An automobile, comprising an interior compartment, a sanitization system adapted to sanitize surfaces within the interior compartment, a controller adapted to activate the sanitization system when at least one of a plurality of operating conditions exists and when there are no passengers present within the interior compartment, and to lock all doors to the interior compartment prior to activating the sanitization system, the sanitization system including a plurality of ultraviolet light arrays, each ultraviolet light array comprising a plurality of ultraviolet light fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of ultraviolet light fixtures is an ultraviolet light emitting diode adapted to emit ultraviolet light having a wavelength between approximately 200 nanometers and approximately 280 nanometers, at least one of the plurality of ultraviolet light arrays adapted to articulate when the sanitization system is active to re-direct the ultraviolet light being emitted to targeted areas within the interior compartment.
AUTOMOBILE INTERIOR SANITIZATION
2021-12-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / A61L Verfahren oder Vorrichtungen zum Sterilisieren von Stoffen oder Gegenständen allgemein , METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL / 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 |
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