B60Q2300/136

HEADLIGHT MATRIX SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE
20220373147 · 2022-11-24 ·

A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.

LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
20220348132 · 2022-11-03 ·

A light emitting device for a leaning vehicle, including a pair of cornering lamps, including a first cornering lamp and a second cornering lamp, that emit light to form a single left-front light emission area and a single right-front light emission area, and a control device that controls light emission by the pair of cornering lamps based on a lean angle of the vehicle body. The control device is configured to cause a first quantity of light and a second quantity of light, which are respectively a quality of light outputted from the at least one light source included in the first cornering lamp and in the second cornering lamp, respectively, to vary in accordance with the lean angle of the vehicle body, such that each of the single left-front light emission area and the single right-front light emission area becomes larger as the lean angle of the vehicle body increases.

Vehicle lamp
11254384 · 2022-02-22 · ·

This vehicular lighting equipment provided on a vehicle (100), which is capable of travelling around a corner by tilting the vehicle body toward the turning direction, comprises a light source, an optical member by which the light emitted from the light source is directed forward from the lighting equipment to form a predetermined light distribution pattern (PL), and a control unit for adjusting the predetermined light distribution pattern (PL) according to the tilted state of the vehicle body. The control unit is configured to adjust a predetermined light distribution pattern (PL2) such that in a light distribution pattern (PL1) corresponding to when the vehicle body is tilted, no light is irradiated in a region located outside the light distribution pattern (PL) corresponding to when the vehicle body is in the vertical state.

METHOD AND ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR STABILIZING A MOTORCYCLE FRONT LIGHTING
20170225735 · 2017-08-10 ·

Method and electromechanical device (1) for stabilizing the front lighting of a motorcycle provided with a front lighting device (2). The electromechanical device (1) comprises a sensor set (3) for detecting the lateral tilting angle experienced by the motorcycle on taking a curve and a motor (4) to drive the gear system (8). The gear system (8) forces the lighting device (2) to turn a rotation angle that compensates the lateral tilting experienced by the motorcycle. In this way, by means of the electromechanical device (1) of the invention, an appropriate distribution of the front lighting of the motorcycle is maintained throughout the entire straight-line or curvilinear path, without the need to add additional lighting devices and in accordance with the prevailing regulation regarding front lighting devices.

Straddle-type vehicle

A straddle-type vehicle which turns while a vehicle body is banked to a first side in a vehicle width direction around a predetermined angular displacement center, comprises a head lamp which irradiates a head lamp irradiation region set to be forward relative to the vehicle body; a first auxiliary lamp which irradiates a first auxiliary lamp irradiation region set to be forward relative to the head lamp irradiation region, in a region which is inward with respect to a turning direction; and a second auxiliary lamp which irradiates a second auxiliary lamp irradiation region set to be forward relative to the first auxiliary lamp irradiation region, in the region which is inward with respect to the turning direction, wherein a distance between the second auxiliary lamp and the angular displacement center is less than a distance between the first auxiliary lamp and the angular displacement center.

Aircraft lamp that changes irradiation direction

An aircraft lamp includes a variable lamp unit in which an irradiation direction of light by a light source changes; a behavior detection unit that detects behavior of an airframe; and a controller that controls the irradiation direction of the light by the variable lamp unit based on a detection result of the behavior of the airframe.

AIRCRAFT LAMP
20210394925 · 2021-12-23 ·

An aircraft lamp includes a variable lamp unit in which an irradiation direction of light by a light source changes; a behavior detection unit that detects behavior of an airframe; and a controller that controls the irradiation direction of the light by the variable lamp unit based on a detection result of the behavior of the airframe.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LUMINOUS DEVICE WITH A VIEW TO EMITTING A PIXELATED LIGHT BEAM
20220203883 · 2022-06-30 · ·

The invention relates to a method for controlling a luminous device of a motor vehicle arranged to emit a pixelated light beam in a preset emission region. The method includes receiving an instruction to emit a desired pixelated luminous function for each of the luminous modules. The instruction for creating a digital image forming one segment of the desired pixelated luminous function in a frame corresponding to the preset emission region of the luminous module, the digital image being independent of the types of light sources and of optical device of the luminous module. The method further correcting said created digital image depending on the types of light sources and of optical device of the luminous module. The method additionally emitting, with the luminous module, into the preset emission region, a pixelated light beam corresponding to the corrected digital image.

VEHICLE HEADLAMP AIMING ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM

A vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system includes a headlamp controller configured to adjust an emission direction of light emitted from a headlamp; a sensing unit configured to measure a sensing area on a ground and measure a change of the sensing area; and a controller configured to receive information about the sensing area measured by the sensing unit, compare the measured sensing area with a pre-stored reference area, and transmit a control signal to the headlamp controller such that the emission direction of light is adjusted in accordance with a change of the sensing area when the sensing area is different from the reference area. The above-describe vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system can check an emission area of light of a headlamp and secure the driver's field of view by correcting the emission area

HEADLIGHT DEVICE AND LEANING VEHICLE
20230249771 · 2023-08-10 ·

A headlight device includes a headlight and a control device. The headlight includes a plurality of light sources that is configured to light one or more left oblique areas located in the ahead-driving direction of the leaning vehicle on the left, one or more right oblique areas located in the ahead-driving direction of the leaning vehicle on the right, and one or more lower areas located in the ahead-driving direction of the leaning vehicle. The control device controls the headlight to light at least the left oblique areas and the right oblique areas based on adaptive lighting control. At least one of the left oblique areas and at least one of the right oblique areas that are lit based on the adaptive lighting control spread more outwardly in a left-right direction than any of the lower areas.