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Title:
ON-VEHICLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013241141
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an inexpensive on-vehicle illumination device of a simple structure, which can be reliably operated by a minimum operation and viewpoint movement without extending a hand of a driver backwardly.

An on-vehicle illumination device 1 includes a light emission unit 2 having an LED light source, and an operation unit 3 for executing the lighting/extinguishing operation of the LED light source of the light emission unit 2, and further includes an infrared ray sensor 8 provided on the operation unit 3, and a control circuit 5 for controlling the lighting of the LED light source when the infrared ray sensor 8 senses the infrared ray emitted from a finger. For example, two infrared ray sensors 8 are provided, and recesses 9a, 9b for placing the finger is respectively provided in a vicinity of each infrared ray sensor 8. The control circuit 5 performs the control so that the LED light source is lit when the finger is placed on one recess 9a, and the LED light source is extinguished when the finger is placed on the other recess 9b.


Inventors:
SATO MASATO
Application Number:
JP2012116654A
Publication Date:
December 05, 2013
Filing Date:
May 22, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
B60Q3/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryoichi Yamashita