Vehicular illumination device
First Claim
1. A vehicular illumination device comprising:
- a vehicular illumination unit whose light distribution is alterable;
a detection unit that detects an illumination object;
a light distribution control unit that performs an alteration control of the vehicular illumination unit so as to alter the light distribution with respect to the illumination object detected by the detection unit;
a determination unit that, when the illumination object detected by the detection unit ceases to be detected, determines whether or not there is a need to maintain the alteration control by the light distribution control unit in a current state; and
a control unit that, when it is determined by the determination unit that there is a need to maintain the alteration control in the current state, controls the light distribution control unit so as to maintain the alteration control by the light distribution control unit in the current state.
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Abstract
A vehicular illumination device includes a light distribution control unit, a determination unit and a control unit. The light distribution control unit performs an alteration control of a vehicular illumination unit so as to alter a light distribution with respect to an illumination object detected by a detection unit. When the illumination object ceases to be detected, the determination unit determines whether or not there is a need to maintain the alteration control in a current state. When it is determined that there is a need to maintain the alteration control in the current state, the control unit controls the light distribution control unit so as to maintain the alteration control in the current state.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicular illumination device comprising:
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a vehicular illumination unit whose light distribution is alterable; a detection unit that detects an illumination object; a light distribution control unit that performs an alteration control of the vehicular illumination unit so as to alter the light distribution with respect to the illumination object detected by the detection unit; a determination unit that, when the illumination object detected by the detection unit ceases to be detected, determines whether or not there is a need to maintain the alteration control by the light distribution control unit in a current state; and a control unit that, when it is determined by the determination unit that there is a need to maintain the alteration control in the current state, controls the light distribution control unit so as to maintain the alteration control by the light distribution control unit in the current state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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