HEADLAMP IN AN AUTOMOBILE

• US 20100008097A1
• Filed: 06/06/2007
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Illium, Justus, Kanning, Torsten
• Granted Patent: US 8,401,741 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/464
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/12 due to steering position
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/112 Vehicle speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/114 Vehicle acceleration or deceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/122 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/134 Yaw

Abstract

A headlamp in an automobile, which is rotatable about a yaw axis when negotiating a bend, has a controller for controlling the rotary movement. In order to improve the illumination of a roadway lying in front of an automobile, the controller may take into account a driving profile.

Claims

1. A automobile headlamp system, comprising:

a headlamp rotatable about a yaw axis; and

a controller adapted to control a rotary movement of the headlamp,

wherein the controller is further adapted to control the rotary movement based at least on part on a driving profile.

2. The automobile headlamp system according to claim 1, wherein the driving profile is a stored driving profile.

4. The automobile headlamp system according to claim 1, wherein the driving profile is an individual driving profile.

5. The automobile headlamp system according to claim 4, wherein the controller is adapted to store the individual driving profile.

6. The automobile headlamp system according to claim 1, wherein the driving profiles is selected with a personalizing function.

7. The automobile headlamp system according to claim 1, further comprising a static turning light that is controllable based at least in part on the driving profile.

3. (canceled)