公开(公告)号：US06396040B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09508789

申请日：2000-08-04

申请人： Jonathan W. Hill

发明人： Jonathan W. Hill

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： G01J1/4204 ,  B60Q1/1423 ,  B60Q2300/312 ,  B60Q2300/314 ,  B60Q2300/3321 ,  B60Q2300/337 ,  B60Q2300/42 ,  G01J1/42 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  Y02B20/46

摘要： An improved ambient light sensor 20 is provided. Light 105 passes to at least two photosensors 30, 35 with different peak response frequencies. A controller 80 accepts output signals from the photosensors 30, 35 and operates vehicle systems (e.g., headlights 70 or environmental controls 75) accordingly. The controller 80 may distinguish between natural and artificial light, so that headlights 70 are illuminated while a vehicle passes through a well lit tunnel, or is exposed to lights from another vehicle.

摘要翻译： 提供改进的环境光传感器20。 光105传递到具有不同峰值响应频率的至少两个光电传感器30,35。 控制器80接受来自光电传感器30,35的输出信号，并且相应地操作车辆系统（例如，头灯70或环境控制器75）。 控制器80可以区分自然光和人造光，从而当车辆通过良好照明的隧道或暴露于来自另一车辆的灯时，前照灯70被照亮。

公开(公告)号：US06389344B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-14

申请号：US09803354

申请日：2001-03-12

申请人： Kenichi Nishimura ,  Hiroaki Okuchi

发明人： Kenichi Nishimura ,  Hiroaki Okuchi

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/115 ,  B60Q2300/132 ,  B60Q2300/22

摘要： The rear vehicle height HR is detected by the vehicle height sensor as vehicle inclination information by a CPU. Based on the rear vehicle height HR, the inclination angle of the headlight optical axis direction is computed with an inherent control constant corresponding to vehicle specifications preset by a specification discrimination signal. Then, the headlight optical axis direction is adjusted with reference to the pitch angle.

摘要翻译： 车身高度HR由车辆高度传感器作为车辆倾斜信息由CPU检测。 基于后车辆高度HR，通过对应于由规格识别信号预先设定的车辆规格的固有控制常数来计算头灯光轴方向的倾斜角度。 然后，参照俯仰角调节前灯光轴方向。

公开(公告)号：US06709135B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-23

申请号：US09966950

申请日：2001-09-28

申请人： Philippe Couillaud ,  Joël Leleve

发明人： Philippe Couillaud ,  Joël Leleve

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/10 ,  B60Q1/0023 ,  B60Q2200/38 ,  B60Q2300/132

摘要： A device for automatic correction of the orientation of at least one motor-vehicle headlamp upon variations in the attitude of the motor vehicle includes an emitter projecting, onto the ground in front of the vehicle, two light spots (T1, T2) which are spaced apart in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a sensor of the illumination of the light spots (T1, T2) comprising an objective forming an image (I1, I2) of the light spots (T1, T2) on a receiver and supplying an output signal (dc1, dc2) for each one, processing means suitable for deriving a control signal from the output signal from the sensor, and an actuator controlled by the control signal and able to alter the elevation orientation of a reflector of the headlamp.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在机动车辆的姿态变化时自动校正至少一个机动车辆前照灯的方向的装置包括在车辆前方的地面上投射出两个间隔开的光斑（T1，T2）的发射器 在平行于车辆的纵向轴线的方向上分开的光点（T1，T2）的照明传感器包括在接收器上形成光点（T1，T2）的图像（I1，I2）的物镜 并且为每个输出信号提供输出信号（dc1，dc2），适于从来自传感器的输出信号导出控制信号的处理装置和由控制信号控制的致动器，并且能够改变反射器的高度方位 头灯。

公开(公告)号：US06513958B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-04

申请号：US09984246

申请日：2001-10-29

申请人： Masaaki Ishikawa

发明人： Masaaki Ishikawa

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/115 ,  B60Q2300/132

摘要： A vehicle lamp system 1 having a leveling mechanism 2 for controlling the posture of a reflector RF and a stepping motor 3 as a driving source of the leveling mechanism. The lamp system has a detector 5 which may determine whether an external force, such as a vibration or a shock is given to the reflector RF or if there is a possibility that the vibration or shock may be given to the reflector. A rotor is prevented from being deviated from the original position by exciting each phase coil of the stepping motor with the same excitation phase as the last excitation phase at the time when the stepping motor 3 was last driven or otherwise a coil in only one of the last excitation phases at the time when the stepping motor 3 was last driven, and before vibration or a shock is given to the reflector RF after the coils in the respective phases are totally set to a non-excited condition in the stepping motor 3.

公开(公告)号：US06817741B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US10207834

申请日：2002-07-31

申请人： Atsushi Toda ,  Makoto Izawa

发明人： Atsushi Toda ,  Makoto Izawa

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/10 ,  B60Q2300/112 ,  B60Q2300/114 ,  B60Q2300/116 ,  B60Q2300/132 ,  B60Q2300/22

摘要： An irradiating direction control device 1 of a lamp 7 for a vehicle carries out an operation for a vehicle attitude based on detection information obtained by vehicle height detecting means 2 and changes the irradiating direction of the lamp according to the vehicle attitude. Nonvolatile storage means 4 is caused to store data indicate of an actual vehicle height value in the reference state of the vehicle attitude or a difference between the actual vehicle height value and a vehicle height value for a vehicle design, thereby calculating the tilt of the vehicle attitude based on vehicle height data corrected by the stored data at time of irradiation control and controlling the irradiating direction of the lamp correspondingly.

摘要翻译： 车辆用灯7的照射方向控制装置1基于车高检测装置2获取的检测信息进行车辆姿态的动作，根据车辆姿态改变灯的照射方向。 使非易失性存储装置4存储在车辆姿态的基准状态下的实际车辆高度值的数据表示或车辆设计的实际车辆高度值与车辆高度值之间的差，从而计算车辆的倾斜度 基于通过照射控制时的存储数据校正的车辆高度数据的姿态，并相应地控制灯的照射方向。

公开(公告)号：US06729749B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US09986458

申请日：2001-11-08

申请人： Masanori Kondo ,  Kunio Ohashi ,  Yuji Yamada ,  Yoshiyuki Miki

发明人： Masanori Kondo ,  Kunio Ohashi ,  Yuji Yamada ,  Yoshiyuki Miki

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/115 ,  B60Q11/00 ,  B60Q2300/132

摘要： A DC motor is driven with a predetermined driving signal thereto before a headlight axis direction control is started by using a headlight axis control angle calculated on a basis of a variety of sensor information and a positional signal from a potentiometer. If there is no variation in the positional signal, a failure in the driving system of the DC motor is decided to exist. Therefore, for example, if failure detection is implemented when an ignition switch to start an engine is turned on, the failure in the driving system of the DC motor is detected before the headlight needs to be turned on. Thereby, reliability in the system for headlight axis direction control is able to be improved.

摘要翻译： 在通过使用基于各种传感器信息计算的前灯轴控制角和来自电位计的位置信号开始前灯轴方向控制之前，用预定的驱动信号驱动直流电动机。 如果位置信号没有变化，则决定存在直流电动机的驱动系统的故障。 因此，例如，如果在启动发动机的点火开关接通时实施故障检测，则在需要接通前灯之前检测直流电动机的驱动系统的故障。 由此，能够提高用于前照灯轴方向控制的系统的可靠性。

公开(公告)号：US06502035B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-31

申请号：US09854567

申请日：2001-05-15

申请人： Alfred B. Levine

发明人： Alfred B. Levine

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： G08G1/205 ,  B60Q1/346 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2550/20 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/085

摘要： A safety system for automotive vehicles to automatically detect and monitor various movements of a driven vehicle and automatically communicate such movements to others and to the police. Among others, the system detects violations of the traffic laws, including speeding, running stop signs, aggressive driving, tail gating and others. It also detects turns, lane changes, U turns, accelerations, decelerations, proximity to other vehicles, slow driving, weaving from lane to lane and and others. Where a pattern of vehicle movements demonstrates aggressive driving of the vehicle a warning is given to other vehicles. The detected movements may be recorded and/or transmitted by wireless to the Police to enforce penalties against traffic violations. Warnings and other communications may be provided inside of the monitored vehicle to remind the driver and discourage fixture improper conduct and to assist impaired drivers that may lose concentration or hand-eye coordination in control of the vehicle. The exterior communication to others may include flashing lights, horn soundings, sirens and other. The interior communication to the monitored vehicle's driver may be by a visual display, audible announcement, or other.

摘要翻译： 一种汽车的安全系统，用于自动检测和监测从动车辆的各种运动，并自动将此类运动传达给他人和警察。 其中，系统检测到违规行为，包括超速行驶，停车标志，积极驾驶，尾门控等。 它还可以检测转弯，车道变化，U转，加速度，减速度，与其他车辆的接近度，驾驶缓慢，从车道到车道编织等。 如果车辆运动的模式显示出对车辆的积极驾驶，则向其他车辆发出警告。 检测到的动作可以通过无线方式记录和/或传送给警方，对违反交通事故的行为进行惩罚。 可能在被监控车辆内部提供警告和其他通讯，以提醒司机并阻止车辆不正当行为，并协助在车辆控制中失去集中力或手眼协调的受损司机。 与他人的外部通信可能包括闪光灯，喇叭声，警笛等。 与受监控车辆驾驶员的内部通信可以通过视觉显示，声音通知等。

公开(公告)号：US06401020B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-04

申请号：US09644903

申请日：2000-08-24

申请人： Andreas Neumann

发明人： Andreas Neumann

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/115 ,  B60Q2300/112 ,  B60Q2300/132

摘要： Device for control of headlight range of a motor vehicle including a front axle transmitter (1) and a rear axle transmitter (2), which generate signals depending on a position of a vehicle chassis relative to a front axle and a rear axle of the vehicle, wherein the device further includes adjustment devices (14, 15), which can adjust the headlight range of the motor vehicle depending on these signals. The device further includes a speed transmitter (3) and a terrain recognition unit (24), with the terrain recognition unit (24) being connected to the front axle transmitter (1), the rear axle transmitter (2), and the speed transmitter (3). The terrain recognition unit can calculate and store a difference between the signals from the front axle transmitter (1) and the rear axle transmitter (2), subtract a previously calculated difference in the signals, divide the signal obtained by this subtraction by a signal corresponding to the speed of the vehicle, and compare the signal obtained by this division with a predetermined threshold value. The terrain recognition unit (24) decides that a poor road surface is present when the threshold value is exceeded, and possibly deactivates control of the headlight range.

摘要翻译： 用于控制包括前轴变速器（1）和后轴变速器（2）的机动车辆的前灯范围的装置，其根据车辆底盘相对于车辆的前轴和后轴的位置产生信号 ，其中所述装置还包括调节装置（14,15），其可以根据这些信号调节机动车辆的大灯范围。 该装置还包括速度变送器（3）和地形识别单元（24），地形识别单元（24）连接到前轴变送器（1），后桥发射器（2）和速度变送器 （3）。 地形识别单元可以计算和存储来自前轴变送器（1）和后轴发射器（2）的信号之间的差异，减去先前计算出的信号差，将通过该相减获得的信号除以相应的信号 到车辆的速度，并将通过该划分获得的信号与预定阈值进行比较。 当超过阈值时，地形识别单元（24）确定存在路面不良，并且可能停止对大灯范围的控制。

公开(公告)号：US06805472B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US10261501

申请日：2002-10-02

申请人： Kiyotaka Fukawa

发明人： Kiyotaka Fukawa

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/18 ,  B60Q1/12 ,  B60Q2300/054 ,  B60Q2300/112 ,  B60Q2300/114 ,  B60Q2300/122 ,  B60Q2300/124 ,  B60Q2300/126 ,  B60Q2300/128 ,  B60Q2300/142 ,  B60Q2300/336

摘要： The lighting directions of a plurality of lamps RL and LL are controlled independently or integrally corresponding to a running condition. When a vehicle changes a running direction, the direction of the optical axis of one of the lamps is deflected earlier in the running direction and the direction of the optical axis of the other lamp is maintained in a straight running direction in a running condition in which other cars or obstacles might be present in the straight running direction of the vehicle, and the direction of the optical axis of the other lamp is deflected with a delay upon receipt of a further steering operation. It is possible to carry out an illumination in the running direction and the straight running direction of the vehicle. In particular, the invention is very effective for maintaining the safety running of the vehicle on an intersection road or at time of a lane change.

摘要翻译： 多个灯RL和LL的照明方向根据运行状态独立地或整体地被控制。 当车辆改变运行方向时，其中一个灯的光轴方向在运行方向上较早地偏转，并且另一个灯的光轴方向在运行状态下保持在直线运行方向，其中 其他车辆或障碍物可能存在于车辆的直线行进方向上，并且在接收到另外的转向操作时另一个灯的光轴的方向被延迟地偏转。 可以在车辆的行驶方向和直线行驶方向上进行照明。 特别地，本发明对于在交叉路口道路上或车道变更时保持车辆的安全运行非常有效。

公开(公告)号：US06767118B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-27

申请号：US10315879

申请日：2002-12-10

申请人： Lothar Seif ,  Ulrich Neubauer ,  Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn ,  Gustav Klett

发明人： Lothar Seif ,  Ulrich Neubauer ,  Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn ,  Gustav Klett

IPC分类号： B60Q108

CPC分类号： B60Q1/076

摘要： A device for adjusting a light emission direction of a motor vehicle headlight has a unit for executing a pivoting movement of at least one part of the motor vehicle headlight that is held by a suspension and which effects the light emission direction, about an axis of rotation that is approximately parallel to a vertical axis of the motor vehicle, the unit for executing the pivotal movement having at least one electric motor selected from the group consisting of a direct current motor and an alternating current motor.

摘要翻译： 用于调节机动车辆前灯的发光方向的装置具有用于执行由悬架保持的至少一部分机动车辆前灯的枢转运动的单元，并且围绕旋转轴线影响发光方向 大致平行于机动车辆的纵轴，用于执行枢轴运动的单元具有至少一个从直流电动机和交流电动机组成的组中选择的电动机。