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Vehicle vanity with light control

US4847737A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1988
Grant dateJul 11, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V25/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A light intensity control includes a current control device which delays the application of the maximum level of current to one or more lamps of an illuminated vanity mirror. In the preferred embodiment, the current responsive control device comprises a negative temperature coefficient thermistor coupled in series with the lamps.

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