4results about "Dazzle prevention" patented technology

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.

The invention relates to a method for reducing glare experienced by a driver of a vehicle due to light sources located outside the vehicle, wherein the driver's glare is determined based on the measured pupil diameter of each driver's eye. According to the invention, the glare is reduced by a pupillary light reflex of the driver's eye initiated based on light emitted from an activated lighting unit in the vehicle.

The emblem assembly, disposed within an airbag cover coupled to a vehicle structure such as a steering wheel within an automobile, includes an electronic unit, a decorative unit, and a control device. The electronic unit is carried by the airbag cover and has at least one light source. The decorative unit is disposed within the airbag cover and attached to the electronic unit such that the decorative unit covers at least a portion of the electronic unit. The control device is electrically connected to the electronic unit and adapted to control illumination of the decorative unit. Furthermore, the at least one light source of the electronic unit is regulated by the control device disposed within the vehicle structure.

The invention relates to a method for reducing a glare effect on a driver of a vehicle, said glare effect coming from light sources located outside the vehicle, wherein a glare effect on the driver is determined based on a pupil diameter determined for the driver's eye. According to the invention, the glare effect is reduced by triggering the pupillary light reflex of the driver's eye using light emitted by an activated lighting unit in the vehicle.