Automotive reconfigurable overhead light assembly
DRIVE
May 7, 2014
An automotive reconfigurable interior overhead light assembly (1) comprising a support body (2, 13) fastenable in a seat made in an interior roof of a motor vehicle; a printed circuit (24) carried by the support body (2, 13) and comprising electrically conductive tracks formed to define electrical I/O terminals (25) of the printed circuit (24) engageable by an external electrical connector, electrical terminals (26) to electrically connect at least one electric light source (18), electrical terminals (27) to electrically connect at least one electrical switch (22) and an electrical circuit to connect the electrical switch (22) and the electric light source (18) to each other and to the electrical I/O terminals (25) of the printed circuit (24); at least one electric light source (18) electrically connected to the corresponding electrical terminals (26) of the printed circuit (24) for lighting an area of the motor vehicle interior; and at least one electrical switch (22) electrically connected to the corresponding electrical terminals (26) of the printed circuit (24) for controlling the electric light source (18). The printed circuit (24) is designed to allow interchangeability of the electric light source (18) so as to allow indifferent usage of different types of electric light sources that, due to their nature or operating mode, require different circuit topologies for their power supply; and interchangeability of the electrical switch (22) so as to allow indifferent usage of different types of electrical switches (22) that, due to their nature or operating mode, require different circuit topologies to switch the electric light source (18) on and off.
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