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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Valeo North America, Inc., Seymour, IN (US);
Inventor:
Robert Lee King, Seymour, IN (US);
Assignee:
Valeo North America, Inc., Seymour, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 17/02 (2006.01); F21S 41/19 (2018.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); F21S 41/20 (2018.01); F21S 45/43 (2018.01); F21S 41/39 (2018.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/147 (2018.01); F21S 41/33 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 41/675 (2018.01); F21S 43/13 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/37 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21S 45/47 (2018.01); F21W 102/13 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/19 (2018.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/147 (2018.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/285 (2018.01); F21S 41/336 (2018.01); F21S 41/39 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 41/675 (2018.01); F21S 43/13 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01); F21S 43/37 (2018.01); F21S 45/43 (2018.01); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); F21S 45/47 (2018.01); F21W 2102/13 (2018.01);
Abstract
A steerable lighting and/or optical device for a vehicle. A light source transmits a light beam to a rotating mirror which scans or points the light transversely ahead of the vehicle to create a desired beam shape. An intensity of the light source may be modulated during sweeping, including modulation to zero intensity, to control the pattern of light generated by the sweeping beam.