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Method of operating an illumination system for an interior of a vehicle, illumination system for an interior of a vehicle, and vehicle

US9889794B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Heino Wengelnik · Wolfsburg, DE
Michael Scheible · Flechtorf, DE
Markus Neumann · Nuremberg, DE
Christian Burghoff · Braunschweig, DE
Thorb Baumgarten · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2017
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2360/34
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating an illumination system (1) for an interior (31) of a vehicle (30), the illumination system (1) having a control unit (2) and an ambient illumination (10) with at least one lamp (11), which is designed to emit light in at least one ambient color (40). Furthermore, the invention relates to an illumination system (1) for illuminating an interior (31) of a vehicle (30), having an ambient illumination (10) with at least one lamp (11), which is designed to emit light in at least one ambient color (40), wherein furthermore at least one functional element (20) is arranged in the interior (31) of the vehicle (30), which has an element color (50) for displaying the functional element (20), as well as a vehicle (30) with an illumination system (1) for illuminating an interior (31) of the vehicle (30).

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