Angle-adjusting vehicular headlights
US10787115B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/931
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The angle-adjusting vehicular headlights comprise a housing, a swivel bracket, a distance checker, a tilt mechanism, a controller, and a headlight socket. The angle-adjusting vehicular headlights may change an elevation angle of a headlight responsive to a determination by the controller that an inclination angle of a vehicle has changed. As non-limiting examples, the inclination angle may have changed due to a cargo load that has been placed into the vehicle thus compressing the vehicle suspension or the inclination angle may have changed due to the cargo load being removed from the vehicle and the resulting decompression of the vehicle suspension. angle-adjusting vehicular headlights may generally be deployed in pairs.
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