US 12,128,820 B1
Vehicle interior lighting system
Laudy Patricia Mora Ortiz, Mexico City (MX); Brenda Guadalupe Tenorio Hernandez, Mexico City (MX); Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho, Calimaya (MX); and Hector Amador, Azcapotzalco (MX)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,718.
Int. Cl. B60Q 3/54 (2017.01); B60Q 3/85 (2017.01)
CPC B60Q 3/54 (2017.02) [B60Q 3/85 (2017.02); B60Q 2500/30 (2022.05)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a body defining a passenger compartment, the body comprising a roof and a plurality of support pillars extending proximate to the roof;
a plurality of seats including a first seat and a second seat;
a plurality of predefined lighting zones comprising a plurality of lighting devices located in an upper portion of the body proximate to the roof and the plurality of support pillars, the plurality of predefined lighting zones including a first lighting zone associated with the first seat and a second lighting zone associated with the second seat, wherein the first lighting zone includes a first lighting device extending alone a first front support pillar, a second lighting device extending under the roof in front of the first seat, and a third lighting device extending under the roof on a lateral side of the first seat, and wherein the second lighting tone includes a fourth lighting device extending along a second front support pillar, a fifth lighting device extending under the roof in front of the second seat, and a sixth lighting device extending under the roof on a lateral side of the second seat;
a user input configured to allow for the selection of one of the plurality of predefined lighting zones, a color of light output and an intensity of the light output; and
a controller responsive to the user input to control the selected one of the plurality of predefined lighting zones to illuminate light in a selected lighting zone at the selected intensity and color with the selected intensity and color.