Motor vehicle lighting system having at least two bend lighting driving lights
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1. A motor vehicle having steering unit and a lighting apparatus, the lighting apparatus comprising:
- at least two driving lights with cut-off beams for illuminating bends in a road ahead of the vehicle and a controlling unit for varying an amount of power supplied to the driving lights as a function of the position of the steering unit.
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Abstract
A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes at least two short range driving lights with chopped beams, for illuminating bends in the road. The system includes a control unit for controlling the power supplied to the short-range (bend lighting) driving lights as a function of the steering deflection of the wheels of the vehicle.
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21 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle having steering unit and a lighting apparatus, the lighting apparatus comprising:
at least two driving lights with cut-off beams for illuminating bends in a road ahead of the vehicle and a controlling unit for varying an amount of power supplied to the driving lights as a function of the position of the steering unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of headlights including reflectors disposed in the front of the vehicle;
a plurality of driving lights having a transverse cutoff beam disposed in the front of the vehicle behind the headlights;
a control unit connected to the driving lights for varying an amount of power supplied to the driving lights based on a plurality of steering deflections of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle;
a sensor being connected to a steering column of the vehicle and the control unit, the sensor measuring the rotations of the column and providing a plurality signals representing the steering deflections of the wheels of the vehicle to the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method utilizing a plurality of driving lights of a vehicle to illuminate the bends of the road ahead of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a plurality of steering deflections of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle; and
varying an amount of power supplied to the lights as a function of the deflections. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A light apparatus for a motor vehicle having a steering system, comprising:
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at least one light generating device; and
a control system for varying an amount of power supplied to the at least one light generating device as a function of a steering deflection associated with the steering system.
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21. A method of operating at least one light generating device for a motor vehicle having a steering system, comprising:
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determining a steering deflection associated with the steering system; and
varying an amount of power supplied to the at least one light generating device as a function of the steering deflection.
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