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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); F21S 43/236 (2018.01); F21S 43/249 (2018.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 1/503 (2013.01); F21S 43/236 (2018.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01); F21S 43/249 (2018.01); F21V 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle communication system installed in a vehicle includes: a lamp for illumination, a display or signal; a display that is configured by a planar light emitter and has an information display function; and a control unit that is capable of controlling turning-on of the lamp and of the display. The control unit is configured to control the lamp and the display in a linked manner, and present vehicle information indicating a condition of the vehicle by combining light emission of the lamp with information display of the display.