Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Light modifier
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2009-11-17
O'Shea, Sandra L (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Light modifier
C362S539000, C362S532000, C362S507000, C362S512000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07618173
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle headlamp includes a lamp110having shade switching means140for providing a desired light distribution pattern by blocking a portion of light emitted from a light source. Light distribution pattern switching controlling means controls the shade switching means140in response to receipt of an instruction of switching a light distribution pattern of the lamp. Leveling means130controls deflection of an optical axis of the lamp in a vertical direction. The light distribution pattern switching controlling means controls the shade switching means140such that a cut line is formed by a height substantially the same as that of a cut line of high beam when an instruction of switching to a light distribution pattern of “remote optically recognizing beam” is received and controls the leveling means130such that the cut line is formed by a height of a cut line requested for “middle beam”.
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Mochizuki Kiyotaka
Sugimoto Atsushi
Tatara Naohisa
Dzierzynski Evan
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
O'Shea Sandra L
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