Lighting device for vehicles
US6293686A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/802
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The lighting device for a vehicle includes running direction detect means 3 for detecting the vehicle running direction or the vehicle steering angle and vehicle speed detect means 4 for detecting the vehicle speed. An illumination control means 5 specifies the turn-on and turn-off of a plurality of lamps in accordance with detect signals output from the means 3 and 4, thereby changing the combinations of the illumination ranges of the lamps.
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