A headlamp system for a vehicle that includes: a headlamp comprising a photochromic lens, a primary light source for transmitting a headlamp pattern, a secondary light source and a lens heating system; an imaging sensor; and a controller that directs the secondary light source and the heating system to darken or lighten a portion of the lens in response to an exterior object sensed by the sensor.
VEHICULAR HEADLAMP SYSTEM WITH A PHOTOCHROMIC LENS AND A LENS HEATING SYSTEM
2018-10-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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 |
Vehicle headlamp system with obstacle sensor and heated photochromic lens
European Patent Office | 2019
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