In-vehicle production lighting system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018105102-A1
Application number	US-201715725377-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 5, 2017
Priority date	Oct 13, 2016
Publication date	Apr 19, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An in-vehicle production lighting system includes: an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration of a vehicle; light emitters arranged at a prescribed position in a cabin of the vehicle and capable of changing light intensity and light color in a prescribed lighting pattern; and a controller configured to generate or select the prescribed lighting pattern depending on a detection result obtained by the acceleration sensor and control the light emitters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An in-vehicle production lighting system comprising:
an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration of a vehicle; light emitters arranged at a prescribed position in a cabin of the vehicle and capable of changing light intensity and light color in a prescribed lighting pattern; and a controller configured to generate or select the prescribed lighting pattern depending on a detection result obtained by the acceleration sensor and control the light emitters.

2 . The in-vehicle production lighting system according to claim 1 , wherein the acceleration sensor comprises:
a longitudinal acceleration sensor configured to detect a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; and a lateral acceleration sensor configured to detect a lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle.

3 . The in-vehicle production lighting system according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitters comprise LED light-emitting units.

4 . The in-vehicle production lighting system according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed position in the cabin is at least one of an inside of a door , a dashboard, a center console, or a vicinity of a shift knob of the vehicle.

5 . The in-vehicle production lighting system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to illuminate the light emitters with a prescribed warning color upon the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor exceeding a threshold.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Ohashi Tomonori

Classifications

• B60Q3/18

  for varying the light intensity · CPC title

• H05B45/20

  Controlling the colour of the light · CPC title

• B60Q9/00

  Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} · CPC title

• B60Q3/78

  for generating luminous strips, e.g. for marking trim component edges · CPC title

• B60Q3/10 Primary

  for dashboards · CPC title