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Discharge lamp device for vehicle

US6351074B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 5, 2000
Grant dateFeb 26, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A steady-state condition in which respective discharge lamps for main beam and for dipped beam are both turned on, a sum (P1+P2) of a value of power supplied to each discharge lamp is controlled to be smaller than a sum (P1R+P2R) of a rated power value for each discharge lamp.

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