Patent ID: 7220029
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A lighting assembly adjustable between flood and spot lighting conditions for selectively illuminating the interior passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, said assembly comprising: a housing for attaching said assembly to a supporting member in an interior compartment; a light source carried in said housing for projecting light along a light path, wherein said light source is pivotally supported within said housing and disposed in an inner gimbal; a power input operatively connected to said light source for selectively energizing said light source; an optical member positioned to influence said light path and moveable between a flood position wherein light from said light source is dispersed over a generally wide area within the passenger compartment and a spot position wherein light from said light source is focused over a generally narrow area within the passenger compartment; and a switch responsive to movement of said optical member for automatically interrupting said operative connection between said power input and said light source when said optical member is moved to said flood position and automatically restoring said operative connection when said optical member is moved to said spot position to energize said light source and thereby illuminate the passenger compartment with a focused beam of light.