Control apparatus for vehicle headlight
US11603033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q2300/41
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control apparatus (1) for vehicle headlight including a rear end detection unit (3, 7) that detects a rear end (117) of a preceding vehicle (111) and a light blocking area setting unit (7) that sets a light blocking area (123) that includes the rear end within a light illumination area of a headlight (101, 103) of an own vehicle (107), wherein the light blocking area setting unit sets the light blocking area such that a spreading extent (125, 127) of the light blocking area outside the rear end is wider on a side in which a front end of the preceding vehicle is present than on the opposite side with reference to the rear end as viewed from the own vehicle.
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