Composite light pickup device

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1984-09-04

1987-02-24

Chatmon, Saxfield

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

Special application

Vehicle

315 83, 315155, 250214AL, B60Q 102

Patent

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046459758

ABSTRACT:
A composite light pickup device for use in an automotive vehicle to collect light from both the ambient surroundings and from oncoming vehicles and employing separate optical fiber couplings of the collected light to a headlamp system that responsively activates the vehicle headlamps when the ambient light level is too low and switches the activated headlamps between high and low beams in response to receiving light from oncoming vehicle headlamps.

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Ford's 1984 Car Shop Manual, pp. 32-12-1 through 32-15-5.
Ford's 1984 Car Wiring & Vacuum Diagrams, p. E4A-900-6.

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