JP6571384B2 - 車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置、車両用前照灯システム - Google Patents
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Description
11:車両検出部
12:制御部
13:光照射範囲設定部
14:配光制御部
20R、20L:ランプユニット
21:LED点灯回路
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- 車両を基準とした左右方向に配列された複数の照射ゾーン毎に個別に光照射可能であって、当該複数の照射ゾーンへの照射光を用いることで複数の領域に対する選択的な光照射を行うことが可能な車両用前照灯システムであって、
点灯制御装置と、
前記点灯制御装置によって制御される車両用前照灯と、
を含み、
前記点灯制御装置は、
前方車両の位置を検出する車両検出部と、
前記複数の領域のうち、前記前方車両の位置に応じた少なくとも1つの領域を光の非照射範囲として設定し、残りの領域を光照射範囲として設定する光照射範囲設定部と、
前記光照射範囲設定部によって設定される前記光照射範囲及び前記非照射範囲に対応した制御信号を生成して前記車両用前照灯へ出力する配光制御部と、
を含み、
前記複数の領域は、前記車両を基準とした左右方向において相互間に隙間なく配置されており、かつ、少なくとも、
前記車両を基準とした左右方向における左端に位置しており前記複数の照射ゾーンのうちの1つである第1照射ゾーンへの前記照射光の一部分で形成される左端領域と、
前記車両を基準とした左右方向における右端に位置しており前記複数の照射ゾーンのうちの1つである第2照射ゾーンへの前記照射光の一部分で形成される右端領域と、
前記左端領域と前記右端領域の間に位置しており、前記第1照射ゾーンと当該第1照射ゾーンの右隣の照射ゾーンの各々への前記照射光の一部分を重ねて形成される第1中間領域及び前記第2照射ゾーンと当該第2照射ゾーンの左隣の照射ゾーンの各々への前記照射光の一部分を重ねて形成される第2中間領域と、
を有し、
前記配光制御部は、前記複数の照射ゾーンのうちで、前記非照射領域に対応する照射ゾーンへの照射光を相対的に暗くするとともに、前記光照射領域であって前記非照射領域と隣り合う領域が前記第1中間領域又は前記第2中間領域である場合にこれらに対応する前記照射ゾーンである前記第1照射ゾーン若しくは前記右隣の照射ゾーン又は前記第2照射ゾーン若しくは前記左隣の照射ゾーンへの照射光の各一部分の重ね合わせによる照射光を相対的に明るくするようにして前記制御信号を生成する、
車両用前照灯システム。 - 前記第1照射ゾーンと前記右隣の照射ゾーンの各々の前記左右方向における幅の略1/2の部分同士が重なり合うことで前記第1中間領域に対する光照射が行われ、
前記第2照射ゾーンと前記左隣の照射ゾーンの各々の前記左右方向における幅の略1/2の部分同士が重なり合うことで前記第2中間領域に対する光照射が行われる、
請求項1に記載の車両用前照灯システム。 - 前記複数の照射ゾーンの各々への照射光の左右幅が略一定である、
請求項1又は2に記載の車両用前照灯システム。 - 前記複数の照射ゾーンの各々への照射光の左右幅が当該照射光の明るさを変えても略一定である、
請求項3に記載の車両用灯具システム。
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