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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Shiro Iwai, Niiza, JP;
Shiro Iwai, Niiza, JP;
Honda Access Corp., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
To provide an interior illuminator for an automobile that prevents light leakage to the driver's seat and light reflection in a window glass, can illuminate a backseat more evenly with an adequate quantity of light, consumes less electric power, generates less heat, has a small size and can be produced at a reduced cost. An interior illuminator has: cold cathode tubesa cold cathode tube driving circuit for driving the cold cathode tubesmanipulation switchesandfor turning on and off the cold cathode tubes; and a housingthat houses the cold cathode tube driving circuit and holds the cold cathode tubes and the manipulation switches. The housingis attached in a position on a longitudinal center line of the automobile and behind the driver's seat, and the cold cathode tubeseach have an illumination range set to be lower than the lower edge of a window glass behind the driver's seat.