Patents in subclass Illumination/Automatically Adjusted Headlamp Beam
Parent class: Illumination
| Number | Patent title | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|
| 07374320 | Vehicular headlamp apparatus A control unit of a vehicular headlamp apparatus can selectively perform steering angle control and navigation-cooperative control. The steering angle control operates a drive mechanism based on a steering angle and a speed of a vehicle... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07362217 | 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... |
04/22/2008 |
| 07350946 | Vehicle headlamp A light-gathering reflection surface is provided on a part of a reflection area on a reflection surface of the reflector. Light from the light source reflected onto the light-gathering surface is emitted as light substantially parallel to... |
04/01/2008 |
| 07344288 | Lighting system for vehicle A vehicle lighting system 1 reads position data of a plurality of nodes which are situated ahead of and behind the current position of a cruising vehicle using vehicle current position data and road map data to estimate the shape of a... |
03/18/2008 |
| 07338191 | Method and structure for positioning headlamp on vehicle body A method for positioning a headlamp on a vehicle body, which includes: setting the headlamp temporarily in a first position on a first member of the vehicle body; and putting the first member and a second member of the vehicle body... |
03/04/2008 |
| 07322724 | Vehicle headlamp with concurrent vertical and independent horizontal adjustment of low and high beam light chambers A headlamp for motor vehicles of the reflector or projector design having at least one low beam light chamber, with a discharge light source, and at least one high beam light chamber, with a halogen light source. The direction of the rays... |
01/29/2008 |
| 07287887 | Vehicle headlamp A movable shade is moved by a shade driving device between a first shade position which is positioned on an optical axis at a rear focal point of a projection lens and a second shade position which is located further downward than the... |
10/30/2007 |
| 07281827 | Vehicle headlight apparatus A vehicle headlight apparatus includes a headlight and an actuator. The actuator horizontally changes a direction of an optical axis of the headlight. The vehicle headlight apparatus detects a rotational state of at least one... |
10/16/2007 |
| 07264386 | Method and apparatus for adjusting visibility of vehicle An illumination property of headlights 4 is controlled so that light quantity or color in a belt-like region B including a virtual line segment A may be different from those in other regions, and thereby the virtual line segment A which... |
09/04/2007 |
| 07252417 | 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,... |
08/07/2007 |
| 07252418 | Lights for motor vehicles Lights, in particular for motor vehicles, comprising at least one light source and a cover that is arranged in front of the light source in the direction of radiation, wherein the cover includes an electric diffuser which may change the... |
08/07/2007 |
| 07246021 | 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... |
07/17/2007 |
| 07241034 | 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... |
07/10/2007 |
| 07241035 | 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... |
07/10/2007 |
| 07239951 | 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... |
07/03/2007 |
| 07229197 | Vehicle side mirror apparatus A vehicle side mirror apparatus for looking backward circumstances of a vehicle has: a housing that is of a transparent or semitransparent material with a cross section having a predetermined thickness, the housing having a light entering... |
06/12/2007 |
| 07226193 | 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... |
06/05/2007 |
| 07227611 | Adaptive and interactive scene illumination Apparatus for adaptively and interactively lighting a scene includes a digital light projector that includes a light emitter and a digital light processor optically coupled to the emitter such that the emitter light is projected onto... |
06/05/2007 |
| 07210828 | 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... |
05/01/2007 |
| 07204620 | Headlamp device with swivel control for a vehicle Front viewability during turning may be enhanced by a headlamp device for a vehicle arranged to perform swivel control. The headlamp device is arranged so that when a vehicle 2 is turning around a right curve with low beam, the vehicle... |
04/17/2007 |
| 07204621 | 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... |
04/17/2007 |
| 07205680 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp used for a vehicle, includes a semiconductor light emitting element for generating light to be emitted by the vehicular lamp and a current controlling unit for changing a current supplied to the semiconductor light... |
04/17/2007 |
| 07201501 | Lighting device for a vehicle and method for controlling light distribution of the lighting device A lighting device for a vehicle includes multiple light emitting devices. Each light emitting device is constructed of a light emitting diode as a light source and a light guide lens for guiding light emitted from the light emitting... |
04/10/2007 |
| 07195365 | Vehicle lamp Disclosed is a vehicle lamp that is designed to reliably remove snow, etc. adhering to a lens. A carbon-based heating element is mounted within a lamp body so that the heat rays radiated from the heating element irradiate a rear surface... |
03/27/2007 |
| 07195378 | Vehicle lighting apparatus In a vehicle lighting apparatus in which the irradiation direction of lamps provided at the left and right portions of an automobile can be deflected to the left and right directions in association with the steering operation of a... |
03/27/2007 |
| 07195379 | Anti-blinding system for a vehicle An active light source operating system (10,11) for a vehicle (14) includes a light source (50) that generates an initial illumination beam (54). A selective attenuation filter (27,52) forms an emitted illumination beam (56), with an... |
03/27/2007 |
| 07195384 | Adjusting device for head light system An adjusting device for head light assembly includes a motor fixed to a frame and the output shaft of the motor extends through a guiding passage in the frame and connected to a driving rod which includes outer threaded periphery. An... |
03/27/2007 |
| 07178953 | Vehicle headlight optical axis control unit A headlight optical axis control unit of a vehicle capable of reducing cost, improving accuracy and ensuring safety is provided. An inclination angle detecting sensor placed in the front of a vehicle is connected to a control unit, and... |
02/20/2007 |
| 07175319 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A lamp body 20 includes a lamp unit 60 whose irradiation direction is changed according to a running state of a vehicle, a horizontal driving mechanism 90 for horizontally changing the irradiation direction, and a vertical driving... |
02/13/2007 |
| 07153007 | Vehicle lighting apparatus The deflection angles of the irradiation of lamps provided at the left and right portions of an automobile are continuously increased in correspondence to the increase of a steering angle until the steering angle reaches a predetermined... |
12/26/2006 |
| 07150546 | 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... |
12/19/2006 |
| 07150547 | Turn signal and steering responsive adjustable lighting apparatus for vehicle An apparatus for illuminating an area in front of a vehicle, including a lamp and means for deflecting a radiation direction of the lamp in response to a steering action, except when the steering action is performed in a direction... |
12/19/2006 |
| 07144141 | Self-aim vehicle light device A self-aim light device. The light device includes a rotating light shield pivotally coupled to an axis. The light shield could include a mass on one end such that gravitational forces control movement of the light shield around a pivot... |
12/05/2006 |
| 07134771 | Automobile lamp assembly having rotating anti-glare shield and method An automobile lamp assembly including a movable glare shield which is moved into the portion of the beam of light produced by a lamp assembly that is associated with the foreground area, thereby reducing the illumination level in the... |
11/14/2006 |
| 07131741 | 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... |
11/07/2006 |
| 07112925 | Vehicle headlamp system and dimming-type vehicle headlamp Lamp units for radiating a beam ahead of a vehicle in a light distribution pattern are housed in a lamp body. Illumination of the auxiliary lamp units is controlled based on driving conditions. Illumination control means extinguish light... |
09/26/2006 |
| 07104664 | 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... |
09/12/2006 |
| 07090385 | Vehicle headlamp A shade includes a pivot member disposed along a horizontal axis extending in the transverse direction of a vehicle and configured to pivot about the horizontal axis. An indentation section extending in the transverse direction of the... |
08/15/2006 |
| 07080928 | Electronically controlled aircraft retractable landing light with manual retraction capability An electronically controlled retractable landing light (100) for use with aircraft. A controller (106) compares the commanded position of a lighthead (108) by means of a contactless absolute position sensor (212). Operation of a brake... |
07/25/2006 |
| 07077552 | Vehicle head lamp A lighting device unit which conducts illumination for forming an upward protrusion has a light source including a light emitting diode in which three light emitting chips are horizontally arranged, and a projection lens which projects an... |
07/18/2006 |
| 07057504 | Vehicle headlamp apparatus In a headlamp apparatus comprising a sub-CPU integrally provided on a headlamp for controlling an optical axis direction changing operation and a main CPU for sending out to the sub-control circuit a control signal for changing the... |
06/06/2006 |
| 07055993 | Adjustable light assembly for a motorcycle An adjustable light assembly is disclosed comprising, a light and an attachment bracket adapted to secure the light to the vehicle. As the vehicle leans the light pivots directly in response to the pull of gravity in a direction opposite... |
06/06/2006 |
| 07053762 | Projecting direction control system for vehicle headlamp A projecting direction control system for a vehicle headlamp comprises a wheel-speed detecting means for detecting left and right wheel speeds and a posture decision means for calculating centrifugal force from the left and right wheel... |
05/30/2006 |
| 07036964 | 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... |
05/02/2006 |
| 07036963 | Vehicle light apparatus A vehicle light apparatus comprises a controller 10 for changing a lighting range of a lamp L for illuminating a forward part of a vehicle corresponding to a steering angle of the vehicle and for controlling the lighting range of lighting... |
05/02/2006 |
| 07021791 | Vehicular headlamp apparatus A vehicular headlamp apparatus 1 is provided with a first and a second light-emitting portion including a common light source 3 or a plurality of light sources 3 and 3'. The first light-emitting portion 2_1 forms a base beam by normally... |
04/04/2006 |
| 07014345 | Auto-leveling system for vehicle headlamp A auto-leveling system for vehicle headlamp comprises a headlamp an optical axis L of which is tilted vertically by a drive of a motor, a control unit 16 for controlling the drive of the motor 10, a vehicle pitch angle sensing means 14,... |
03/21/2006 |
| 07004606 | Automatic headlamp control An automatic headlamp control system includes an image sensor, such as an imaging array sensor, and a control. The image sensor is operable to capture an image of a scene forwardly of the vehicle and the control is operable to process the... |
02/28/2006 |
| 06994458 | Vehicle headlight and process for operation thereof The invention concerns a process for operation of a vehicle headlight as well as a vehicle headlight (1) with a housing and a light source (3) provided within the housing. In accordance with the invention the housing of the vehicle... |
02/07/2006 |
| 06990397 | System for controlling the in situ orientation of a vehicle headlamp, and method of use A system and method for controlling the in situ orientation of the headlamps of a vehicle, from a camera that is mounted in the headlamp, as a function of the attitude of the vehicle. A camera is secured to a reflector of the headlamp so... |
01/24/2006 |