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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Fumihiko Mouri, Owariasahi, JP;
Kento Nakazato, Tama, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
At the time of lane change of the own vehicle, a light pattern, which is a pattern in which three partial projection regions of a predetermined shape are arranged in a direction extending from the own vehicle to the lane side of the lane change destination, is projected from the lamp of the own vehicle in a direction extending from the own vehicle to the lane side of the lane change destination. Further, by reducing the number of partial projection regions of a predetermined shape included in the light pattern at the timing at which the lane change has progressed, the length of the light pattern is made shorter than the timing at which the lane change starts.