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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Toshiya Shikano, Wako, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiya Shikano, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light projector includes a polarized light splitterthat splits unpolarized light irradiated from a light sourceinto p-polarized light and s-polarized light, and the p-polarized light and/or the s-polarized light are irradiated as vertical polarized light and/or horizontal polarized light, providing a driver with considerably improved forward visibility in comparison with a conventional headlight.