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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2001
Patrick Schmitt, Lichtenau, DE;
Norbert Hog, Buehl, DE;
Bruno Hodapp, Achern-Oensbach, DE;
Gebhard Michenfelder, Lichtenau, DE;
Hans Meier, Ottersweier, DE;
Henry Blitzke, Buehl, DE;
Andreas Schneider, Buehl, DE;
Pierre Nonnenmacher, Niederschaeffolsh, DE;
Patrick Schmitt, Lichtenau, DE;
Norbert Hog, Buehl, DE;
Bruno Hodapp, Achern-Oensbach, DE;
Gebhard Michenfelder, Lichtenau, DE;
Hans Meier, Ottersweier, DE;
Henry Blitzke, Buehl, DE;
Andreas Schneider, Buehl, DE;
Pierre Nonnenmacher, Niederschaeffolsh, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a method for the automatic control of lighting devices, particularly of a motor vehicle, and a device for implementing the method, the brightness in a specific direction being detected by at least one directional sensor which emits direction signals to a control device, the control device switching on the lighting devices after a minimum time has elapsed. The minimum time begins when the direction signals exceed or drop below a switch-on threshold. The lighting devices are only switched on when the direction signals lie above or below the switch-on threshold during the entire minimum time. To that end, the control device is connected to a timer.