Illumination device for motor vehicles
US4202030A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1978 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q3/88
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An illumination device for motor vehicles which include a floor mounted console provided within the passenger compartment. The illumination device includes a case having an opening therein and which is detachably provided in the console so that the case can be easily installed and removed from the console, a lamp provided in the case adjacent to the opening and a long flexible power cord electrically coupled to the lamp and to a source of power such that the illumination device can be removed from the console and utilized at various locations within the passenger compartment. The lamp, case opening and console is further arranged and configured such that when the illumination device is installed in the console, the illumination device illuminates an instrument panel of the motor vehicle without casting light on the windshield of the motor vehicle.
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