Vehicle interior lights are designed to provide adequate and convenient illumination for function, comfort, and safety. Interior lighting for a car or truck may comprise dome lights, courtesy lights, reading and map lights, glovebox lights, trunk lights, dash lights, and footwell lights. Road and railway passenger vehicles have two longitudinal rows or a center mount row of overhead lights which provide the primary lighting for the seating area as well as the aisle. Flush-mounted ceiling light fixtures are mounted in vestibules, toilet rooms, hallways, above upper-level luggage racks, and in other non-seating areas. Lighting is also provided from above stairways or on the sidewall of stairways. Passenger reading lights are usually mounted in adjustable gimbal assemblies that allow for individual directional adjustment.
A vehicle interior light is used to provide one of the layers of lighting, which include ambient lighting, task lighting, and accent lighting. Task lighting is universally provided to illuminate an area for a specific task by providing a focused, localized beam of light. Also known as general lighting, ambient lighting is typically provided inside passenger vehicles to fill in shadows and enable the use of the space for moving around in the space, and other basic visual recognition. Accent lighting is used to create visual interest and highlight aesthetic features.
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