Title:
車両用照明装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6075331
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle includes a projector configured to project an image of visible light; an obstacle detection apparatus configured to detect an obstacle; and a processing apparatus configured to predict a travel area of the vehicle after a predetermined time or a predetermined distance of travel, project a first image with the projector in the predicted travel area upon no obstacle in the predicted travel area being detected by the obstacle detection apparatus, and project a second image, which is different from the first image, with the projector in the predicted travel area upon the obstacle in the predicted travel area being detected by the obstacle detection apparatus.
Inventors:
Kazuya Asaoka
Application Number:
JP2014122487A
Publication Date:
February 08, 2017
Filing Date:
June 13, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60Q1/24; B60Q1/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP201026759A | ||||
| JP2009149152A | ||||
| JP2013203251A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadashige Ito
Tadahiko Ito
Tadahiko Ito