Method for automatically controlling lighting devices and device for carrying out the method
First Claim
1. A method for the automatic control of lighting devices (16), especially of a motor vehicle, the brightness in a specific direction being detected by at least one directional sensor (14) which emits direction signals (SR) to a control device (10), wherein the control device (10) switches on the lighting devices (16) after the expiration of a minimum time (tb) which begins when the direction signals (SR) exceed or drop below a switch-on threshold (SE) and lie above or below the switch-on threshold (SE) during the entire minimum time (tb).
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the automatic control of lighting devices (16), particularly of a motor vehicle, and a device for implementing the method, the brightness in a specific direction being detected by at least one directional sensor (14) which emits direction signals (SR) to a control device (10), the control device (10) switching on the lighting devices (16) after a minimum time (tb) has elapsed. The minimum time (tb) begins when the direction signals (SR) exceed or drop below a switch-on threshold (SE). The lighting devices (16) are only switched on when the direction signals (SR) lie above or below the switch-on threshold (SE) during the entire minimum time (tb). To that end, the control device (10) is connected to a timer (T).
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1. A method for the automatic control of lighting devices (16), especially of a motor vehicle, the brightness in a specific direction being detected by at least one directional sensor (14) which emits direction signals (SR) to a control device (10),
wherein the control device (10) switches on the lighting devices (16) after the expiration of a minimum time (tb) which begins when the direction signals (SR) exceed or drop below a switch-on threshold (SE) and lie above or below the switch-on threshold (SE) during the entire minimum time (tb).
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