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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaru Sasaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Masuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 11/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0209 (2013.01); B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 11/005 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/116 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle lamp systemincludes a plurality of light source unitsR andL and a controllerwhich controls the plurality of light source unitsR andL. The controllersequentially turns on the plurality of light source unitsR andL when signals for operating a vehicleare input. Thereby, it is possible to call attention to surrounding vehicles or pedestrians when starting the vehicle. The vehicle lamp systemcan call attention to surrounding vehicles or pedestrians when starting a host vehicle.