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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuharu Mano, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/00 (2020.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/18 (2020.01); G01S 17/87 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); G01S 17/18 (2020.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A vehicle sensor includes a first light source for short-distance irradiation and a first camera for short-distance imaging mounted on one headlamp of a pair of left and right headlamps provided in a vehicle, and a second light source for long-distance irradiation and a second camera for long-distance imaging mounted on the other headlamp of the pair of left and right headlamps.