Vehicle headlight apparatus

Details Vehicle headlight apparatus Vehicle headlight apparatus

2008-09-16

2008-09-16

Husar, Stephen F. (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Supported by vehicle structure

Condition responsive

C362S509000, C362S466000, C362S523000, C362S467000, C362S464000, C701S049000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11448764

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle headlight apparatus includes a headlight and an actuator. The actuator horizontally changes a lighting direction of the headlight. The vehicle headlight apparatus drives the actuator such that the actuator horizontally changes the lighting direction of the headlight based on a target swivel angle that is determined based on a travel condition, upon the occurrence of one of the following conditions: (a) the vehicle headlight apparatus detects a dark road section located on a downstream side of a current position of a vehicle, or (b) the headlight is switched on.

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patent: 2005/0157509 (2005-07-01), Tsukamoto
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