公开(公告)号：EP1147031A4

公开(公告)日：2006-11-22

申请号：EP00904549

申请日：2000-01-24

申请人： GENTEX CORP

发明人： BECHTEL JON H ,  BAUER FREDERICK T ,  STAM JOSEPH S ,  KNAPP ROBERT C ,  TURNBULL ROBERT R ,  SCHMIDT DAVID J ,  POE G BRUCE ,  PLANGGER DAVID L ,  NIXON ROBERT H ,  FOSSUM ERIC R ,  STEENWYK TIMOTHY E

IPC分类号： G01J1/02 ,  B60H1/00 ,  B60H1/26 ,  B60H1/34 ,  B60Q1/02 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R16/027 ,  B60S1/08 ,  G01J1/16 ,  G01J1/46 ,  H01L31/10 ,  B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： G01J1/1626 ,  B60Q1/1423 ,  B60Q2300/052 ,  B60Q2300/054 ,  B60Q2300/112 ,  B60Q2300/312 ,  B60Q2300/314 ,  B60Q2300/337 ,  B60Q2400/30 ,  B60R1/088 ,  G01J1/46

摘要： Equipment on automotive vehicle (20) is controlled by a system including at least one semiconductor light sensor (170, 170') having variable sensitivity to light. Each light sensor generates a light signal (164) indicative of the intensity of light incident on the light sensor. Control logic (66) varies the sensitivity of the light sensor and generates equipment control signals (166) based on received light signals. Sensitivity of light sensors (170, 170') may be varied by changing the integration time (228) for producing charge from light (176) incident on light transducers (178), by selecting between light transducers (178, 490, 500, 504) of different sensitivity within the light sensor (170), by using a light transducer (530) with a sensitivity that is a function of the amount of incident light (176), and the like. Controlled equipment includes devices such as automatically dimming rearview mirrors (24, 26), headlamps (44), and moisture removal means (38, 40, 42).