Touch sensor operated vehicle room lamp to be turned on and off

Details Touch sensor operated vehicle room lamp to be turned on and off Touch sensor operated vehicle room lamp to be turned on and off

2006-04-18

2009-06-16

Payne, Sharon E (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Light source and modifier

With ventilating, cooling or heat insulating means

C362S147000, C362S276000, C362S488000, C362S490000, C200S310000, C200S312000, C200S313000, C200S314000, C200S317000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07547119

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle interior light system includes a lamp, an enclosure internally provided with the lamp, a lens attached to the front of the enclosure, a touch sensor arranged on the back surface of the lens, and a control circuit including a sensor circuit and a switching circuit. The sensor circuit is configured to detect the capacitance of a human body when the lens is touched or approached by a finger or the like. The switching circuit is configured to turn the lamp on and off in response to an output from the sensor circuit.

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