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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshitaka Takei, Kitatsuru-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Hino Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 79 ; 315 77 ; 315 84 ; 307 101 ; 307 108 ;
Abstract
If an ignition switch of a vehicle is ON and the vehicle speed is not zero (i.e., the vehicle is travelling), the lighting of a work lamp is prohibited even if the work lamp operating switch has been set to ON. This ensures that a work lamp does not remain lit by mistake while the vehicle is travelling, and that battery consumption by unnecessary lighting of a work lamp is minimized.