Motor vehicle lighting system having at least two bend lighting driving lights
AssigneeValeo Vision
InventorsAndr{acute over (e)} Prevost, Jo{umlaut over (e)}l Leleve
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Abstract
A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes at least two short range driving lights with chopped beams, for illuminating bends in the road. The system includes a control unit for controlling the power supplied to the short-range (bend lighting) driving lights as a function of the steering deflection of the wheels of the vehicle.
Claims21
A motor vehicle having steering unit and a lighting apparatus, the lighting apparatus comprising:
- at least two driving lights with cut-off beams for illuminating bends in a road ahead of the vehicle and a controlling unit for varying an amount of power supplied to the driving lights as a function of the position of the steering unit.
A lighting apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of headlights including reflectors disposed in the front of the vehicle;
- a plurality of driving lights having a transverse cutoff beam disposed in the front of the vehicle behind the headlights;
- a control unit connected to the driving lights for varying an amount of power supplied to the driving lights based on a plurality of steering deflections of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle;
- a sensor being connected to a steering column of the vehicle and the control unit, the sensor measuring the rotations of the column and providing a plurality signals representing the steering deflections of the wheels of the vehicle to the control unit.
A method utilizing a plurality of driving lights of a vehicle to illuminate the bends of the road ahead of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a plurality of steering deflections of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle;
- and
- varying an amount of power supplied to the lights as a function of the deflections.
A light apparatus for a motor vehicle having a steering system, comprising:
- at least one light generating device;
- and
- a control system for varying an amount of power supplied to the at least one light generating device as a function of a steering deflection associated with the steering system.
A method of operating at least one light generating device for a motor vehicle having a steering system, comprising:
- determining a steering deflection associated with the steering system;
- and
- varying an amount of power supplied to the at least one light generating device as a function of the steering deflection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.