Vehicle headlamps with flash duration limiting
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1. A headlamp system for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one first headlamp which is switchable between at least a high-intensity beam mode and a low-intensity beam mode;
a biased actuator movable by a driver of the vehicle between a temporary-ON position and an OFF position, and which is biased from said temporary-ON position to said OFF position; and
a second headlamp;
means for energizing the second headlamp to produce at least one flash for a period of time when said biased actuator is moved to said temporary-ON position, said period of time being less than 2 seconds; and
wherein successive activation of said biased actuator by said driver results, in the absence of any adjustments to said headlamp system between said movements of the biased actuator, in the second headlamp being correspondingly energized with substantially the same intensity.
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Abstract
A vehicle headlamp system including at least one headlamp switchable between at least a high beam mode and a low beam mode by a biased actuator movable by a driver of the vehicle, a headlamp arranged to emit a flash when the biased actuator is moved to a temporary-on position, and means for limiting the maximum duration of the flash to less than 2 seconds.
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1. A headlamp system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one first headlamp which is switchable between at least a high-intensity beam mode and a low-intensity beam mode; a biased actuator movable by a driver of the vehicle between a temporary-ON position and an OFF position, and which is biased from said temporary-ON position to said OFF position; and a second headlamp; means for energizing the second headlamp to produce at least one flash for a period of time when said biased actuator is moved to said temporary-ON position, said period of time being less than 2 seconds; and wherein successive activation of said biased actuator by said driver results, in the absence of any adjustments to said headlamp system between said movements of the biased actuator, in the second headlamp being correspondingly energized with substantially the same intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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