Lighting device for vehicles
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshihisa Hayami, Hiroyuki Ishida, Hideki Uchida, Atsushi Sugimoto
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Abstract
The lighting device for a vehicle includes running direction detect means 3 for detecting the vehicle running direction or the vehicle steering angle and vehicle speed detect means 4 for detecting the vehicle speed. An illumination control means 5 specifies the turn-on and turn-off of a plurality of lamps in accordance with detect signals output from the means 3 and 4, thereby changing the combinations of the illumination ranges of the lamps.
Claims26
A lighting device for a vehicle, the lighting device comprising:
- a plurality of lamps disposed in a front portion of the vehicle;
- running direction detect means for detecting one of a vehicle running direction and a vehicle steering angle;
- vehicle speed detect means for detecting a vehicle speed;
- and
- illumination control means for specifying the turn-on and turn-off of said lamps according to detect signals output from said running direction detect means and said vehicle speed detect means to change the combinations of the illumination ranges of said lamps.
A lighting device for a vehicle, the lighting device comprising:
- a plurality of lamps mounted on the vehicle;
- a first sensor that detects a vehicle turning direction;
- a second sensor that detects a vehicle speed;
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- a controller coupled to said first and said second sensors,
- wherein the controller turns said lamps on and off according to signals output from said first and said second sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.