Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lighting device, in particular for integration into a vehicle surface, having a cover with optically opaque surface areas, a light-source carrier, arranged behind the cover and having a plurality of light sources, and signal structures which are arranged between the surface areas and can be illuminated for light emission, wherein different signal patterns can be adjusted by selective control of certain of the light sources for trans-illumination or illumination of one or more associated signal structures. The disclosure further relates to a vehicle, having such a lighting device, and to a method for carrying out various signal functions with such a lighting device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 10, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 25, 2022
Assignees:
BYTON LIMITED, BYTON GMBH
Inventors:
Nikolaos Siakos, Clement Hoffner, Benoit Jacob
Abstract: A steering device for a vehicle having a steering wheel, a steering wheel hub or steering wheel spokes which are connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the steering wheel for transmission of a steering motion, a central part which is disposed in a stationary position with respect to the steering wheel in a central region defined by the steering wheel and which has a visible surface area in the central region formed predominantly by a screen display and wherein the screen display is an input/output device and is configured for control of at least one functionality of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
March 10, 2020
Assignee:
Byton GmbH
Inventors:
Sebastian Toddenroth, Felipe Roo-Clefas, Wolfram Luchner