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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4811 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A sensor unit is disposed outside a lamp housing of a vehicle to detect information in an outside area of the vehicle. An actuator is configured to be able to change at least one of a position and a posture of the sensor unit with respect to the lamp housing. A processor is configured to control an operation of the actuator.