Patent · US Expired

Method of adjusting a vehicle headlight and headlight unit

US5988837A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. · DE

Inventors

Karsten Eichhorn · Ennigerloh, DE
Franz-Josef Kalze · Harsewinkel, DE
Christian Plattfaut · Lippstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 1997
Grant date	Nov 23, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60Q2300/21
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for adjusting a vehicle headlight during cornering, involves creating cornering light by superimposing a light distribution pattern (37) with a greater horizontal dispersion than that of a low-beam light onto the low-beam light distribution pattern (36). A fog-light distribution pattern (37) of a fog light is used as the light distribution pattern having the greater horizontal dispersion. A single headlight unit can be used for generating such cornering light according to the method of this invention.

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