Patent · US Active

Low and high beam headlamp

US8950912B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by
3References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2012
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 8, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21Y2105/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle headlamp system having a headlamp module and a processor. The headlamp module may include a light source and a reflector. The light source may include a plurality of light emitters which are individually controllable by the processor. The reflector may include a plurality of facets for reflecting the light received from the light source. The headlamp module is capable of switching between high and low beam light without mechanically movable components.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.