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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Jean-françois Le Bars, Elchingen, DE;
Etienne Pauty, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-François Le Bars, Elchingen, DE;
Etienne Pauty, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Vision, Bobigny, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and headlight adapted to supply power to a dual-mode automobile headlight light source able to provide either main beam mode lighting or dipped beam mode lighting, wherein the light source is supplied with electrical power at a first voltage when it is in main beam mode and at a second voltage when it is in dipped beam mode, the second voltage being lower than the first voltage.