US 12,114,405 B2
Vehicle interior lighting assembly with flexible LED sheet
Tomoya Hagihara, Novi, MI (US); and Antonio Emilio Sanchez Aguilar, Birmingham, MI (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,129.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188204 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 45/50 (2022.01); B60Q 3/50 (2017.01); B60Q 3/60 (2017.01); F21V 14/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC H05B 45/50 (2020.01) [B60Q 3/50 (2017.02); B60Q 3/60 (2017.02); F21V 14/04 (2013.01); F21V 23/003 (2013.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle interior lighting assembly, comprising:
a housing configured to contain lighting components;
a lens through which light may be projected from the housing; and
a light source including a flexible sheet including one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs);
wherein the flexible sheet includes a first, larger portion disposed at a first orientation at an oblique angle with respect to the lens, and a second, smaller portion disposed at a second orientation that is substantially aligned with the lens; and
wherein at least one of the one or more LEDs is disposed on the second, smaller portion of the flexible sheet;
wherein the one or more reflective components are movable to augment light projected from the lighting assembly.