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Night driving dazzle protection system

US4678296A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 1984
Grant dateJul 7, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 1, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/16
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A night driving dazzle protection system uses anti-dazzle screening material transmitting less than 40% of incident light and arranged on screened portions of right and left eyeglass regions 30 and 20 in front of a driver's eyes. As viewed by the driver, the eyeglass region 20 in the view of the driver's left eye is screened between about 7:30 o'clock and about 9:00 o'clock, and the corresponding eyeglass region 30 in the view of the driver's right eye is unscreened between about 7:30 o'clock and about 9:00 o'clock. Preferably, right and left eyeglass regions 30 and 20 between about 3:00 o'clock and about 4:30 o'clock are screened for the driver's right eye and unscreened for the driver's left eye. Also, upper portions of each of the eyeglass regions are preferably screened from about 9:00 o'clock to about 3:00 o'clock.

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