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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Fumihiko Mouri, Owariasahi, JP;
Takahiko Honda, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle front headlight device including: a first and a second front headlights configuring a left and right pair, each including a light source configured to emit light, a rotating mirror configured to reflect the emitted light while rotating, and a lens configured to allow the reflected light to pass through and shine ahead of a vehicle; and a controller that controls switching ON and OFF of the respective light sources and rotational drive of the respective rotating mirrors of the first and the second front headlights, such that, in a light distribution region formed by illumination of the first and the second front headlights, a first non-illuminated region that is not illuminated by the first front headlight is illuminated by the second front headlight, and a second non-illuminated region that is not illuminated by the second front headlight is illuminated by the first front headlight.