Patent ID: 7476012

Claim:
A vehicle interior lighting system, comprising: an instrument panel having a first concave portion, the first concave portion containing a draw-type ashtray and a second concave portion, provided independently from the first concave portion, the second concave portion containing a fixed-type cigar lighter placed parallel with the draw-type ashtray in a vehicle width direction; a light emitter; a bulb case extending in the vehicle width direction on a rear surface of the instrument panel above the first concave portion and the second concave portion, and accommodating the light emitter; and a first slit provided in the first concave portion and above the ashtray, the first slit emitting light from the bulb case to illuminate a handle of the ashtray when the ashtray is closed and to illuminate a stubbing-out portion of the ashtray when the ashtray is opened; and a second slit provided in the second concave portion and above the cigar lighter, the second slit emitting light from the bulb case to illuminate the cigar lighter and an interior of a vehicle regardless of a position of the ashtray.