US 2006/0232987 A1Published application

Vehicular lighting system

AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.

InventorsKazumitsu Kushida, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Yutaka Murata

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Abstract

A vehicular lighting system that enhances motorcycle visibility is provided. Vehicle front headlights, arranged so as to be laterally symmetrical, are formed in a shape of eyes capable of evoking a face. A headlight includes a circular main light forming a pupil portion, an annular ring forming an iris portion, plates each forming a sclera portion (white of eye), an upper frame forming the contour of an upper eyelid portion, and a lower frame forming the contour of a lower eyelid portion. When the main light and the plates are made to emit light, and the ring is non-light emitting, the pupil portion and the sclera portion are clearly discriminated from each other, thus enabling recognition as “eyes” not only in the daytime but also in the nighttime. The light emitting portions may be set as the main light, the upper frame and the lower frame, and the like.

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Dependent claims

A vehicular lighting system comprising plural laterally symmetrical lighting devices arranged on a front portion of a vehicle, wherein each of the lighting devices includes:

a first portion having a circular shape;
a second portion surrounding a periphery of the first portion;
a third portion at least partially in contact with an outer side of the second portion, the third portion having a shape that is elongated in a direction away from the second portion;
a fourth portion arranged above the first, second and third portions, the fourth portion forming an upper contour member;
and
a fifth portion arranged below the first, second, and third portions, the fifth portion forming a lower contour member,
wherein the first, second and third portions are surrounded by the upper contour member and the lower contour member respectively formed by the fourth portion and the fifth portion, and
at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth portions emits light and functions as a vehicle headlight.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.