720results about "Passenger/driving compartment lightings" patented technology

An electrical center assembly used in a vehicle provides ambient light to the assembly and the area around the assembly using a light-emitting diode. The electrical center assembly generally includes a housing, an electrically conducting link, removable electrical components and at least one light-emitting diode for illuminating the electrical center.

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.

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.

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.

A portable recessed light source configured for use with a vehicle seat belt, the light source including: a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion having a light emitting source electrically coupled to a power supply, the first housing portion being pivotally secured to the second housing portion; and a retaining clip for securing the housing to the seat belt, the retaining clip being secured to the second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion is positionable into at least two discrete positions with respect to the second housing portion.

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).

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.

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.

A vehicle interior decor element, in particular an air bag cover, comprising a front side (36) facing the vehicle interior and an opposite rear side (34), a cover (18) and a decorative element (20) which is provided at the cover (18), is visible from the front and is at least partly translucent. The decorative element (20) includes sections (24) between which the decorative element (20) has a gap (26) through which the cover (18) is accessible from the front side (36). The decorative element (20) extends with at least one portion (44) thereof towards the rear side (34) towards or into a cavity (42) which is formed in the cover (18) and in which an illuminant (50) for illuminating the decorative element (20) is accommodated.