System for visually aiding a vehicle driver's depth perception
First Claim
1. A system for visually aiding a vehicle driver'"'"'s depth perception, the system comprising:
- a headlamp assembly mounted on a forward portion of the vehicle;
first and second beam projectors mounted in said headlamp assembly;
said first beam projector being adapted to project a first beam in a plane and parallel to a lengthwise axis of the vehicle; and
said second beam projector being adapted to project a second beam in the plane and in a direction intersecting the first beam;
said beam projectors being separated in said headlamp assembly by a selected distance and said second beam projector being disposed such that the second beam intersects said first beam in the plane at a selected angle;
whereby the beam intersection provides a unitary beam pattern on a surface transverse to the plane at a selected distance forward of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for visually aiding a vehicle driver'"'"'s depth perception includes a headlamp assembly mounted on a forward portion of the vehicle, first and second beam projectors mounted in the headlamp assembly, the first beam projector being adapted to project a first beam in a plane and parallel to a lengthwise axis of the vehicle, and the second beam projector being adapted to project a second beam in the plane and in a direction intersecting the first beam. The beam projectors are separated in the headlamp assembly by a selected distance and the second beam projector is disposed such that the second beam intersects the first beam in the plane at a selected angle, whereby the beam intersection provides a unitary beam pattern on a surface transverse to the plane at a selected distance forward of the vehicle.
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1. A system for visually aiding a vehicle driver'"'"'s depth perception, the system comprising:
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a headlamp assembly mounted on a forward portion of the vehicle;
first and second beam projectors mounted in said headlamp assembly;
said first beam projector being adapted to project a first beam in a plane and parallel to a lengthwise axis of the vehicle; and
said second beam projector being adapted to project a second beam in the plane and in a direction intersecting the first beam;
said beam projectors being separated in said headlamp assembly by a selected distance and said second beam projector being disposed such that the second beam intersects said first beam in the plane at a selected angle;
whereby the beam intersection provides a unitary beam pattern on a surface transverse to the plane at a selected distance forward of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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