A method and a device for illuminating an interior space is described and includes a controller including a microcontroller connected to a power control circuit and a signal reading circuit, wherein the power control circuit electrically connects to the signal reading circuit at a node. A lighting device including a light bulb and a user switch connects to the node of the controller via a single electric cable. The microcontroller controls the signal reading circuit to monitor a signal input from the user switch, and includes a control routine executable to control electric power to the lighting device in response to a user request, a user command, and a system request.
VEHICLE INTERIOR ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
2016-12-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / F21W Index-Schema in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen F21K, F21L, F21S und F21V, betreffend den Gebrauch oder Einsatz von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystem , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS |