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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007119 | Lamp system and lamp deflection control method A lamp system and method are provided. The system includes a swivel control section which is configured to control an irradiating direction of a lamp so as to follow a steering angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle, a filter section which is configured to change a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7784955 | Apparatus for aiming LED headlamp Disclosed herein is an LED (light emitting diode) headlamp aiming apparatus, which aims a mounting module that is provided with LEDs and is installed in a headlamp housing. The LED headlamp aiming apparatus includes a vertical aiming unit, which is provided on the r... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7429120 | Headlight swivel control apparatus The headlight swivel control apparatus includes a first function of obtaining road map data, current position information of a vehicle, and width-direction-position information for determining a position of the vehicle on a road on which the vehicle is driving in a ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7364331 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp is provided with a single lamp unit for irradiating light of a light source in a desired direction as irradiating light, and an irradiating light control apparatus constituted by integrally assembling a horizontal driving device for pivoting the lamp ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362217 | Interior illumination system and method for a motor vehicle A system and method for providing interior illumination in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system and method include provisions for adjusting the interior lighting conditions to improve visibility of the illuminated objects under different ambient lighting conditi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354183 | Adjuster for headlamp assembly A lightweight and compact headlamp adjuster is constructed primarily from plastic materials. The adjuster may include a VHAD that is non-recalibratable after the headlamp aim is factory set. The adjuster includes an input shaft that engages a gear located within a h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7280901 | Method of control of light beams emitted by a lighting apparatus of a vehicle and a system for performing this method A system for controlling at least one beam of light emitted from a lighting apparatus in a vehicle. The control system may, in at least one embodiment, control the lighting apparatus based on road navigation data and/or vehicle sensor data. The road navigation data ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252417 | Bending light and dipped beam headlamp for a motor vehicle The bonding light and dipped beam headlamp for a motor vehicle comprises at least two light sources with at least one first source having a cut-off of the dipped beam type and at least one second source having a cut-off of the flat type, which is placed outside the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246021 | Automatic front light optical axis direction adjusting system for vehicles The directions of optical axes of headlights of a vehicle are adjusted based on a steering angle by switching filters of different response speed characteristics. The filters are provided with hystereses along boundaries neighboring to each other. The filters are sw... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241035 | Lighting apparatus having means for compensating for failure of lighting on a bend This invention proposes lighting apparatus, for a vehicle having two passing lights for producing a passing beam, which are adapted to pivot to a position deflected to the left or to the right when the vehicle is on a left-hand bend or a right-hand bend, respectivel... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241034 | Automatic directional control system for vehicle headlights A structure and method for operating a directional control system for vehicle headlights that is capable of altering the directional aiming angles of the headlights to account for changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle. One or more operating condition se... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239951 | Apparatus for automatically adjusting direction of light axis of vehicle headlight An apparatus for automatically adjusting a direction of a headlight of a vehicle includes a steered angle sensor detecting a steered angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor detecting a speed of the vehicle, a control unit performing a swivel c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234849 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A vehicle lighting apparatus can help improve irradiation for different speeds of an automobile. The vehicle lighting apparatus includes lamps for installation at front portions of an automobile. An irradiation direction of the lamps can be deflected in left and rig... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226193 | Illuminating device for a vehicle for realizing an asymmetrical light distribution The present invention in various embodiments relates to an illuminating device for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, for realizing an asymmetrical light distribution. The asymmetrical light distribution has a greater illumination depth on the vehicle's side ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223001 | Headlight positioning device A vehicle headlight positioning device comprising a pivoting headlight support and a linear actuator comprising a housing (16), an electric stepping motor with a rotor having a part in the form of a nut, and a linear-movement screw engaging the nut part of th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210828 | Vehicle lighting system A vehicle lighting system comprising an additional illumination lamp for additionally illuminating ahead of a vehicle and a control means for controlling turn-on and turn-off of the additional illumination lamp so as to follow a steering angle at which the vehicle i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204621 | Vehicle provided with inclination sensor To prevent an inclination sensor of a vehicle from becoming soiled by flying matter such as muddy water splashes scattered by the rotating wheels of the vehicle itself, which may result in false detection of the inclination of the vehicle to a road surface, a vehicl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188979 | Automatic vehicle headlight beam direction adjustment system An automatic vehicle headlight beam direction adjustment system, able to learn early of errors in front road information from a navigation system and eliminate continued adjustment of the beam directions of headlights in a mistaken direction, which makes the beam di... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165858 | Headlamp apparatus for vehicle A headlamp apparatus for a vehicle accurately detects a straight steering position in a steering device of the vehicle, thereby controlling a light distribution characteristic of a headlamp of the vehicle. In a headlamp apparatus for a vehicle including a controller... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150546 | Vehicle light apparatus A vehicle light apparatus which serves to change a lighting range of a lamp L for illuminating a forward part of the vehicle corresponding to a steering angle of the vehicle comprises lighting range control means for turning the lighting range into an opposite direc... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131741 | Automatic beam-axis adjustment system for vehicular headlights In an automatic beam-axis adjustment system, a beam-axis of a headlight is gradually swivel to a position determined based on a steering angle of a steering wheel. The beam-axis returns to the initial position and a swivel control is inhibited when a vehicle is at a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132136 | Stacked microvoided light diffuser The invention relates to a light diffuser comprising a polymeric film wherein the film comprises a plurality of layers having void geometry in which the x/y/z size or frequency varies by at least 28% between at least two layers. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121705 | Headlight for a motor vehicle comprising a reflector and an optical deviation element Headlight for a motor vehicle comprising a reflector with an optical axis and at least one focus, a light source placed close to a focus of the reflector, and a transparent optical deviation element placed in front of part of the reflector, this element consisting o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124025 | Vehicular navigation device A vehicular navigation device includes a control circuit to designate a route to a destination from a start point to be defined. When a route designation instruction is inputted, it is determined whether an intersection being a target for route designation is presen... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118237 | Apparatus for automatically adjusting direction of light axis of vehicle headlight The apparatus for automatically adjusting a direction of a light axis of a vehicle headlight includes a steering angle sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a memory for storing a plurality of control maps each of which defining a relationship between the steering angle a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118238 | Apparatus for automatically adjusting direction of light axis of vehicle headlight An apparatus for adjusting a direction of a light axis of a swingable auxiliary headlight of a vehicle includes a steered angle sensor detecting a steered angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a turn... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7106185 | Interior light bar A full function light bar is provided mountable inside a vehicle against the windshield. The light bar is an assembly of several light sources, including strobe lamps, flashing lamps, oscillating lamps, and an aimable take down lamp. The light bar is not limited in ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104664 | Apparatus for automatically adjusting direction of light axis of vehicle headlight The apparatus for automatically adjusting a direction of a light axis of a vehicle headlight of the invention has a configuration in which the swivel control unit determines that the vehicle is making a left or right turn and halts the swivel control on the light ax... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073928 | Vehicle headlight A vehicle headlight includes a body case fixed to a vehicle body, a lens provided in front of the body case, a lamp bulb facing an inner space formed by the body case and the lens and an intermediate member interposed between the body case and the lens so as to be e... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044624 | Vehicle light with movable reflector portion and shutter portion for selectively switching an illuminated area of light incident on a predetermined portion of the vehicle light during driving A vehicle light can include a light source, a major reflecting surface, a projection lens, and a shutter. A first reflecting surface of an ellipse group reflecting surface preferably has a first focus on the light source and a second focus, capable of being inserted... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036964 | Vehicle headlamp apparatus and method of setting optical axis position thereof A headlamp apparatus for a vehicle includes a left-right deflecting device for deflecting an optical axis of illumination of a projector lamp in a left-and-right direction in correspondence with a steering angle of a vehicle; a vertically deflecting device for defle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6984060 | Vehicle headlamp apparatus and method of setting optical axis position Provided is a reference angle position setting means for setting an optical axis at a reference angle position (direction of going straight ahead: 0°) by detecting the maximum deflection angles when swivel lamps 3R and 3L are pivoted in one direction ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6926430 | Anti-dazzle safety device for a motor vehicle In the invention, a comparison is carried out within a computer of an item of information relating to a direction of a light beam of a lamp, this item of information being obtained by means of a position sensor, and an item of information relating to an instruction ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908207 | Apparatus for a motor vehicle, for lighting bends negotiated by the vehicle A motor vehicle has at its front end, a pair of passing or dipped beam headlights and a separate pair of cruising or main beam headlights. The passing headlights and cruising headlights produce, respectively, a regulation, short range, dipped passing beam and a regu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906467 | Continuously variable headlamp control A system for automatically controlling continuously variable headlamps on a controlled vehicle includes an imaging system capable of determining lateral and elevational locations of headlamps from oncoming vehicles and tail lamps from leading vehicles. The system al... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886957 | Lighting system for vehicle In a lighting system for a vehicle comprising lamp deflection angle control means for changing and controlling a deflection angle in the irradiating direction of a lamp corresponding to the running situation of the vehicle, lamp deflection angle control means 2 | 05/03/2005 |
| 6767119 | Direction adjustable device for an automobile with a steering linkage A direction adjustable device includes a motor drive unit for driving a turnable unit to turn, and a sensor assembly which includes a force transmitting member, a cable having first and second ends connected to the force transmitting member and a steering linkage, r... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767118 | Device and method for adjusting the direction of light emitted from a motor vehicle headlight A device for adjusting a light emission direction of a motor vehicle headlight has a unit for executing a pivoting movement of at least one part of the motor vehicle headlight that is held by a suspension and which effects the light emission direction, about an axis... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6752508 | Headlamp system for vehicle In such a state that a self-vehicle runs along a guide route (YES in S6), if an intersection is not present in a forward part for a while (NO in S8), beam control is carried out in a navigation associating mode corresponding to the guide route (S9 | 06/22/2004 |
| 6726349 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A vehicle lighting apparatus includes means for controlling a deflection angle of a lamp which controls the deflection angle based on an output from a steering angle sensor for detecting the steering direction. The maximum deflection angle is controlled based on a v... | 04/27/2004 |
