Sub headlight unit and sub headlight system for use in vehicle that leans into turns, and vehicle that leans into turns
US8987991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q2400/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sub headlight unit for use in a vehicle that leans into turns includes a sub headlight light source that illuminates an area ahead and outward of the vehicle with respect to a width direction of the vehicle. The sub headlight light source is configured to, when the vehicle is in an upright state, produce an illumination range including an area above a horizontal plane. The sub headlight light source is turned on in accordance with a lean angle of the vehicle. At a time of parking or stopping or at a time of running straight ahead, the sub headlight light source is turned on or caused to flash with the amount of light per unit of time being reduced as compared with the amount of light per unit of time emitted when the sub headlight light source is turned on in accordance with the lean angle of the vehicle.
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