Out-of-vehicle notification device
US10759329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q1/2696
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a light emitting unit, a light emission control unit configured to cause the light emitting unit to flicker corresponding to a traveling state of a host vehicle in a forward-backward direction, a blinker configured to perform notification about a steering direction with respect to an outside of the host vehicle by using light, a blinker control unit configured to cause the blinker to flicker based on an operation instruction for the blinker, and a flickering adjustment unit configured to adjust timing of flickering at which the light emitting unit is caused to flicker by the light emission control unit and timing of flickering at which the blinker is caused to flicker by the blinker control unit.
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