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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Hirotaka Goto, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroaki Tanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Katsuyoshi Nishii, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiaki Nakayama, Miyoshi, JP;
Shohei Morikawa, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yasutsugu Nagatomi, Chiryu, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus mountable on a vehicle includes a movable device, a sensor, and a drive controller. The movable device is mountable on the vehicle so that a person around the vehicle sees the movable device. The movable device has at least one light emitter and is capable of rotating around an imaginary line extending in a height direction of the vehicle. The sensor detects a positional relationship between the vehicle and the person. The drive controller rotates the movable device toward the person based on the positional relationship detected by the sensor. The number of the light emitters shining steadily is increased after the drive controller rotates the movable device toward the person.