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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F21S 41/33 (2018.01); F21S 41/675 (2018.01); F21S 41/27 (2018.01); F21S 41/148 (2018.01); F21S 41/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); F21S 41/148 (2018.01); F21S 41/27 (2018.01); F21S 41/33 (2018.01); F21S 41/675 (2018.01); F21S 41/28 (2018.01);
Abstract
When a pedestrian who is crossing a road or is about to cross a road is detected and it is determined that there is a risk of the own vehicle coming into contact with the pedestrian, a figure rendering forming optical unit provided in a housing of a head lamp emits a spot of light having a predetermined width and a predetermined length to a road surface ahead in a crossing direction including the pedestrian or the like. Accordingly, the pedestrian or the like knows the presence of an approaching vehicle and a driver knows the presence of the pedestrian or the like who is crossing a road or is about to cross a road.