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Vehicle headlamp control system
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1993-03-15
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Granted: 1995-01-17
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Expires: 2013-03-15
Abstract
Abstract Disclosure is a vehicle headlamp control system having a control circuit which can control the operation and the intensity of illumination of headlamps with ease. The vehicle headlamp control system has a control circuit for controlling the operations of headlamps on a vehicle at the start of the engine. The control circuit operates to adjust the duty ratios of driving pulse currents applied to the headlamps through transistors, thereby to adjust the intensities of illumination of the headlamps. The control circuit has elements for adjusting the duty ratios. With the system, the intensities of illumination of the headlamps can be adjusted with ease.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuichi Katsumata
- 👤 Akira Kawabata
- 👤 Hironori Matsumoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:48
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B39/00; H05B39/04; H05B39/041; H05B39/044; H05B39/047; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/14; B60Q1/1415; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B20/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A vehicle headlamp control device for controlling operation of a headlamp on a vehicle, said control device comprising: a control circuit for controlling an intensity of illumination of said vehicle headlamp by applying a driving pulse current to said headlamp through a transistor, said control circuit including: a frequency division counter for adjusting a duty ratio of said driving pulse current in response to a control signal to change said intensity of illumination of said head lamp.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A vehicle headlamp control device for controlling operation of a headlamp on a vehicle, said control device comprising: a control circuit for controlling an intensity of illumination of said vehicle headlamp by applying a driving pulse current to said headlamp through a transistor, said control circuit including: a frequency division counter for adjusting a duty ratio of said driving pulse current in response to a control signal to change said intensity of illumination of said head lamp.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A vehicle headlamp control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control circuit maximizes said duty ratio of said driving pulse current to maximize said intensity illumination of said headlamp in response to said control signal provided by at least one of a dimmer passing switch and a headlamp switch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vehicle headlamp control device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a selecting switch for providing said control signal to set said duty ratio to a predetermined value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vehicle headlamp control device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising terminals for setting said duty ratio to a predetermined value by grounding at least one of said terminals with a wire harness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A vehicle headlamp control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control circuit interrupts an application of said driving pulse current in response to an output signal of a parking brake switch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A vehicle headlamp control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control circuit turns on said headlamp at a start of an engine thereof.
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