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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiko Kanayama, Hyogo, JP;
Hiro Aoki, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Kai, Kyoto, JP;
Tomoyuki Ogata, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base, a low beam lamp including a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a first high beam lamp including a first high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a second high beam lamp including a second high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; and a lighting controller configured to turn on the low beam light emitting device, the first high beam light emitting device, and the second high beam light emitting device when high beams are turned on. A center of an area illuminated by the first high beam lamp and a center of an area illuminated by the second high beam lamp are horizontally spaced apart from each other.