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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Isamu Kuwana, Kawagoe, JP;
Hirofumi Okano, Kawagoe, JP;
Inventors:
Isamu Kuwana, Kawagoe, JP;
Hirofumi Okano, Kawagoe, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha T An T, Kawagoe-Shi, Saitama Prefecture, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle interior light system includes a lamp, an enclosure internally provided with the lamp, a lens attached to the front of the enclosure, a touch sensor arranged on the back surface of the lens, and a control circuit including a sensor circuit and a switching circuit. The sensor circuit is configured to detect the capacitance of a human body when the lens is touched or approached by a finger or the like. The switching circuit is configured to turn the lamp on and off in response to an output from the sensor circuit.