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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Motohiro Komatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/675 (2018.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); F21S 41/255 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21W 102/155 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); F21S 41/255 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); B60Q 2300/056 (2013.01); F21W 2102/155 (2018.01);
Abstract
A vehicle light fixture system includes: a low-beam unit adapted to form a low-beam light distribution pattern having a cutoff line and to independently adjust illuminance in a plurality of subareas in the low-beam light distribution pattern arranged below and along the cutoff line; and a light distribution control device that controls the low-beam unit to form a first reduced illuminance portion in, of the plurality of subareas, the subarea having a position in a vehicle width direction overlapping a position of a vehicle in front in the vehicle width direction.