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| 3K040 | Arrangements of lighting devices for vehicle interiors, mounting and supporting thereof, circuits therefore | |
| B60Q3/00 -3/88 | ||
| B60Q3/00-3/88 | AA | AA00 LIGHTED AREA |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | |||
| . Use together with passenger compartment lighting, switching (AA02 - AA06 take precedence) | . Passenger compartments | . Luggage compartments | . . Trunks | . . Luggage racks (i.e., variants without covers) | . Engine compartments | . Other areas | ||||||
| BA | BA00 VEHICLE TYPE |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | |||
| . Buses | . Trucks, dump trucks | . . Tilt cab types | . Vans, station wagons | . Working vehicles (e.g., forklifts, power shovels) | . Agricultural machinery (e.g., combines) | . Taxis | . Four-axle vehicles | |||||
| CA | CA00 TYPE OF LIGHT SOURCE |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA08 | ||||
| . Incandescent lamps | . . Tube-type light bulbs | . Fluorescent lamps | . Surface light emitting elements | . Light emitting diodes (i.e., LED) | . Other elements | . Multiple types of light sources (associated terms are also assigned) | ||||||
| DA | DA00 LIGHTING AND CONTROL |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA05 | |||||||
| . Switch structure | . . Variants where lenses, covers, etc. serve as switch members | . . Touch-sensitive switches | . Variants controlled by computers | |||||||||
| DB | DB00 LIGHTING AND CONTROL CIRCUITS IN GENERAL |
DB01 | DB02 | DB03 | DB04 | |||||||
| . Automatic lighting and shut-off circuits | . . Variants for the dashboard | . Shut-off delay circuits operated manually or by door switches | . . Variants that regulate the light during shut-off delay | |||||||||
| DB11 | DB12 | DB13 | DB14 | DB15 | DB16 | DB17 | ||||||
| . Light regulating circuits (excluding delayed shut-off types) | . . Automatic variants | . . . Control by external light | . . . Control by lighting switches | . . . Control by vehicle speed | . . . Variants having manual setting sections | . . . Responding to tunnels | ||||||
| DC | DC00 LIGHTING AND CONTROL METHODS |
DC01 | DC02 | DC03 | ||||||||
| . Control using changes in resistance | . . Using semiconductors | . Control using light choppers (PWM) | ||||||||||
| EA | EA00 OPTICAL CONTROL CONTENT |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | ||||||
| . Light distribution control | . . Light concentration Switching between light concentration and scattering | . Control of the direction of light | . Brightness control | . Color control | ||||||||
| EB | EB00 NUMBER OF LIGHT SOURCES FOR CONTROL |
EB01 | EB02 | EB03 | ||||||||
| . Variants using a single light source | . Variants using multiple light sources | . . Variants using switching to control multiple light sources | ||||||||||
| EC | EC00 OPTICAL CONTROL MEANS |
EC01 | EC02 | EC03 | EC04 | EC05 | EC06 | EC07 | EC08 | |||
| . Variants having shutters | . . Variants using liquid crystals | . Variants that switch or regulate lenses | . . Variants where the lenses move (including lamps) | . . . Having swivel means | . Variants using filters | . . Variants that control color | . Variants using diaphragms | |||||
| FA | FA00 MOUNTING ON THE VEHICLE |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA05 | FA06 | FA07 | FA09 | |||
| . Variants where the light units are mobile, move | . . Variants using arms and flexible tubes | . . . Variants that can be stowed away | . Variants where the mounting position moves | . . Variants that can move along guide bodies (e.g., rails) | . . Variants using removable members | . Variants that can be removed and used | . Variants intended to be easy to mount | |||||
| FB | FB00 OTHER LIGHTING DEVICE STRUCTURES |
FB01 | FB02 | FB03 | FB05 | FB06 | ||||||
| . Circuit element arrangement | . . Switch arrangement | . . . Variants that give consideration to light distribution | . Variants that make light source replacement easy | . Countermeasures for vibration of structures attaching to light sources | ||||||||
| GA | GA00 LIGHTING OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS, DRIVING COMPARTMENTS |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA05 | ||||||
| . Lighting of the entire passenger compartment | . All and part of the passenger compartment simultaneously | . Switching between lighting the entire passenger compartment and a portion thereof | . Partial lighting or lighting of specific parts (GB is also assigned) | . . Variants where the dashboard is illuminated | ||||||||
| GB | GB00 SPECIFIC LIGHTING OF PORTIONS OR PARTS |
GB01 | GB02 | GB03 | GB04 | GB05 | GB06 | GB07 | GB08 | GB09 | ||
| . Around the hands, e.g., map lights, personal lamps, reading lights | . Around the feet | . Variants that illuminate items related to smoking | . Variants pertaining to compartments for small articles within the passenger compartment | . . Glove compartments (underneath the dashboard) | . Seat belts | . Handled members, e.g., gearshifts | . Doors | . Steps | ||||
| GC | GC00 MOUNTING POSITION |
GC01 | GC02 | GC03 | GC04 | GC05 | GC06 | |||||
| . Ceiling | . Side walls | . Corner sections | . Front face of the driver's seat, passenger's seat | . . Instruments panels | . Steps | |||||||
| GC11 | GC12 | GC13 | GC14 | GC15 | GC16 | GC17 | GC18 | |||||
| . Special members | . . Sun visors, e.g., for vanity mirrors | . . Compartment mirrors | . . Doors | . . Seats | . . Arm rests | . . Using a car plug, cigarette lighter | . . The interior of the compartment for small articles within in the passenger compartment | |||||
| HA | HA00 LOCATION OF LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD |
HA01 | HA02 | HA03 | HA04 | HA05 | ||||||
| . Instruments are primarily illuminated | . Indicators, handled surfaces are primarily illuminated | . Handled members are illuminated | . Other locations | . Ignition keyhole is illuminated | ||||||||
| HB | HB00 METHOD OF LIGHTING THE DASHBOARD |
HB01 | HB02 | HB03 | HB04 | |||||||
| . Illumination from the front | . . Using light guides | . Illumination from behind | . . Using light guides | |||||||||
| JA | JA00 LIGHTING OF OTHER THAN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT |
JA01 | JA02 | JA03 | JA04 | JA06 | ||||||
| . Lighting for vehicle exteriors, or using optical signal devices | . . Lighting by switching | . . Lighting simultaneously | . Variants having lamps for specific purposes | . Variants that are mounted when in use | ||||||||
| JB | JB00 LIGHTING AND CONTROL ELEMENTS |
JB01 | JB02 | |||||||||
| . Variants activated by the hood | . Variants activated by the trunk lid (including rear doors) |