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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Izawa, Aichi, JP;
Tadanao Hamamoto, Aichi, JP;
Masaru Ishikawa, Aichi, JP;
Harumi Dohke, Aichi, JP;
Tasuku Nakano, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 77 ; 315 82 ; 315 83 ; 315158 ;
Abstract
The present invention utilizes a dimmer switch for alternating the lighting direction of a vehicle headlamp, but does so utilizing control apparatus that ensures that only low beam-directed light is emitted by the headlamp when the headlamp is turned ON. The possiblity which might be presented if oncoming traffic is suddenly met with high beam-directed light when an automobile driver turns his headlamps ON is thereby averted.