Claims
- 1. An electric light switching arrangement for illuminating an interior of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor that is electrically connected to said light, with said sensor sensing an opening of at least one door of said vehicle that leads to said interior thereof and subsequently delivering a signal to a switching mechanism that then turns said light on for a predetermined period of time; and
- a transmitter disposed in said interior of said vehicle for generating an alternating field, wherein said sensor is responsive to a change of said alternating field resulting from said opening of at least one door of said vehicle.
- 2. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, which includes at least one electrical current pulse relay, a retention time of which can be set in conformity with a desired period of time for said light to be turned on.
- 3. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said sensor is disposed in an immediate vicinity of said light.
- 4. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said sensor is disposed in said interior of said vehicle.
- 5. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said sensor is disposed in a door frame of said vehicle.
- 6. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said alternating field is a high frequency field.
- 7. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said alternating field is an ultrasonic field.
- 8. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said alternating field is an microwave field.
- 9. An electric light switching arrangement according to claim 1, in which said alternating field is a UV-radiation field.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 769,325 filed Sep. 30, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,130,901 which in turn is a Continuation-In-Part application of Ser. No. 349,712 filed May 10, 1989, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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