (100, 1000, 1100) is provided that includes an outer lens (240, 940, 1030, 1130) having a functional zone (244) and an ambient zone (242). The illumination system (100, 1000, 1100) has a functional state and an ambient state. When the illumination system (100, 1000, 1100) is in the functional state, the illumination system generates directional light that passes through the functional zone (244) of the outer lens (240, 940, 1030, 1130). When the system (100, 1000, 1100) is in the ambient state, the system generates ambient light in the ambient zone (242) of the outer lens (240, 940, 1030, 1130). The system (100, 1000, 1100) further includes a touch sensor (300) that a user can use to switch the state of the system.

To provide an illumination device capable of suppressing increase in the size in a vertical direction of a vehicle.SOLUTION: An illumination device 10 is an illumination device mounted on a ceiling 1 inside a vehicle, and includes a light source 22 for emitting light lighting the interior of the vehicle, a light guide body 24 which makes light emitted from the light source 22 incident thereon and emits the incident light, a first flow channel (flow channel 70) which extends to cross a vertical direction of the vehicle and is positioned at the same position as at least one of the light source 22 and the light guide body 24 in the vertical direction, in a state where the illumination device 10 is mounted on the ceiling 1, and an air blower 34 which generates an air flow that passes through the first flow channel (flow channel 70) after having been sucked by the illumination device 10, and is blown from the illumination device 10 after having passed through the first flow passage (flow channel 70).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention provides a method for adjusting a vehicle in a tunnel environment and the vehicle, and relates to the technical field of vehicle control, and the method comprises the steps: determining tunnel feature data corresponding to the current position of the vehicle under the condition that the vehicle runs in a tunnel; based on the tunnel feature data, a visual adjustment instruction of the vehicle is generated, and the visual adjustment instruction is used for adjusting working parameters of a visual to-be-adjusted assembly in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle; adjusting the vehicle based on the visual adjustment instruction; the technical problem that in the prior art, the driving visual experience is poor in the tunnel driving process of a vehicle is solved.

A transparent vehicle window, which separates a vehicle interior from the vehicle exterior, comprises an inner panel (3), an adjacent panel (1) lying further to the outside and an adhesion layer (2) between the panels (1, 3), wherein the inner panel (3) has an inner side (4) which faces the interior, and a peripheral side (6) which connects the inner side (4) to an outer side (5) which faces the adhesion layer (2), wherein at least one lighting means (8) is provided opposite the inner side (4) and an edge region (7) of the vehicle window (10) situated on the inside and emits light into the edge region (7) of the inner panel (3), and wherein the inner panel (3) has formed in its interior, in the edge region (7) situated opposite the lighting means (8), light-reflecting structures (12) which scatter the light from the lighting means (8).

An ambient lamp and a control method therefor, and a vehicle are disclosed. The ambient lamp comprises a first light source (1), a second light source (2), a third light source (3) and a light-guide member (4), wherein the light-guide member (4) is separately located on light-emitting paths of the first light source (1), the second light source (2) and the third light source (3), and light emitted by the first light source (1), the second light source (2) and the third light source (3) is configured to be combined in the light-guide member (4) so as to present a variety of light-emitting effects. By means of providing the light-guide member (4) on the light-emitting path of each of the first light source (1), the second light source (2) and the third light source (3), a combined light-emitting effect can be achieved.

The invention relates to an optical system (1) and an interior lighting device (3) for a motor vehicle, comprising a light source (2) coupled to such an optical system (1). The optical system (1) includes a first part (101) of an optical assembly (10) that magnifies and projects a real image (4) of the light source (2) near a diffuser (11) of the optical system (1). The optical assembly (10) of the optical system (1) also includes a second part (102) that acts as a projection lens to project a real image of the light source (2) formed near the diffuser (11) out of said optical system (1).The optical system (1) according to the invention makes it possible to reduce the luminance of the light source (2) of the interior lighting device (3) while retaining its pixelation, thus making it possible to use in motor vehicle interiors light sources based on light-emitting diodes and driven by a high amperage electric current without risk to the occupants of said interiors.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a lighting system configured to provide an enhanced relaxation effect and a sleep inducing effect. The lighting system (100) comprises: a chair (2) comprising a seat back (21); and a lighting fixture (1) comprising a light emitting unit (11). A light-emitting unit (11) of the lighting fixture (1) is disposed at a position outside a first region (R1) that extends from a reference point (211) to the front of a seat back (21). The first region (R1) includes a semi-straight line (LA1) extending from the reference point (211) in a direction upward at 8 DEG with respect to the first direction (D1), a semi-straight line (LA2) extending from the reference point (211) in a direction downward at 12 DEG with respect to the first direction (D1), a semi-straight line extending from the reference point (211) in a direction rightward at 15 DEG with respect to the first direction (D1), and a semi-straight line extending from the reference point (211) in a direction with respect to the first direction (D1). And a semi-straight line extending in the 15-degree leftward direction is used as an outer edge. A distance between a light emitting unit (11) of the lighting fixture (1) and a reference point (211) is greater than or equal to 500 mm.

A vehicular cabin monitoring system includes first and second cameras disposed respectively at first and second positions within an interior cabin of a vehicle and respectively viewing first and second regions. A light emitter is operable to emit near infrared light that illuminates the first region. Based on image data captured by the second camera, the system detects an occupant within the interior cabin and determines a distance between the occupant and the light emitter. Based on image data captured by the first camera, the system determines luminance of near infrared light within the first region. Responsive to determining that the luminance is greater than a threshold luminance, the system reduces intensity of the near infrared light. Based on the distance between the occupant and the light emitter being greater than a threshold distance, the threshold luminance is greater than when the distance is less than the threshold distance.

A convertible car lighting assembly includes the soft top of a convertible car. The soft top is configured to switch between a closed and an open position relative to the body of the convertible car. Printed electronics are applied to the soft top. A lighting device is mounted on the soft top. The lighting device is powered by electrical energy supplied to it by the printed electronics.

An interior lighting assembly for a vehicle includes a base having an end wall and an open side opposite to the end wall, a light emitter between the end wall and the open side; and a cover attached to the base over the open side and defining with the base an interior in which the emitter is received, the cover has a first portion formed of a first material and a second portion formed of a second material so that the second portion has a lesser transparency than the first portion.

An open-roof assembly for covering or at least partly uncovering an opening (3a) in a vehicle roof comprises a moveably arranged closure member (2a), a lighting assembly and a frame member (23). The lighting assembly comprises a switch device (32) and a light source (33). The switch device (32) is configured and arranged to either detect presence of a detectable part (31) of the open-roof assembly relative to the switch device (32) without physically contacting the detectable part, when the closure member (2a) is in a closed position covering the opening in the vehicle roof, or detect absence of the detectable part (31), when the closure member (2a) is in a position at least partly uncovering the opening (3a) in the vehicle roof. The lighting assembly is configured to switch off the light source (33), when the switch device (32) detects absence of the detectable part (31).

Systems and methods for interior lighting and display screen synchronization in a vehicle are provided. A content area is determined on a display screen in a vehicle. The content region is divided into a plurality of geometric content region bands. Each of the plurality of geometric content region bands is mapped to a lamp associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of interior illumination bands in the vehicle. A dominant color is determined in each of the plurality of geometric content region bands. An illumination command is issued to a lamp in each of the plurality of internal illumination bands to illuminate the internal illumination bands with a primary color associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of geometric content bands.

The invention relates to a method (100) for controlling (106) a lighting scenario of a vehicle (10), in which an image relating to at least one section of an area surrounding the vehicle (10) is captured (102). On the basis of the captured (102) image, a requirement profile relating to the lighting scenario is then determined (104), the lighting scenario being controlled (106) in accordance with the requirement profile.

A vehicle includes a driver seat zone and a passenger seat zone including a passenger seat lighting system and a passenger seat occupant sensor. A lighting control module is configured to operate in a first lighting mode and a second lighting mode. In the first lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the passenger seat lighting system during operation of the vehicle. In the second lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the passenger seat lighting system in response to the passenger seat occupant sensor sensing a passenger in the passenger seat zone during operation of the vehicle and not supply power to the passenger seat lighting system in response to the passenger seat occupant sensor not sensing the passenger in the passenger seat zone during operation of the vehicle.

To provide a working machine (1) that can appropriately illuminate a work area. A working machine (1) includes a machine body (2); a traveling device (3) provided at a lower portion of the machine body (2); a working device (4) provided at a front portion of the machine body (2); an operator's seat (6) mounted on the machine body (2); and a work lamp (11) to illuminate a work area of the working device (4). The work lamp (11) includes a front work lamp (11a) to illuminate front of the machine body (2). The front work lamp (11a) is provided at the front portion of the machine body (2), at a position lower than a seat surface (6S) of the operator's seat (6).