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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Motohiro Komatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Motohiro Komatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle lighting device includes a light source unit for emitting light for forming a high beam light distribution pattern by projecting forward light from the light source unit. The high beam light distribution pattern has at least two illumination patterns which illuminate areas which are different from each other. A control unit is provided for controlling the at least two illumination patterns to be turned on and off selectively.