Patent · US Expired

Lighting device for vehicles

US6293686A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 2000
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 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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