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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2020
Fumihiko Mouri, Owariasahi, JP;
Takanori Hamamoto, Isehara, JP;
Daisuke Takamura, Isehara, JP;
Stéphane André, Bobigny, FR;
Fumihiko Mouri, Owariasahi, JP;
Takanori Hamamoto, Isehara, JP;
Daisuke Takamura, Isehara, JP;
Stéphane André, Bobigny, FR;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., Isehara, JP;
Valeo Vision, Bobigny, FR;
Abstract
A vehicle front headlight device includes: a fixed illumination section configured to shine light toward a first illuminated region at a lower side ahead of a vehicle; a variable illumination section that selectively adopts either an illumination angle from which light is shone toward a second illuminated region further ahead of the vehicle than and at an upper side of the first illuminated region, or a depiction angle from which a depicted pattern is shone toward a depiction region nearer to the vehicle than the first illuminated region; a support member to which the fixed illumination section being attached; a retention section that retains the variable illumination section and is supported by the support member so that it can pivot about an axial direction running along a vehicle width direction; and a drive section that causes the retention section to selectively adopt either the illumination angle or the depiction angle.