A sub headlight unit (13L, 13R) for use in a vehicle that leans into turns, the sub headlight unit (13L, 13R) including a sub headlight light source (33L, 33R), the sub headlight unit (13L, 13R) being arranged in a position above and outward of a main headlight light source (11H, 11L) of the vehicle with respect to a width direction of the vehicle and distant from a vehicle body of the vehicle. The sub headlight light source (33L, 33R) is configured to be turned on in accordance with a lean angle of the vehicle and to illuminate, from the position distant from the vehicle body, an area ahead and outward of the vehicle with respect to the width direction of the vehicle.
Vehicle that leans into turns , and method for controlling a sub headlight unit for use in vehicle that leans into turns
Sich in Kurven neigendes Fahrzeug und Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Zusatzscheinwerfereinheit für ein solches Fahrzeug
Véhicule s' inclinant dans les virages et procédé de commande d' un module de phare secondaire pour un tel véhicule
2016-05-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62J Fahrrad- oder Motorradsättel oder -sitze , CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES |
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