18884116. LIGHTING SYSTEM (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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LIGHTING SYSTEM
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Yasunori Wakamatsu of Nagakute-shi JP
Hisao Takahashi of Toyota-shi JP
Akihiro Kusada of Yokkaichi-shi JP
Tadashi Naruse of Yokkaichi-shi JP
LIGHTING SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18884116 titled 'LIGHTING SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
A lighting system includes a door illumination provided on the inner surface of a side door, a rear detection sensor for detecting an object around a vehicle, and a control device for controlling the door illumination based on the detection result of the rear detection sensor. The lighting system further includes a luminance sensor for detecting the brightness around the vehicle. The control device is configured to light the door illumination or blinks the door illumination on and off when an object is detected by the rear detection sensor, and adjust the luminance when the door illumination is lighted or blinked on and off, according to the brightness detected by the luminance sensor.
