Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Luebke, Renee (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S488000, C362S551000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11093037
ABSTRACT:
To provide an interior illuminator for an automobile that prevents light leakage to the driver's seat and light reflection in a window glass, can illuminate a backseat more evenly with an adequate quantity of light, consumes less electric power, generates less heat, has a small size and can be produced at a reduced cost.An interior illuminator has: cold cathode tubes5, 6;a cold cathode tube driving circuit for driving the cold cathode tubes5, 6;manipulation switches12, 13, 14and15for turning on and off the cold cathode tubes; and a housing2that houses the cold cathode tube driving circuit and holds the cold cathode tubes and the manipulation switches. The housing2is attached in a position on a longitudinal center line of the automobile and behind the driver's seat, and the cold cathode tubes5, 6each have an illumination range set to be lower than the lower edge of a window glass behind the driver's seat.
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Honda Access Corp.
Luebke Renee
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian , LLP.
Zettl Mary
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