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VEHICLE HEADLAMP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

  • US 20100060169A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2009
  • Published: 03/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle headlamp apparatus comprising:

  • a first lamp configured to selectively produce a first high beam light distribution pattern and an infrared light distribution pattern;

    a second lamp configured to selectively produce a second high beam light distribution pattern and a low beam light distribution pattern;

    a vehicle detector which detects a vehicle running ahead; and

    a condition-dependent selection controller which controls the first and second lamps, whereinthe condition-dependent selection controller controls the second lamp to produce the low beam light distribution pattern if the vehicle detector detects a vehicle and to produce the second high beam light distribution pattern if the vehicle detector detects no vehicle, andthe condition-dependent selection controller controls the first lamp to produce the infrared light distribution pattern, irrespective of whether the vehicle detector detects a vehicle.

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