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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Zimmermann, Ottenbach, DE;
Dag Wagner, Palzern, DE;
Assignee:
Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
An interior illumination system for a motor vehicle has one or more luminous fields formed by at least one light emitting, foil-shaped illumination panel connected to a voltage supply of the vehicle. The light emitting, foil-shaped illumination panel is made of by an electroluminescent foil or a light-emitting polymer foil. The illumination panels can be fastened to the roof, columns, and dashboard of the vehicle and are adjustable with respect to intensity as well as color and hues of the emitted light.