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Title:
VARIABLE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION HEAD LAMP SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002234381
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To solve a problem that a sense of incongruity is generated at a driver by an operation under a condition, that a visual field is ensured, such as a road fully equipped with a road illumination in a conventional variable light distribution head lamp system.

According to the present invention, in the variable light distribution head lamp system 1, a surrounding illuminance sensor 5 for detecting a surrounding illuminance is provided. In the case where an output level of the surrounding illuminance detection sensor is a predetermined value or more, a light distribution change means stops a function of at least one part. Therefore, for example, at twilight or under condition, that a visual field is ensured, such as a road fully equipped with a road illumination device, the variable light distribution head lamp system is operated and it is solved that a sense of incongruity is generated at a driver.


Inventors:
NAKADATE KOICHI
SEKI KOICHI
Application Number:
JP2001033875A
Publication Date:
August 20, 2002
Filing Date:
February 09, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
B60Q1/02; B60Q1/12; B60Q1/18; (IPC1-7): B60Q1/12; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akimoto Teruo