US 12,340,081 B2
Vehicle lighting device
Makoto Abe, Yamagata (JP); Satoshi Suzuki, Yamagata (JP); Kenji Kawamura, Yamagata (JP); and Shingo Tsuji, Yamagata (JP)
Assigned to Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo (JP); and Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, Tendo (JP)
Filed by Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo (JP); and Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, Yamagata (JP)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,675.
Application 18/406,675 is a continuation of application No. 18/125,998, filed on Mar. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,899,920.
Application 18/125,998 is a continuation of application No. 17/846,940, filed on Jun. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,644,965, issued on May 9, 2023.
Application 17/846,940 is a continuation of application No. 16/209,153, filed on Dec. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,397,518, issued on Jul. 26, 2022.
Application 16/209,153 is a continuation of application No. 15/854,869, filed on Dec. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,189,404, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Application 15/854,869 is a continuation of application No. 15/129,293, granted, now 9,884,586, issued on Feb. 6, 2018, previously published as PCT/JP2014/059366, filed on Mar. 28, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0160344 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01); B60Q 3/82 (2017.01); B60Q 3/85 (2017.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 3/04847 (2013.01) [B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); B60Q 3/82 (2017.02); B60Q 3/85 (2017.02); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); Y02B 20/40 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle lighting device for a vehicle, comprising:
a light device disposed in an interior of an automobile; and
a touch panel for controlling the light device,
wherein the light device is configured such that a light intensity and a chromaticity of the light device are changed according to contact of a detection object with the touch panel or according to action of a detection object on the touch panel,
wherein the touch panel includes a first area and a second area,
wherein the light intensity of the light device is changed according to the contact of the detection object with the first area or according to the action of the detection object on the first area, and
wherein the chromaticity of the light device is changed according to the contact of the detection object with the second area or according to the action of the detection object on the second area.