Lighting systems of vehicle seats
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a body;
a window, a door, and a seat mounted in the body;
a covering layer on the seat;
a touch sensor in the seat, wherein the touch sensor receives user input from a user'"'"'s finger;
an illumination system that produces illumination that is visible through openings in the covering layer on the seat;
a motor in the seat; and
control circuitry that is configured to;
direct the motor to reposition at least a portion of the seat based on the user input received by the touch sensor in the seat; and
adjust the illumination based on the user input received by the touch sensor in the seat.
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Abstract
Lighting may be provided using light sources such as lighting systems with arrays of light-emitting diodes. A lighting system may be integrated into a seat, a door panel, a dashboard, or other interior portions of a system such as a vehicle. The interior portions of the vehicle may be illuminated using lighting systems to provide ambient light, to provide custom surface textures and other decorative patterns, to provide icons, text, and other information, and to provide custom gauges and other illuminated regions. Illuminated regions may overlap sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, and other sensors. The light-emitting diodes in a lighting system may supply light that passes through openings in a cover layer. The layer may be formed from fabric, leather, or other materials. Lens structures may guide light through the openings.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a body; a window, a door, and a seat mounted in the body; a covering layer on the seat; a touch sensor in the seat, wherein the touch sensor receives user input from a user'"'"'s finger; an illumination system that produces illumination that is visible through openings in the covering layer on the seat; a motor in the seat; and control circuitry that is configured to; direct the motor to reposition at least a portion of the seat based on the user input received by the touch sensor in the seat; and adjust the illumination based on the user input received by the touch sensor in the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a body having an interior with an interior surface; a window in the body; at least one seat in the interior; a covering layer on the interior surface, wherein the covering layer comprises a covering layer selected from the group consisting of;
a leather covering layer, a wood covering layer, and a fabric covering layer;control circuitry; and an illumination system coupled to the control circuitry that produces illumination in an illuminated region that is visible through openings in the covering layer, wherein the illumination system includes; an array of light-emitting diodes that produce the illumination; and a capacitive touch sensor that overlaps the light-emitting diodes and that receives user input from a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the control circuitry adjusts the illumination in response to the user input received by the capacitive touch sensor that overlaps the light-emitting diodes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a body having an interior; at least one window in the body; at least one seat in the interior; fabric in the interior; an illumination system comprising light-emitting diodes that emit light through openings in the fabric in a decorative pattern; a touch sensor that overlaps the light-emitting diodes and that gathers touch input from a user'"'"'s finger; and control circuitry that controls the light-emitting diodes to adjust the decorative pattern based on the touch input received by the touch sensor that overlaps the light-emitting diodes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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