# US 11,999,292 B2 · Vehicle cabin lighting system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,999,292 B2 - Document ID: US11999292B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/687,152 - Filed: 2022-03-04 - Published: 2022-09-29 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-26 - Assignees: Subaru Corporation - Applicants: Subaru Corporation - Inventors: Masato Yano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999292B2 ## CPC - B60Q 3/225: Small compartments, e.g. glove compartments - B60Q 3/85: for manual control of the light, e.g. of colour, orientation or intensity - B60L 1/14: to electric lighting circuits - B60Q 3/80: Circuits; Control arrangements (for dashboards B60Q3/16; for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/47) - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - B60Q 2900/30: Lamps commanded by wireless transmissions - H02J 7/02: for charging batteries from AC mains by converters - H02J 2105/30: the load networks being external to vehicles, i.e. exchanging power with vehicles - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract A vehicle cabin lighting system includes a lighting device, a lighting control device, and a wireless charger. The lighting device is configured to illuminate a placement area in which an article is to be placed. The lighting control device is configured to control brightness of the lighting device. The wireless charger is configured to charge, in a non-contact manner, a mobile terminal placed in the placement area. The lighting control device is configured to execute, in response to detecting that the mobile terminal is placed in the placement area based on an operation of the wireless charger, a control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle cabin lighting system to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle cabin lighting system comprising: a lighting device configured to illuminate a placement area in which an article is to be placed; a lighting control device configured to control brightness of the lighting device; and a wireless charger configured to charge, in a non-contact manner, a mobile terminal including a display screen placed in the placement area receiving the illumination from the lighting device, wherein the lighting control device is configured to execute, in response to detecting that the mobile terminal is placed in the placement area based on an operation of the wireless charger, a control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed according to a state of the vehicle including a traveling state of the vehicle and a state of the wireless charging. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control device is configured to execute the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the wireless charger charging the mobile terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control device is configured to execute the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the wireless charger communicating with the mobile terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 2, further comprising: a vehicle state detector configured to detect a state of the vehicle; and a traveling state determiner configured to infer the traveling state of the vehicle, based on the state of the vehicle detected by the vehicle state detector, wherein the lighting control device is configured to prohibit, in a case where the traveling state determiner determines that the vehicle is not traveling, executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed in response to the detecting of the mobile terminal based on the operation of the wireless charger. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 3, further comprising: a vehicle state detector configured to detect a state of the vehicle; and a traveling state determiner configured to infer the traveling state of the vehicle, based on the state of the vehicle detected by the vehicle state detector, wherein the lighting control device is configured to prohibit, in a case where the traveling state determiner determines that the vehicle is not traveling, executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed in response to the detecting of the mobile terminal based on the operation of the wireless charger. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 2, further comprising: a shift state detector configured to detect a state of a select lever for transmission, wherein in a case where the shift state detector detects that the select lever for transmission is in a parking state, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 3, further comprising: a shift state detector configured to detect a state of a select lever for transmission, wherein in a case where the shift state detector detects that the select lever for transmission is in a parking state, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 4, further comprising: a shift state detector configured to detect a state of a select lever for transmission, wherein in a case where the shift state detector detects that the select lever for transmission is in a parking state, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 5, further comprising: a shift state detector configured to detect a state of a select lever for transmission, wherein in a case where the shift state detector detects that the select lever for transmission is in a parking state, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 2, further comprising: a door opening-closing detecting device configured to detect opening and closing of a door, wherein in a case where the door opening-closing detecting device detects that any door is open, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 3, further comprising: a door opening-closing detecting device configured to detect opening and closing of a door, wherein in a case where the door opening-closing detecting device detects that any door is open, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 4, further comprising: a door opening-closing detecting device configured to detect opening and closing of a door, wherein in a case where the door opening-closing detecting device detects that any door is open, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 5, further comprising: a door opening-closing detecting device configured to detect opening and closing of a door, wherein in a case where the door opening-closing detecting device detects that any door is open, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control device is configured to execute, in response to detecting that the mobile terminal is placed in the placement area based on the operation of the wireless charger, the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed according to the state of the vehicle and the state of the wireless charging, wherein the lighting control device is configured to control the lighting device according to the state of the vehicle comprising at least one of a movement of the vehicle, opening or closing state of any of door of the vehicle, and a state of headlights of the vehicle. ### Claim 15 A vehicle cabin lighting system to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle cabin lighting system comprising: a lighting device configured to illuminate a placement area in which an article is to be placed; a lighting control device configured to control brightness of the lighting device; a wireless charger configured to charge, in a non-contact manner, a mobile terminal placed in the placement area, wherein the lighting control device is configured to execute, in response to detecting that the mobile terminal is placed in the placement area based on an operation of the wireless charger, a control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed; a vehicle state detector configured to detect a state of the vehicle; and a traveling state determiner configured to infer a traveling state of the vehicle, based on the state of the vehicle detected by the vehicle state detector, wherein the lighting control device is configured to prohibit, in a case where the traveling state determiner determines that the vehicle is not traveling, executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed in response to the detecting of the mobile terminal based on the operation of the wireless charger. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 15, further comprising: a shift state detector configured to detect a state of a select lever for transmission, wherein in a case where the shift state detector detects that the select lever for transmission is in a parking state, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 15, further comprising: a door opening-closing detecting device configured to detect opening and closing of a door, wherein in a case where the door opening-closing detecting device detects that any door is open, the lighting control device is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger. ### Claim 18 A vehicle cabin lighting system to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle cabin lighting system comprising: a lighting device including a light source and configured to illuminate a placement area in which an article is to be placed; circuitry configured to control brightness of the lighting device; and a wireless charger configured to charge, in a non-contact manner, a mobile terminal including a display screen placed in the placement area receiving the illumination from the lighting device, wherein the circuitry is configured to execute, in response to detecting that the mobile terminal is placed in the placement area based on an operation of the wireless charger, a control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed or increased in intensity according to a state of the vehicle including a traveling state of the vehicle and a state of charging of the mobile terminal by the wireless charger. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 18, further comprising a vehicle state detector configured to detect a state of the vehicle; and a traveling state determiner configured to infer a traveling state of the vehicle, based on the state of the vehicle detected by the vehicle state detector, wherein the circuitry is configured to prohibit, in a case where the traveling state determiner determines that the vehicle is not traveling, executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed in response to the detecting of the mobile terminal based on the operation of the wireless charger. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The vehicle cabin lighting system according to claim 18, further comprising: a shift state detector configured to detect a state of a select lever for transmission, wherein in a case where the shift state detector detects that the select lever for transmission is in a parking state, the circuitry is configured to prohibit executing the control by which the lighting device is turned off or dimmed based on the mobile terminal being charged by the wireless charger.