Vehicle light controller
US8525445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S1/0818
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A first light on/off check portion 3 checks the on/off of a light depending on the brightness, and a second light on/off check portion 9 checks the on/off of the light depending on the rain. A light control portion 10, when the rain-dependent on/off check shows the turn-on of the light, turns on a head lamp to avoid the visibility difficulty caused by the rain and, when the rain-dependent on/off check shows the turn-off of the light, according to the result of the check of the brightness-dependent on/off of the light, controls the head lamp and small lamp. A running scene check portion 8 checks the states of the inside and outside of a tunnel, and the second light on/off check portion 9, when the rain-dependent on/off check shows the turn-on of the light, continues the turn-on of the light on/off check for a given time.
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