Vehicle cornering lamp
July 11, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesLuminaire apparatus with multiple light sources and methods of operating same Vehicular cornering lamp system Vehicle lighting device Headlight for motor vehicle Vehicle lamp having a plurality of lamp units with a unified lens assembly with joining legs Unit comprising at least one headlight and at least one indicator light, for a motor vehicle Vehicle lamp Patent #: 6505962 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09/901564 filed on 07/11/2001US Classes:362/464, Condition responsive (e.g., position)362/465, Automatically adjusted headlamp beam362/466Computer controlledExaminersPrimary: Husar, Stephen F.Assistant: Lee, Guiyoung Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB60Q 1/12 (20060101)B60Q 1/04 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data2000-07-11 JPAbstractA vehicle cornering lamp capable of broadly irradiating a road surface ahead of and in an oblique direction of a vehicle while the vehicle is moving around a curve. The vehicle cornering lamp includes three reflector units 12A, 12B, and 12C, whose light emitting directions are respectively set to angles of 30°, 45°, and 60°, with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle. The vehicle cornering lamp also includes a control unit 20 for controlling light emission--from the reflector units 12A, 12B, and 12C--according to the travel conditions of the vehicle. When the vehicle turns to the left at an intersection, a traveling road onto which the vehicle will turn left, and a road shoulder, are sufficiently irradiated by switching on the reflector units 12A, 12B and 12C in the order of 12A→12B→12C→12B→12A, so that pedestrians can quickly be detected. | |
