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Title:
APPROACHING MOVING BODY ASSISTANCE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/121570
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention is provided with: a nose-like sensor (3) which is disposed on the front/lateral side of the host vehicle (100) and detects a moving body approaching the host vehicle (100); a front/lateral light (9) which is, differently from a headlight provided directed to the front of the host vehicle (100), provided further forward of a vehicle than front door panel and at least visible when viewed from the vehicle width direction; and an assistance ECU(8) for performing illumination highlight level change control to change the illumination highlight level (X) of the front/lateral light (9). Upon detecting an approaching moving body, the assistance ECU (8) raises the illumination highlight level (X).

Inventors:
KAWAMATA SHINYA (JP)
OZAKI OSAMU (JP)
KAMINADE TAKUYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/053727
Publication Date:
August 22, 2013
Filing Date:
February 16, 2012
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
KAWAMATA SHINYA (JP)
OZAKI OSAMU (JP)
KAMINADE TAKUYA (JP)
International Classes:
B60Q1/52; B60R21/00; G08G1/16
Foreign References:
JP2011063187A2011-03-31
JP2008230568A2008-10-02
JP2005185055A2005-07-07
JPH10503139A1998-03-24
JP2006151287A2006-06-15
JP2010264912A2010-11-25
JP2009067214A2009-04-02
JP2009120147A2009-06-04
JP2000036098A2000-02-02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAKAI, Hiroaki et al. (JP)
Hiroaki Sakai (JP)
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