Patent classifications
B62J6/023
Adaptive lighting system
A lighting system for a vehicle having a housing, a plurality of elements generating an intensity of light and a controller. The controller selectively changing the intensity of at least one of the plurality of elements based on a sensed condition.
Adaptive lighting system
A lighting system for a vehicle having a housing, a plurality of elements generating an intensity of light and a controller. The controller selectively changing the intensity of at least one of the plurality of elements based on a sensed condition.
LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE FOR LIGHT SOURCE, VEHICULAR LIGHT, AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD FOR LIGHT SOURCE
Provided is a lighting control device capable of reducing the lighting delay when a light source is turned on/off in accordance with the bank angle of a vehicle. The lighting control device which controls the lighting state of the light source sets the time period required for turning on the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body in the vehicle width direction is larger than a reference value, and causes the light source to be fully turned on over the set time period. The lighting control device also sets the time period required for turning off the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body is smaller than a reference value, and causes the light source to be dimmed and turned off over the set time period.
Vehicle
A vehicle comprises a head lamp which irradiates a head lamp irradiation region set in front of a vehicle body; an auxiliary lamp which irradiates an auxiliary lamp irradiation region set in front of the head lamp irradiation region; a bank state detecting section which detects a bank state of the vehicle body; and a lighting control section which lights the auxiliary lamp depending on the bank state, the lighting control section causes the auxiliary lamp to be lighted in a set lighting state when the bank state detecting section detects a predetermined set bank state, and the lighting control section causes the auxiliary lamp to be lighted in a preceding lighting state at luminosity lower than that of the set lighting state, when the bank state detecting section detects a preceding bank state which occurs before the vehicle body reaches the set bank state.
Adaptive Lighting System
A lighting system for a vehicle having a vehicle structure. The vehicle has a vehicle speed sensor generating a vehicle speed signal. The lighting system has a housing and a lens coupled to the housing. The lens has a focal point. The system also has a plurality of light sources generating light and an actuator coupled to the lens. A controller selectively controls the actuator to move the lens relative to the light sources to change the focal point based on the vehicle speed signal.
Adaptive Lighting System
A lighting system for a vehicle having a vehicle structure. The vehicle has a vehicle speed sensor generating a vehicle speed signal. The lighting system has a housing and a lens coupled to the housing. The lens has a focal point. The system also has a plurality of light sources generating light and an actuator coupled to the lens. A controller selectively controls the actuator to move the lens relative to the light sources to change the focal point based on the vehicle speed signal.
Straddle-type vehicle
A straddle vehicle comprises a cover member covering a vehicle body; a head lamp unit which is disposed at a front portion of the straddle vehicle and emits a light beam with which a forward region of the vehicle body is irradiated; and a sub-light-unit which is provided separately from the head lamp unit and emits the light beam with which the forward region is irradiated, wherein the sub-light-unit includes: a housing disposed along an edge of the cover member; a light source member which emits the light beam inside the housing; a reflector which is accommodated in the housing and reflects the light beam emitted from the light source member; and an optical axis adjustment mechanism which supports the reflector on the housing in such a manner that the reflector is tiltable with respect to the housing, and changes a posture of the reflector with respect to the housing.
HEADLIGHT MATRIX SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE
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 with a lateral edge that is angled relative the optical horizon.
HEADLIGHT MATRIX SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE
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.
SADDLE-RIDING TYPE ROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A NOT-ROLLING FRONT FAIRING
A saddle-riding type motor vehicle comprises steerable and rollable front wheels, at least one drive rolling wheel, an articulated rolling quadrilateral connected to a frame, and a steering assembly pivotably connected to the frame to control the front wheels. A suspension assembly is interposed between the front wheels and the quadrilateral to allow a sussultatory movement of the wheels with respect to the quadrilateral. The latter comprises lower and upper cross-members hinged to the frame to oscillate about rolling median axes parallel and substantially lying on a center plane of the motor vehicle. The articulated rolling quadrilateral further comprises first and second uprights hinged to the cross-members so as to rotate about further rolling axes parallel to the median rolling axes. A front-end fairing is directly and rigidly connected to one of the cross-members of the articulated roll quadrilateral, and comprises two wheel arch portions arranged above the front wheels.