Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Including headlamp beam measuring or indicating
Patent
1998-01-22
2000-01-04
O'Shea, Sandra
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Including headlamp beam measuring or indicating
362465, 362466, 362467, 362459, B60Q 108
Patent
active
060102373
ABSTRACT:
A head lamp device for a vehicle capable of moving a lighting region of a head lamp in front of the vehicle in rightward and leftward directions. This device comprises steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering angle; displacement quantity setting means for setting a quantity of displacement of the lighting region based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting means; vehicle speed detecting means for detecting a vehicle speed; maximum displacement quantity setting means for setting a maximum quantity of displacement of the lighting region based on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting means; and control means for controlling displacement of the lighting region in accordance with the quantity of displacement set by the displacement quantity setting means when the quantity of displacement is less than the maximum quantity of displacement set by the maximum displacement quantity setting means, and controlling displacement of the lighting region in accordance with the maximum quantity of displacement when the quantity of displacement is more than the maximum quantity of displacement.
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Blackman William D.
Carrier Joseph P.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
O'shea Sandra
Ward John A.
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