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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Hideki Uchida, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideki Uchida, Shizuoka, JP;
Koito Manufacturing, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a lighting system for a vehicle comprising lamp deflection angle control means for changing and controlling a deflection angle in the irradiating direction of a lamp corresponding to the running situation of the vehicle, lamp deflection angle control meansandinclude meansandfor setting the irradiating direction of a lampinto a preset reference position when an ignition switch Sis turned ON. When the electrical system of the vehicle is turned ON so that the illumination of the vehicle can be carried out, the irradiating direction of the lampis set into the reference position. Consequently, when the lamp is turned ON again, a car running in an opposite direction can be prevented from being dazzled by the illuminated light of the lamp.