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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Akinobu Todani, Iida, JP;
Toshinori Origane, Iida, JP;
Akinobu Todani, Iida, JP;
Toshinori Origane, Iida, JP;
OMRON Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention aims to perform optical axis adjustment while a vehicle is stopped only in necessary situations and to avoid unnecessary adjustment, and to further enhance durability. A headlight optical axis adjustment device for adjusting an optical axis of a headlight based on a pitch angle of the vehicle includes an opened/closed state detection section for detecting an open/closed state of an open/close unit where the opened state is when a passenger gets on/out or when a baggage is being loaded/unloaded to and from the vehicle; and an optical axis adjustment permitting section for permitting optical axis adjustment of the headlight based on the pitch angle of the vehicle when the opened state of the open/close unit is detected by the opened/closed state detection section.