公开(公告)号：US12128822B1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18322968

申请日：2023-05-24

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Stuart C. Salter ,  Mark Larry ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Brendan Diamond

IPC: B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  H05B47/155 ,  H05B47/165

CPC classification number: B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  H05B47/155 ,  H05B47/165 ,  B60Q2900/50

Abstract: A vehicle having controllable light illumination includes a cabin interior, a plurality of light illumination devices located in the cabin interior, a user input configured to receive a user selectable lighting theme, and a controller configured to control the plurality of light illumination devices to simulate an environmental lighting condition based on the user selectable lighting theme. The controller controls color and brightness of the plurality of light illumination devices to simulate the environmental lighting condition.

公开(公告)号：US12128820B1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18609718

申请日：2024-03-19

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Laudy Patricia Mora Ortiz ,  Brenda Guadalupe Tenorio Hernandez ,  Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho ,  Hector Amador

IPC: B60Q3/54 ,  B60Q3/85

CPC classification number: B60Q3/54 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q2500/30

Abstract: A vehicle comprising a body defining a passenger compartment. The body has a roof and a plurality of support pillars extending proximate to the roof and a plurality of lighting zones comprising a plurality of lighting devices located in an upper portion of the body proximate to the roof and the plurality of support pillars. A user input is configured to allow for the selection of the lighting zones, a color of light output and an intensity of the light output, and a controller responsive to the user input to control the lighting zones to illuminate light in a selected lighting zone at the selected intensity and color with the selected intensity and color.

公开(公告)号：US12100215B1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US18216086

申请日：2023-06-29

Applicant: Ambarella International LP

Inventor： Christopher N. Day ,  Ruian Xu

IPC: G06V20/52 ,  B60Q1/32 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06V40/16 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/74

CPC classification number: G06V20/52 ,  B60Q1/323 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06V40/165 ,  H04N7/188 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/74

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, an image sensor circuit, and a processing circuit. The first light source is generally capable of emitting infrared light. The second light source is generally capable of emitting visible light. The image sensor circuit is generally responsive to both the infrared light and the visible light. The processing circuit is generally coupled to the image sensor circuit and configured to generate an image comprising both infrared information and color information.

公开(公告)号：US20180170251A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15839167

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Darin J. Snider

IPC: B60Q3/208 ,  B62D25/06 ,  B60Q3/51 ,  B60Q3/54 ,  B60Q3/76 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/88 ,  B62D65/02

CPC classification number: B60Q3/208 ,  B60J7/00 ,  B60Q3/51 ,  B60Q3/54 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/76 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/88 ,  B60Q2500/10 ,  B62D25/06 ,  B62D65/02

Abstract: A glass roof assembly for a vehicle includes a frame portion and a glass roof panel disposed at and at least partially circumscribed by the frame portion. When the glass roof assembly is installed at a vehicle, a forward region of the glass roof panel is at a headliner of the vehicle and above a windshield of the vehicle. The glass roof assembly includes a lighting device having at least one interior light source and a user input for actuating the light. The lighting device is attached as a unit at an in-cabin surface of the glass roof panel at the forward region of the glass roof panel. The lighting device is electrically connected to a power source of the vehicle via electrical connection at the headliner of the vehicle when the glass roof assembly is installed at the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180118105A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15854869

申请日：2017-12-27

Applicant: Pioneer Corporation ,  Tohoku Pioneer Corporation

Inventor： Makoto ABE ,  Satoshi SUZUKI ,  Kenji KAWAMURA ,  Shingo TSUJI

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0485

CPC classification number: B60Q3/82 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02B20/44

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle lighting device intended to improve convenience and safety. A vehicle lighting device includes a light disposed in a vehicle interior, a controller controlling the light, and a detecting unit detecting position or motion of a detecting object by detecting a detection object at a plurality of positions, and the controller controls the light when the position or motion of the detection object is detected by the detecting unit.

公开(公告)号：US09902318B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15493529

申请日：2017-04-21

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Paul Kenneth Dellock ,  Pietro Buttolo

IPC: B60Q1/14 ,  B60Q3/18 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60Q3/14

CPC classification number: B60Q3/18 ,  B32B17/10036 ,  B32B17/10761 ,  B32B2307/102 ,  B60K37/00 ,  B60Q3/14 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60Q3/85

Abstract: A lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A light sensor is coupled to a front windshield and is oriented to face in a vehicle-forward direction. A light source is disposed inside the vehicle and a controller is configured to adjust a brightness of the light source based on a light level measured by the light sensor.

公开(公告)号：US09821713B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US14047793

申请日：2013-10-07

Applicant: JET Optoelectronics

Inventor： Chien-Hung Tai ,  Michael Tai-Hao Wen

IPC: B25J15/04 ,  G01B7/008 ,  G01B7/012 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/80

CPC classification number: B60Q3/85 ,  B60Q3/745 ,  B60Q3/80

Abstract: The invention uses the backlight of a display monitor such as LCD monitor or OLED monitor as the lighting to replace dome light lamp in a vehicle.The in-vehicle lighting device has an input circuit for inputting commands to generate the dome light, a control circuit for receiving the commands and outputting an equivalent panel signal, and a display monitor for receiving the equivalent panel signal and emitting the dome light based on the equivalent panel signal.

公开(公告)号：US09821712B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US15191638

申请日：2016-06-24

Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation

Inventor： Atsushi Heike

IPC: B60Q1/00 ,  F21V21/28 ,  F21V21/29 ,  B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/82

CPC classification number: B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/82 ,  B60Q3/85

Abstract: A vehicle interior lighting device according to an embodiment includes a housing, a cover provided on one end portion side of the housing, a light-emitting section provided on the inside of the housing, and a detecting section provided on the inside of the housing and configured to detect, via the cover, a change in energy involved in a motion of an operator and convert the detected change in the energy into an electric signal.

公开(公告)号：US20170182935A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15384047

申请日：2016-12-19

Applicant: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.

Inventor： Romeo Wieczorek ,  Andreas Herrmann

IPC: B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/14

CPC classification number: B60Q3/258 ,  B60Q3/16 ,  B60Q3/76 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60Q3/85 ,  B60R1/1207 ,  H05B33/0806

Abstract: A control circuit controls at least one lighting device in a vehicle, preferably in a motor vehicle and includes at least a first output channel and at least a second output channel. The first output channel is adapted to provide a first maximum current, and the second output channel is adapted to provide a second maximum current. At least the first and second output channels are suited to be combined into a third output channel, wherein the third output channel provides a third maximum current. The third maximum current corresponds to the sum of at least a share of the first maximum current and at least a share of the second maximum current.

公开(公告)号：US09657961B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14570255

申请日：2014-12-15

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company

Inventor： Jae Man Park

IPC: F24F13/078 ,  B60Q3/02 ,  B60Q3/00

CPC classification number: F24F13/078 ,  B60Q3/20 ,  B60Q3/85

Abstract: An interior lamp for a vehicle may provide an interior lamp for a vehicle, including an air vent, the interior lamp including an air vent assembly disposed in a mounting aperture of a louver plate through screw-coupling and controlling the size of an air inflow aperture by a screw rotation operation to adjust an air volume flowing from an air duct to the air inflow aperture, and an interior lamp assembly disposed in a lower inner diameter portion of the air vent assembly through ball-joint coupling to be adjustable in irradiation direction of lamp light and including a discharge path that discharges the air volume passing through the air vent assembly into the interior.