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Vehicle illumination system and method
InactiveUS7987030B2Avoid interferenceConvenient lightingLighting circuitsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsSteering wheelControl system
An apparatus and method for illuminating a vehicle including a light source connected to an illuminatable component such as an interior or exterior vehicle door handle or steering wheel, and a control system including a plurality of sensors that monitor the vehicle and surroundings for predetermined conditions and selectively illuminate the component as a means of conveying information or warnings about the vehicle or its surroundings. Illumination may be enhanced by other auditory signals such as audio alarms or vibration. Predetermined conditions may include the proximity of a vehicle user, key fob activation or proximity, input from an entertainment system, activation of a pressure sensor, the presence of a person or object in proximity to the vehicle, or the vehicle's ignition or gear state.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
Illuminated surfaces in the interior of an automobile
InactiveUS6851840B2Minimal modificationUV light devicesPassenger/driving compartment lightingsSteering wheelSteering column
A lighting system for a vehicle having luminescent or “glow-in-the-dark” markings placed on an interior surface of the vehicle and a light source located remotely from the markings to illuminate the markings, particularly at night. The markings can be placed on any surface inside a vehicle, such as a gear shift know, door handle or steering column control stalk. Additionally, the light source can be placed in the roof of the vehicle, behind a steering wheel, or any other location having an unobstructed view of the markings.
Owner:METHODE ELETRONICS INC
Illuminated electrical center
InactiveUS7635212B2Easy to useElectrically conductive connectionsLighting support devicesEngineeringLight-emitting diode
Owner:APTIV TECH LTD
Vehicle illumination system and method
InactiveUS20060271261A1Avoid interferenceConvenient lightingLighting circuitsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsSteering wheelControl system
An apparatus and method for illuminating a vehicle including a light source connected to an illuminatable component such as an interior or exterior vehicle door handle or steering wheel, and a control system including a plurality of sensors that monitor the vehicle and surroundings for predetermined conditions and selectively illuminate the component as a means of conveying information or warnings about the vehicle or its surroundings. Illumination may be enhanced by other auditory signals such as audio alarms or vibration. Predetermined conditions may include the proximity of a vehicle user, key fob activation or proximity, input from an entertainment system, activation of a pressure sensor, the presence of a person or object in proximity to the vehicle, or the vehicle's ignition or gear state.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
Method for illuminating colors in a backlit driver airbag emblem
ActiveUS8061861B2Increase the emblem's visual appealPassenger/driving compartment lightingsLight guidesSteering wheelEngineering
An airbag emblem may be backlit or illuminated to provide the emblem with greater visual appeal. In order to accomplish this illumination, an illumination source is used. This illumination source may be electroluminescent foil. The emblem includes colors that are added or inserted onto the emblem. These colors are translucent so that they may be illuminated by the illumination source. This emblem may be placed as part of an airbag cover on a steering wheel.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Interior information display apparatus and light irradiation apparatus used for the same
ActiveUS20100295670A1Raise the possibilityEffective displaySteering partsDashboard lighting devicesLight irradiationEngineering
Information is displayed by irradiating a visible light on a specific position based on at least one of vehicle state information, vehicle surrounding information, and vehicle interior information. For example, the visible light is irradiated on a target switch based on signals indicating an on / off state of a headlamp operation switch and an on / off state of a key switch. A user 5 can easily confirm the target switch and unerringly operate the target switch. A visible light irradiator 6 is arranged in a vehicle compartment and irradiates the visible light to display information in the vehicle compartment. The information can be provided for the user 5 in a novel manner.
Owner:DENSO CORP
Method for illuminating colors in a backlit driver airbag emblem
ActiveUS20100102538A1Increase the emblem's visual appealPassenger/driving compartment lightingsLight guidesSteering wheelEngineering
An airbag emblem may be backlit or illuminated to provide the emblem with greater visual appeal. In order to accomplish this illumination, an illumination source is used. This illumination source may be electroluminescent foil. The emblem includes colors that are added or inserted onto the emblem. These colors are translucent so that they may be illuminated by the illumination source. This emblem may be placed as part of an airbag cover on a steering wheel.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Methods and apparatus for user selectable digital mirror
ActiveUS9122320B1Input/output for user-computer interactionAntiglare equipmentParallaxComputer graphics (images)
In one embodiment of the invention, a digital mirror is disclosed including an enclosure; a display device mounted in the enclosure to display images at a front side of the enclosure; an image capture device mounted in the enclosure adjacent the display device to reduce parallax error; lights mounted in the enclosure adjacent the display device; and a light diffuser mounted to the enclosure around the display device over the one or more lights. The one or more lights provide lighting in front of the display device and the image capture device captures images in the field of view in the front. The light diffuser diffuses and softens the light emitted by the one or more lights. Alternatively, the image capture device may be mounted on an articulated arm that may be used to capture and display various angles in the filed of view of the digital mirror.
Owner:VISIONQUEST IMAGING
Light-emitting device indicating location of outside door handle
InactiveUS7055997B2Stimulate visionWing handlesPassenger/driving compartment lightingsEngineeringLight emitting device
A light-emitting device indicating a location of an outside door handle comprising a lamp, detecting part, and control part, wherein the lamp is disposed inside a pushbutton. The detecting part detects whether the engine is activated or deactivated and whether the door is opened or closed. The control part turns the lamp on when the detecting part senses that the engine has stopped running and the door has opened. The light-emitting device provides illumination to the pushbutton at the outside door handle in order for the driver, after having exited the vehicle, to easily locate the pushbutton for locking the door in the dark.
Owner:HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
Switch apparatus for use in vehicles
InactiveUS20050098417A1Guaranteed uptimeIncrease spacingDashboard fitting arrangementsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsDriver/operatorIn vehicle
A vehicle switch apparatus for increasing space for other switches and ensuring operation of a switch when the switch must be felt for in order to be operated. The vehicle switch apparatus includes a paddle that has a front surface facing the driver and a rear surface opposite to the front surface. A push switch is arranged near the rear surface of the paddle and includes an operation portion operated by the driver. The paddle has a window for enabling the driver to visually check operation of the operation portion.
Owner:KK TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
Apparatus and method for indicating seatbelt usage
InactiveUS20070182534A1Easy to mergeMinimal costPassenger/driving compartment lightingsBelt control systemsAmbient lightingSeat belt
The present invention enables observers to rapidly determine whether a seat belt is properly fastened. When the seat belt buckle is latched a circuit is completed which activates an array of lights incorporated with the seat belt fabric. When illuminated, the lights provide to an observer positive visual confirmation the belt is latched. The disclosed invention promotes safety by permitting law enforcement officers, aircraft cabin attendants, amusement park ride operators and the like to verify at a glance, regardless of ambient lighting conditions, whether seat belts are being used as required.
Owner:GREGORY RORY
Ambient lighting for vehicle interior floor console
ActiveUS7810969B2Efficient assemblyReduce in quantityVehicle seatsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsAmbient lightingEffect light
A floor console to provide ambient lighting in the interior of a vehicle is disclosed. The floor console includes lighting elements strategically positioned to illuminate the footwells of the vehicle, the cupholders, and the storage bin. The same lighting element may be used to illuminate one or more of the cupholders and the storage bin. The preferred lighting element is an LED while other lighting elements may be used. The floor console is also provided with wiring and an ECU and may be readily connected to the vehicle's power system.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Steering grip light bar systems
ActiveUS20160025281A1Reduce distractionsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsLighting heating/cooling arrangementsSteering wheelAmbient lighting
Various implementations include a light bar system for a steering wheel of a vehicle that includes a high intensity light source, a light diffusing layer, and an outer lens. For example, in certain implementations, the light diffusing layer is disposed between a plurality of high intensity light emitting diodes (LEDs) and an outer lens, and the light diffusing layer causes the light from the LEDs to appear as a continuous stream of light across a length of the lens and provides sufficiently bright lighting to warn or communicate with the driver in various ambient lighting conditions. In certain implementations, the outer lens is colored to blend in with the rest of the steering wheel when the LEDs are not activated.
Owner:JOYSON SAFETY SYST ACQUISITION LLC
Courtesy illumination disk for a cup holder
InactiveUS6896387B2Safe locationRugged and durableVehicle arrangementsLight guidesMobile vehicleDriver/operator
A device for providing a source of illumination for recessed cup holders on the console of an automotive vehicle, boat and the like. The illumination device includes a clear acrylic disk that is adapted to be nested on the bottom wall of a conventional, standard size cup holder. The acrylic disk has a hollow portion that receives an LED lamp. The lamp is conventionally wired to the vehicle electric system. The device provides a subtle, aesthetic illumination ring of around a receptacle placed in the recessed holder, thus allowing both driver and passenger to safely locate the beverage receptacle at night.
Owner:RENFRO GREGG A
System and method for controlling an entertainment device in a vehicle based on driver status and a predetermined vehicle event
ActiveUS20110093165A1Passenger/driving compartment lightingsDigital data processing detailsDriver/operatorEngineering
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus and a method for transmitting at least one of an audio signal and a video signal based on driver status and an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event is provided. The apparatus comprises an entertainment device. The entertainment device is configured to receive a key identification signal from a key indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver and to receive a vehicle status signal to detect the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event. The entertainment device is further configured to disable the transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and to detecting the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Ambient lighting for vehicle interior floor console
ActiveUS20080122241A1Efficient assemblyReduce in quantityVehicle seatsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsAmbient lightingEffect light
A floor console to provide ambient lighting in the interior of a vehicle is disclosed. The floor console includes lighting elements strategically positioned to illuminate the footwells of the vehicle, the cupholders, and the storage bin. The same lighting element may be used to illuminate one or more of the cupholders and the storage bin. The preferred lighting element is an LED while other lighting elements may be used. The floor console is also provided with wiring and an ECU and may be readily connected to the vehicle's power system.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Recessed light source for vehicle seat belts
InactiveUS7131756B2Lighting support devicesPassenger/driving compartment lightingsSeat beltEngineering
Owner:BMO HARRIS BANK N A AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT +1
System for detecting surrounding conditions of moving body
This system for detecting the surrounding: conditions of a moving body forcibly changes the state of at least one of a plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit stats to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) installed inside the moving body if an object to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body is detected in the surroundings of the moving body.
Owner:PIONEER CORP
Method for operating a driver assistance device for autonomously driving a motor vehicle and motor vehicle
ActiveCN105517873AReliable indicationLighting circuitsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsMobile vehicleSteering angle
The invention relates to a method for operating a driver assistance device of a motor vehicle (1), wherein the driver assistance device is switched between an automatic drive mode, in which control signals are output at least to a steering device of the motor vehicle (1) by means of the driver assistance device and hereby a steering angle of the motor vehicle (1) is autonomously controlled by the driver assistance device, and a manual drive mode, in which the steering angle is manually controlled by a driver by operating a steering wheel (7) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein with the switching the driver assistance device at least in one switching direction from one of the drive modes into the other drive mode, a moving light is generated along a predetermined lighting path (20) in a movement direction (21, 22) associated with the switching direction by means of a lighting device (4).
Owner:VALEO SCHALTER & SENSOREN
Vehicle illumination systems and methods
Various implementations of illumination systems are described herein. For example, the illumination system includes a light guide having an outer surface and an inner surface that extend between a first end and a second end of the light guide, and at least one light source disposed adjacent the first end of the light guide. The light source emits infrared or visible light into the first end of the light guide. The light guide transmits the light from the light source through at least a portion of the outer surface of the light guide. In addition, the system may include a second light source disposed adjacent the second end of the light guide. The second light source emits infrared or visible light into the second end of the light guide.
Owner:JOYSON SAFETY SYST ACQUISITION LLC
Illumination device of vehicle
InactiveUS20090129105A1Improve facilitiesProtect the passenger's privacy effectivelyLighting circuitsLighting support devicesEngineering
A vehicle is equipped with a slide door, a seat provided near an ingress-egress opening, and an ingress-action detector to detect a passenger's ingress action through the ingress-egress opening. The vehicle is further equipped with an illumination device which comprises lower illuminators which are configured to illuminate lower areas which are located below a beltline of the vehicle such that a passenger's upper body is not illuminated, vehicle-inside upper illuminators which are configured to illuminate an upper-specified area in the vehicle compartment which is located above the beltline, and an illumination controller to control the illuminators. When the ingress action is detected by the ingress-action detector, the illumination controller prohibits the illuminations of the illuminators and starts the illuminations of the illuminators.
Owner:MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Lighting apparatus
InactiveUS20070076415A1Good lookingLighting circuitsLighting support devicesLight equipmentEffect light
The present invention provides a lighting apparatus with an elongated housing which accommodates a light source. The housing may be pivoted to rotate between a stored position and a deployed position. The housing may be maintained at a plurality of desired positions within its range of rotation. In addition, according to a feature of the invention, the elongated housing may be relatively rigid, yet also articulated, so that it can flex transversely in response to an applied force. In an embodiment, the housing may be provided with a swivel portion that can be used to change the direction of the light. Various electrical features may be provided as well, such as a brightness control feature and an auto-off feature that switches off the light in the stowed position.
Owner:BE AEROSPACE INCORPORATED
Steering grip light bar systems
ActiveUS9873446B2Reduce distractionsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsInstrument arrangements/adaptationsAmbient lightingSteering wheel
Owner:JOYSON SAFETY SYST ACQUISITION LLC
Vehicle control apparatus
ActiveUS20170322558A1Extended durationSave consumptionAutonomous decision making processElectrical controlDriver/operatorElectrical battery
A vehicle control apparatus is mounted on a vehicle including an emergency stop function to detect an abnormal state of a driver and automatically stop the vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus provides control at a time of stopping the vehicle and includes process execution sections and a process stop section. The process execution sections perform predetermined emergency processes in response to the emergency stop function stopping the vehicle; the emergency processes control instruments mounted on the vehicle and use a battery of the vehicle as a driving power source. The process stop section stepwise stops at least part of the emergency processes performed by the process execution sections based on a predetermined stop sequence.
Owner:DENSO CORP
Detection and Monitoring of Occupant Seat Belt
In one embodiment, a system of detecting seat belt operation in a vehicle includes at least one light source configured to emit a predetermined wavelength of light onto structures within the vehicle, wherein at least one of the structures is a passenger seat belt assembly having a pattern that reflects the predetermined wavelength at a preferred luminance. At least one 3-D time of flight camera is positioned in the vehicle to receive reflected light from the structures in the vehicle and provide images of the structures that distinguish the preferred luminance of the pattern from other structures in the vehicle. A computer processor connected to computer memory and the camera includes computer readable instructions causing the processor to reconstruct 3-D information in regard to respective images of the structures and calculate a depth measurement of the distance of the reflective pattern on the passenger seat belt assembly from the camera.
Owner:JOYSON SAFETY SYST ACQUISITION LLC
Light-emitting device indicating location of outside door handle
InactiveUS20050047162A1Stimulate visionWing handlesPassenger/driving compartment lightingsDriver/operatorEngineering
Owner:HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
Loudspeaker unit with source of light
InactiveUS20050002199A1Passenger/driving compartment lightingsOptical signallingMobile vehicleEngineering
The invention relates to a loudspeaker unit of a motor vehicle, including at least one speaker with chassis and at least one light source. A light source is installed in the chassis of a speaker. By the present invention, a speaker unit has been developed, of compact construction and requiring little installation outlay.
Owner:REITTER & SCHEFENACKER SOUND
An illuminable feature module for installing in a console
InactiveUS20070139943A1Lighting circuitsPassenger/driving compartment lightingsPower inverterElectricity
An illuminable feature module for installing in a console is disclosed herein. The feature module includes an installable mount, a feature, a power inverter, and an illuminable electroluminescent wire. The feature is joined to the mount, and the power inverter is attached to the mount. The power inverter has both a power input and a power output. The electroluminescent wire is electrically connected to the power output of the power inverter. The electroluminescent wire is also fixedly arranged about the feature for thereby illuminating the feature. The mount, together with the feature, power inverter, and electroluminescent wire, is installable in a console.
Owner:INT AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GRP NORTH AMERICA INC
Illuminated vehicle cup holder assembly
ActiveUS8485680B2Improve eyesightUnwanted movementVehicle arrangementsWash-standsMechanical engineeringSemi transparent
An illuminated cup holder assembly constructed in accordance with one aspect of the invention facilitates the ability to see the cup holder in darkness while also providing an aesthetically pleasing, uniformly illuminated cup holder. The cup holder assembly includes a cup receptacle having an annular outer wall configured to receive a cup. A flexible, resilient finger extends radially inwardly from the annular wall, wherein the finger is configured to engage the cup to inhibit the cup from inadvertent movement in the cup receptacle. The finger has a translucent portion configured in communication with a light source to allow light to be emitted from the light source through the translucent portion into the cup receptacle.
Owner:REBO LIGHTING & ELECTRONICS LLC
Interior lining part for a motor vehicle
ActiveUS8210564B2Secure supportGood colorPassenger/driving compartment lightingsLight guidesMechanical engineeringMotorized vehicle
Owner:TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYST
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