A vehicle that leans into turns and a method for controlling a sub headlight unit for use in a vehicle that leans into turns, the vehicle comprising a sub headlight system with a left and a right sub headlight unit (13L,13R) comprising a plurality of sub headlight light sources (13La, 13Lb, 13Lc, 13Ra, 13Rb, 13Rc) for illuminating, at a left or right side with respect to a width direction of the vehicle, an area ahead and at a left or right side of the vehicle with respect to the width direction of the vehicle, the sub headlight light are arranged from a center toward an upper left or right with respect to the width direction of the vehicle and provided with a control part that changes a brightness of the sub headlight light source in accordance with a lean angle of the vehicle, and with a detection part that detects a variable available for obtaining the lean angle of the vehicle, wherein, when the lean angle of the vehicle reaches a reference value that is individually set for each of the sub headlight light sources, the control part causes the corresponding sub headlight light source to exhibit a predetermined brightness, the sub headlight light sources of the sub headlight unit are sequentially turned on along with an increase in the lean angle to the left or right.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE THAT LEANS INTO TURNS WITH A SUB HEADLIGHT UNIT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SUB HEADLIGHT UNIT FOR USE IN A VEHICLE THAT LEANS INTO TURNS


    Additional title:

    FAHRZEUG, DAS SICH IN KURVEN LEGT, MIT EINER UNTERSCHEINWERFEREINHEIT, VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER UNTERSCHEINWERFEREINHEIT ZUR VERWENDUNG IN EINEM FAHRZEUG, DAS SICH IN KURVEN LEGT
    VÉHICULE QUI PENCHE DANS LES VIRAGES AVEC UN SOUS-BLOC OPTIQUE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN SOUS-BLOC OPTIQUE POUR VÉHICULE QUI PENCHE DANS LES VIRAGES


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    Publication date :

    2016-11-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    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 / B62J Fahrrad- oder Motorradsättel oder -sitze , CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS