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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuma Kitazawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); F21S 41/65 (2018.01); F21W 102/17 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); F21S 41/65 (2018.01); B60Q 2300/054 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/312 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/41 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/42 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/45 (2013.01); F21W 2102/17 (2018.01);
Abstract
A vehicle lamp includes: a variable light distribution lamp capable of generating a beam having a variable intensity distribution; an infrared illumination device configured to irradiate a front; an infrared camera configured to image the front; and a light distribution controller configured to detect a snow particle based on an output of the infrared camera, generate a light distribution pattern in which a portion corresponding to the snow particle is shaded, and control the variable light distribution lamp.