WO2021200803A1 - 車両用前照灯及び車両用前照灯システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle headlight and a vehicle headlight system including the vehicle headlight.
- a vehicle headlight that changes the light distribution pattern of the emitted light based on information from a detection device that detects another vehicle located in front of the vehicle is known.
- the following Patent Document 1 describes such a vehicle headlight, and the vehicle headlight is located in front of the vehicle and a light emitting unit capable of changing the light distribution pattern of the emitted light.
- This control unit controls the lamp so that the width of the region where the light irradiation is suppressed changes in the left-right direction according to the position of the other vehicle in the left-right direction.
- Patent Document 1 does not consider the dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle when the other vehicle turns.
- the present invention provides a vehicle headlight that can suppress dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle when the other vehicle turns, and a vehicle headlight system including the vehicle headlight. The purpose.
- the present invention is a vehicle headlight mounted on a vehicle, which emits light having a changeable light distribution pattern toward another vehicle located in front of the vehicle.
- a determination unit that determines information from the unit and a detection device that detects the other vehicle and generates a signal indicating a turning notice of the other vehicle, a signal indicating the other vehicle detected by the detection device, and the other.
- the control unit includes a control unit for inputting a signal indicating a vehicle turning notice, and the control unit is such that at least the driver of the other vehicle is outside the vehicle in the light distribution pattern when the signal indicating the other vehicle is input.
- the region including the first region that overlaps all of the visual recognition portions for visually recognizing the vehicle is a dimming region in which the total amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit is reduced as compared with that before the signal indicating the other vehicle is input.
- the light emitting unit is controlled so as to be such that, in addition to the signal indicating the other vehicle and the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is further input, at least the first region of the dimming region is the other. It is characterized in that the light emitting unit is controlled so as to spread toward the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice after the signal indicating the vehicle is input and before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input. It is a thing.
- the turning notice may be, for example, a state in which the turn lamp of another vehicle is blinking.
- the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice means the turning side of another vehicle when viewed from the own vehicle. For example, when the other vehicle is the preceding vehicle and the right turn lamp of the other vehicle blinks, the side on which the other vehicle turns is on the right side. On the other hand, when the other vehicle is an oncoming vehicle and the left turn lamp of the other vehicle blinks, the side on which the other vehicle turns is on the right side when viewed from the own vehicle.
- a visual recognition unit for the driver of another vehicle to visually recognize the outside of the vehicle for example, a front window or the like can be mentioned when the other vehicle is an oncoming vehicle, and for example, a side mirror when the other vehicle is a preceding vehicle.
- Rear window image pickup device that images the rear of the vehicle, and the like.
- this vehicle headlight when a signal indicating a turning notice of another vehicle is input to the control unit, at least the first region of the dimming region is input with a signal indicating another vehicle. Later, it spreads toward the turning direction side as compared with before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input. Therefore, the region of the light distribution pattern in which the line of sight of the driver of the other vehicle moves may be darker than the other regions of the light distribution pattern. Therefore, according to this vehicle headlight, it is possible to suppress dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle when the other vehicle turns.
- the dimming region includes a second region connected to the lower edge of the first region, and the left edge of the second region is located on the right side of the left edge of the first region.
- the right edge of the second region is preferably located to the left of the right edge of the first region.
- the width of the dimming region in the left-right direction becomes narrower below the visible portion of the other vehicle, so that the ratio of the bright region to the light distribution pattern can be increased. Therefore, the front visibility of the own vehicle can be improved. In addition, the area below the visible portion of the other vehicle tends not to touch the line of sight of the driver of the other vehicle. Therefore, even if the second region is formed in this way, the dazzling of the driver of another vehicle can be suppressed.
- the dimming region includes a third region connected to the upper edge of the first region, and the control unit receives a signal indicating the other vehicle's turning notice in addition to the signal indicating the other vehicle.
- the light emitting unit may be controlled so that the edge of the third region on the turning direction side is located closer to the other vehicle than the edge of the first region on the turning direction side.
- the spread of the third region located above the first region toward the turning direction is suppressed.
- the proportion of the bright region in the light distribution pattern is larger than that in the case where the spread of the third region in the turning direction side is equivalent to the spread of the first region and the turning direction side. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the front visibility of the own vehicle.
- the control unit receives the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle in addition to the signal indicating the other vehicle, and the control unit receives the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle. It is preferable to control the light emitting unit so that the edge on the turning direction side does not move from the position before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input.
- the dimming region includes the third region
- the position of the upper edge of the first region in the vertical direction is above the roof panel of the other vehicle and the light distribution pattern. It is preferably located below the center between the upper edge and the roof panel.
- the visible part of the other vehicle is generally located below the roof panel of the other vehicle. Therefore, if the upper edge of the first region is located above the roof panel, the entire visible portion can more reliably overlap the first region. Further, if the upper edge of the first region is located below the center between the upper edge of the light distribution pattern and the roof panel, it can be suppressed that the area of the third region becomes too small. .. Therefore, when another vehicle issues a turning notice, it is possible to further suppress the unnecessarily expanding of the dimming area, and it is possible to further suppress the deterioration of the front visibility of the own vehicle.
- control unit when the control unit further inputs a signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle in addition to the signal indicating the front other vehicle, the edge of the dimming region on the turning direction side gradually moves upward.
- the light emitting unit may be controlled so as to be away from the vertical line passing through the end of the other vehicle on the turning direction side.
- the first area of the dimming area expands to the side where the other vehicle turns. Therefore, when the other vehicle turns, the dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle can be suppressed. In addition, the control load of the control unit can be reduced.
- the determination unit determines the distance to the other vehicle based on the information from the detection device, and outputs a signal indicating the other vehicle to the control unit when the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. May be good.
- dazzling to other vehicles is more likely to occur as the distance to other vehicles is shorter. Therefore, by inputting a signal indicating another vehicle to the control unit CO when the distance is less than a predetermined distance, dazzling to the other vehicle can be effectively suppressed. Further, when the distance to another vehicle is larger than a predetermined distance, the dimming areas 210 and 310 do not widen, so that the visibility of the own vehicle can be improved while suppressing the dazzling of the other vehicle.
- the vehicle headlight system of the present invention is characterized by including the vehicle headlight according to any one of the above and a detection device for detecting the other vehicle. Is.
- This vehicle headlight system is equipped with the vehicle headlights described in any of the above. Therefore, this vehicle headlight can suppress the dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle when the other vehicle turns.
- a vehicle headlight that can suppress dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle when the other vehicle turns, and a vehicle headlight system including the vehicle headlight. Can be provided.
- FIG. 1st Embodiment of this invention It is a top view which conceptually shows the vehicle which comprises the headlight for a vehicle and the headlight system for a vehicle according to 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows typically one light emitting unit shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows typically the light distribution pattern forming part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the control flowchart of the control part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the light distribution pattern of a high beam. It is a figure which shows an example of the light distribution pattern of the light emitted when the preceding vehicle is detected by the detection device. It is a figure which enlarges and shows the dimming region and its vicinity among the light distribution patterns shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 It is a figure which shows an example of the light distribution pattern of the light emitted when an oncoming vehicle is detected by a detection device. It is a figure which enlarges and shows the dimming region and its vicinity among the light distribution patterns shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which the turn lamp of the preceding vehicle blinks from the same viewpoint as FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which changed the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 7 from the same viewpoint as FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which the turn lamp of an oncoming vehicle blinks from the same viewpoint as FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which changed the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 9 from the same viewpoint as FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view conceptually showing a vehicle 100 including a vehicle headlight and a vehicle headlight system according to the first embodiment.
- the vehicle 100 includes a vehicle headlight system 2
- the vehicle headlight system 2 includes a vehicle headlight 1 and another vehicle located in front of the vehicle 100.
- a detection device 20 for detecting the above is provided.
- the vehicle headlight 1 of the present embodiment is a headlight that can be mounted on an automobile as a vehicle.
- the vehicle headlight 1 mainly includes a pair of left and right light emitting units 10, a control unit CO, a determination unit 25, a pair of power supply circuits 30, and a memory ME.
- "right” means the right side from the viewpoint of the driver of the vehicle 100, which is the own vehicle
- "left” means the driver of the vehicle 100, which is the own vehicle. It means the left side in the viewpoint.
- the pair of light emitting units 10 have shapes that are substantially symmetrical with each other in the left-right direction of the vehicle 100, and emit light having a changeable light distribution pattern toward another vehicle located in front of the vehicle 100. .. Further, the configuration of one light emitting unit 10 is the same as the configuration of the other light emitting unit 10 except that the shape is substantially symmetrical. Therefore, in the following, one light emitting unit 10 will be described, and the other light emitting unit 10 will be omitted.
- FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing one of the light emitting units 10 shown in FIG.
- the light emitting unit 10 includes a light distribution pattern forming unit 12, a projection lens 15, and a housing 16 as main configurations.
- the housing 16 is shown in a vertical cross section.
- the housing 16 includes a lamp housing 17, a front cover 18, and a back cover 19 as main configurations.
- the front of the lamp housing 17 has an opening, and the front cover 18 is fixed to the lamp housing 17 so as to close the opening. Further, an opening smaller than that in the front is formed behind the lamp housing 17, and a back cover 19 is fixed to the lamp housing 17 so as to close the opening.
- the space formed by the lamp housing 17, the front cover 18 that closes the front opening of the lamp housing 17, and the back cover 19 that closes the rear opening of the lamp housing 17 is a light chamber 10R.
- the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 and the projection lens 15 are housed therein.
- FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing the light distribution pattern forming portion 12 shown in FIG.
- the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of light emitting elements 13 that emit light, and a circuit board 14 on which the plurality of light emitting elements 13 are mounted.
- the plurality of light emitting elements 13 are arranged in a matrix to form rows in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and emit light toward the front.
- these light emitting elements 13 are LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), and the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 is a so-called LED array.
- the number of light emitting elements 13, the number of rows of light emitting elements 13, the number of light emitting elements 13 in each row of light emitting elements 13, the direction in which the light emitting elements 13 are arranged, and the type of the light emitting elements 13 are particularly limited. is not it.
- Such a light distribution pattern forming unit 12 can form a predetermined light distribution pattern by selecting a light emitting element 13 that emits light. Further, the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 can adjust the light intensity distribution in a predetermined light distribution pattern by adjusting the intensity of the light emitted from each light emitting element 13.
- the projection lens 15 is a lens that adjusts the divergence angle of incident light.
- the projection lens 15 is arranged in front of the light distribution pattern forming unit 12, and the light emitted from the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 is incident, and the divergence angle of this light is adjusted by the projection lens 15.
- the projection lens 15 is a lens having an incident surface and an exit surface formed in a convex shape, and the rear focal point of the projection lens 15 is the light of any light emitting element 13 in the light distribution pattern forming unit 12. It is located on or near the exit surface.
- the divergence angle of the light emitted from the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 is adjusted by the projection lens 15, and the light of a predetermined light distribution pattern is emitted from the light emitting unit 10 toward the front of the vehicle 100 via the front cover 18.
- control unit CO for example, an integrated circuit such as a microcontroller, an IC (Integrated Circuit), an LSI (Large-scale Integrated Circuit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or an NC (Numerical Control) device can be used. Further, when the NC device is used, the control unit CO may use a machine learning device or may not use a machine learning device. As will be described later, the control unit CO controls the pair of light emitting units 10.
- IC Integrated Circuit
- LSI Large-scale Integrated Circuit
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- NC Genetic Control
- a light switch 35 included in the vehicle 100 is connected to the control unit CO.
- the light switch 35 of the present embodiment is a switch that selects light emission or non-emission. For example, the light switch 35 outputs a signal indicating light emission to the control unit CO when the light switch 35 is on, and does not output a signal to the control unit CO when the light switch 35 is off.
- the determination unit 25 determines whether or not the other vehicle detected by the detection device 20 satisfies a predetermined requirement based on the information from the detection device 20.
- a predetermined requirement for example, the distance between the other vehicle and the vehicle 100 is not more than or equal to the predetermined distance. In this embodiment, this predetermined distance is 100 m. However, the predetermined distance may be larger than 100 m.
- the determination unit 25 When the determination unit 25 satisfies this predetermined requirement, the determination unit 25 generates a signal indicating another vehicle and outputs the signal to the control unit CO.
- the determination unit 25 of the present embodiment precedes the other vehicle as a signal indicating the other vehicle.
- a signal indicating a vehicle a signal relating to the distance from the vehicle 100 to the preceding vehicle, a signal indicating the position of a pair of red light spots in an image captured as information on the position of the preceding vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100, and the right or left side of the preceding vehicle.
- a signal indicating that the turn lamp is lit is output to the control unit CO.
- the determination unit 25 of the present embodiment is opposed as a signal indicating the other vehicle.
- a signal indicating that the lamp is blinking is output to the control unit CO.
- the determination unit 25 does not output a signal to the control unit CO when the other vehicle does not satisfy the predetermined requirement or when the signal is not input from the detection device 20 to the determination unit 25. Therefore, it can be understood that the determination by the determination unit 25 changes the signal to be output in different cases according to the signal input from the detection device 20 in this way.
- One power supply circuit 30 corresponds to one light emitting unit 10, and the other power supply circuit 30 corresponds to the other light emitting unit 10.
- Each power supply circuit 30 includes a driver, and when a signal is input from the control unit CO, the power supplied to each light emitting element 13 of the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 is adjusted by this driver. In this way, the intensity of the light emitted from each light emitting element 13 is adjusted.
- the driver of the power supply circuit 30 may adjust the power supplied to each light emitting element 13 by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control. In this case, by adjusting the duty cycle, the intensity of the light emitted from each light emitting element 13 is adjusted.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation
- the memory ME is configured to store information and read the stored information.
- the memory ME is, for example, a non-transitory recording medium, and a semiconductor recording medium such as RAM (Random Access Memory) or ROM (Read Only Memory) is suitable, but an optical recording medium or magnetic It may include any type of recording medium such as a recording medium.
- the "non-transient" recording medium includes all computer-readable recording media except for transient propagation signals (transitory, propagating signal), and does not exclude volatile recording media. ..
- the memory ME stores a table in which information on the light distribution pattern formed by the light emitted from the light emitting unit 10 and information on other vehicles detected by the detection device 20 are associated with each other.
- Examples of the information regarding the light distribution pattern formed by the light emitted from the light emitting unit 10 include information regarding the electric power supplied to each light emitting element 13 of the light distribution pattern forming unit 12.
- Information regarding the electric power supplied to each light emitting element 13 includes, for example, each light emitting element 13 when forming a high beam light distribution pattern described later and when forming a light distribution pattern according to a turning notice. Information on the power to be supplied can be mentioned.
- information on the other vehicle detected by the detection device 20 for example, information on whether the other vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle, information on the distance from the vehicle 100 to the other vehicle, and information on the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100.
- Information on the position, information on whether or not the turn lamp of another vehicle is blinking, and the like can be mentioned.
- Information on the position of the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 includes information on the position of a pair of light spots in the captured image, and information on whether or not the turn lamp of the other vehicle is blinking includes at least one in the captured image. Information on one orange light spot and the like can be mentioned.
- the detection device 20 constitutes the vehicle headlight system 2 together with the vehicle headlight 1.
- the detection device 20 can identify whether the other vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle based on the color of the pair of light spots to be detected, for example, as will be described later. Further, the detection device 20 can detect whether or not another vehicle is scheduled to turn to the right or left side when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the detection device 20 may include, for example, a camera, a detection unit, or the like (not shown). The camera is attached to the front part of the vehicle 100 and photographs the front of the vehicle 100 at predetermined time intervals, for example, 1/30 second intervals.
- the camera may be, for example, a CCD (Charged coupled device).
- the captured image captured by the camera includes at least a part of a region irradiated with light emitted from the pair of light emitting units 10.
- the detection unit can detect the presence of the other vehicle and the position of the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 based on the captured image taken by the camera, and whether the other vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle. Can be identified. In addition, the detection unit can detect whether or not the other vehicle is scheduled to turn to the right or left side when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the detection unit detects the presence of the oncoming vehicle and the position of the oncoming vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 based on the light emitted from the headlight of the oncoming vehicle. Specifically, when the detection unit has a pair of white light spots having a brightness higher than a predetermined brightness located at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction in the captured image, an oncoming vehicle exists. A signal indicating that the operation is to be performed is output to the determination unit 25. In this case, the detection unit calculates, for example, the distance from the vehicle 100 to the oncoming vehicle based on the positions of the pair of white light spots in the captured image, the distance between the pair of white light spots, and the like.
- the detection unit determines a signal indicating the position of a pair of white light spots in the captured image as information on the position of the oncoming vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100, and a signal indicating the calculated distance from the vehicle 100 to the oncoming vehicle. Output to 25. Further, when the detection unit has at least one orange light spot having a brightness higher than a predetermined brightness on the right side of the center between the pair of light spots in the captured image, the detection unit of the oncoming vehicle A signal indicating that the right turn lamp is blinking is output to the determination unit 25.
- the signal indicating that the right turn lamp is blinking is a signal indicating that another vehicle is scheduled to turn to the left when viewed from the vehicle 100, and the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the other vehicle is on the left side. It is a signal indicating that. Further, the detection unit determines that at least one orange light spot having a brightness higher than the predetermined brightness blinks at a predetermined time interval on the left side of the center between the pair of light spots in the captured image. In this case, a signal indicating that the left turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle is blinking is output to the determination unit 25.
- the signal indicating that the left turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle is blinking is a signal indicating that the other vehicle is scheduled to turn to the right when viewed from the vehicle 100, and the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the other vehicle is It is a signal indicating that it is on the right side.
- the detection unit detects the presence of the preceding vehicle and the position of the preceding vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 based on the light emitted from the taillight of the preceding vehicle. Specifically, the detection unit has a preceding vehicle when the captured image has a pair of red-based light spots having a brightness higher than a predetermined brightness located at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. Is output to the determination unit 25. In this case, the detection unit calculates, for example, the distance from the vehicle 100 to the preceding vehicle based on the positions of the pair of red light spots, the distance between the pair of red light spots, and the like.
- the detection unit 25 determines a signal indicating the position of a pair of red light spots in the captured image as information on the position of the preceding vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100, and a signal indicating the calculated distance from the vehicle 100 to the preceding vehicle. Output to. Further, the detection unit determines that at least one orange light spot having a brightness higher than the predetermined brightness blinks at a predetermined time interval on the right side of the center between the pair of light spots in the captured image. In this case, a signal indicating that the right turn lamp of the preceding vehicle is blinking is output to the determination unit 25.
- the signal indicating that the right turn lamp of the preceding vehicle is blinking is a signal indicating that the other vehicle is scheduled to turn to the right when viewed from the vehicle 100, and the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the other vehicle is It is a signal indicating that it is on the right side. Further, when the detection unit determines that at least one orange light spot having a brightness higher than the predetermined brightness blinks on the left side of the center between the pair of light spots at a predetermined time interval, the detection unit determines. A signal indicating that the left turn lamp of the preceding vehicle is blinking is output to the determination unit 25.
- the signal indicating that the left turn lamp of the preceding vehicle is blinking is a signal indicating that the other vehicle is scheduled to turn to the left when viewed from the vehicle 100, and the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the other vehicle is It is a signal indicating that it is on the left side.
- the predetermined time interval of the above-mentioned turn lamp is a time interval stipulated by law, and is a time interval of about 0.5 second to about 1.0 second. For example, this time interval may be 0.67 seconds.
- the detection unit does not output a signal when the captured image does not have a pair of light spots having a brightness higher than a predetermined brightness located at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.
- the same configuration as that of the control unit CO can be mentioned.
- the identification method of is not particularly limited.
- the detection device 20 performs image processing on the captured image captured by the camera, and based on the information obtained by this image processing, the captured image captured by the camera is subjected to the above-mentioned pair of light spots and the light of the turn lamp. You may judge whether there is a point or not.
- the detection device 20 further includes a millimeter-wave radar, a rider, and the like capable of detecting an object located in front of the vehicle 100, and receives an image captured by the camera and a signal input from the millimeter-wave radar, the rider, and the like. Based on this, the presence of another vehicle located in front of the vehicle 100, the position of the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 may be detected, and whether the detected other vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle may be identified.
- a millimeter-wave radar a rider, and the like capable of detecting an object located in front of the vehicle 100, and receives an image captured by the camera and a signal input from the millimeter-wave radar, the rider, and the like. Based on this, the presence of another vehicle located in front of the vehicle 100, the position of the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 may be detected, and whether the detected other vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle may be identified.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a control flowchart of the control unit CO in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the control flow of the present embodiment includes steps SP11 to SP17.
- Step SP11 the control unit CO determines whether or not a signal indicating the emission of light is input from the light switch 35.
- the control unit CO advances the control flow to step SP12.
- the control unit CO advances the control flow to step SP17. Therefore, the determination of the control unit CO can be understood as changing the next step by classifying the cases according to the signal input in this way.
- Step SP12 the control unit CO determines whether or not the other vehicle detected by the detection device 20 is in a state of satisfying a predetermined requirement based on the signal input from the determination unit 25.
- the determination unit 25 is the other vehicle.
- a signal indicating the preceding vehicle is generated as a signal indicating the above-mentioned signal, and the signal is output to the control unit CO.
- the determination unit 25 when the other vehicle satisfies a predetermined requirement and a signal indicating that the other vehicle is an oncoming vehicle is input from the detection device 20, the determination unit 25 generates a signal indicating the oncoming vehicle as a signal indicating the other vehicle. , The signal is output to the control unit CO.
- the control unit CO advances the control flow to step SP14. In this step, a signal indicating the position of a pair of light spots in the captured image as information on the distance from the vehicle 100 to the other vehicle and the position of the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle 100 is also input to the control unit CO.
- control unit CO determines whether the control unit CO is input a signal indicating another vehicle. If the control unit CO does not input a signal indicating another vehicle, the control unit CO advances the control flow to step SP13. If the detection device 20 does not detect another vehicle, the detection device 20 does not input a signal to the determination unit 25, and the determination unit 25 does not output a signal to the control unit CO. Therefore, even in such a case, the control flow proceeds to step SP13.
- Step SP13 the control unit CO controls the light emitting unit 10 so that the high beam is emitted from the vehicle headlight 1.
- the control unit CO refers to the information stored in the memory ME and outputs a signal based on the power supplied to each light emitting element 13 in the high beam light distribution pattern to the power supply circuit 30.
- the driver of the power supply circuit 30 adjusts the electric power supplied to each light emitting element 13 so as to generate light that becomes a high beam light distribution pattern, and the high beam light distribution pattern from the vehicle headlight 1 is obtained. Light is emitted.
- the control unit CO returns the control flow to step SP11.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a high beam light distribution pattern.
- S indicates a horizontal line
- V indicates a vertical straight line passing through the center of the vehicle 100 in the left-right direction
- a high beam light distribution pattern PH formed on a virtual vertical screen arranged 25 m ahead of the vehicle 100. Shown by a thick line.
- the oncoming lane OL or the overtaking lane OL is located on the right side of the traveling lane DL of the vehicle 100, and the vehicle 100 is traveling on the left side.
- the hot zone which is the region where the light intensity is the highest in the high beam light distribution pattern PH, is located on or near the intersection of the horizontal line S and the vertical line V.
- the light intensity in the high beam light distribution pattern PH becomes lower as the distance from this hot zone increases toward the outside.
- the dimming regions 210 and 310 which will be described later, are shown by dotted lines.
- Step SP14 the control unit CO controls the light emitting unit 10 so that the light distribution pattern of the light emitted from the vehicle headlight 1 becomes a light distribution pattern corresponding to another vehicle detected by the detection device 20. ..
- the control unit CO refers to a table stored in the memory ME based on a signal indicating another vehicle, a distance from the vehicle 100 to another vehicle, and a signal indicating the position of a pair of light spots in the captured image. do.
- the control unit CO outputs a signal based on the electric power supplied to each light emitting element 13 in the light distribution pattern corresponding to the information about the other vehicle to the power supply circuit 30.
- the driver of the power supply circuit 30 adjusts the electric power supplied to each light emitting element 13 so that the light of the light distribution pattern corresponding to the information about the other vehicle is generated, and the distribution is adjusted from the vehicle headlight 1. Light that becomes an optical pattern is emitted. Then, the control unit CO advances the control flow to step SP15.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a light distribution pattern of light emitted when a preceding vehicle is detected by the detection device 20.
- S indicates a horizontal line
- V indicates a vertical line passing through the center of the vehicle 100 in the left-right direction
- the light distribution pattern 200 formed on the virtual vertical screen arranged 25 m ahead of the vehicle 100 is a thick line.
- the lane DL shown in FIG. 6 is a traveling lane
- the lane OL is an overtaking lane.
- the shape of the light distribution pattern 200 is the same as the shape of the high beam light distribution pattern PH shown in FIG. 5, but the dimming region 210 is formed in a part of the light distribution pattern.
- the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 irradiated to the dimming region 210 is the total luminous flux amount of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 10 irradiated to the region corresponding to the dimming region 210 in the high beam light distribution pattern PH. Fewer.
- the intensity of light in the dimming region 210 is lower than a predetermined reference intensity. In the present embodiment, the intensity of light in the dimming region 210 is substantially constant.
- the dimming region 210 may be a region that is not irradiated with light. Therefore, the dimming region 210 is a region in which the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 is reduced as compared with before the signal indicating another vehicle is input.
- the light intensity distribution in the region other than the dimming region 210 in the light distribution pattern 200 is substantially the same as the light intensity distribution in the region other than the region corresponding to the dimming region 210 in the light distribution pattern PH. Therefore, the region other than the dimming region 210 in the light distribution pattern 200 is a region in which the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 is not reduced, and is brighter than the dimming region 210.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the dimming region 210 and its vicinity in the light distribution pattern 200.
- the dimming region 210 crosses a part of the preceding vehicle 80 in the left-right direction and overlaps the portion of the preceding vehicle 80 above the taillight 81.
- the dimming region 210 of the present embodiment has a first region 211 and a second region 212.
- the boundary between the first region 211 and the second region 212 is shown by a dotted line, and a pair of red light spots reflected in the captured image by the light from the taillight 81 are shown in black. There is.
- the first region 211 is an region that crosses the preceding vehicle 80 above the second region 212, and overlaps the entire side mirror 82 and the rear window 83 of the preceding vehicle 80.
- the side mirror 82 and the rear window 83 are visual recognition units for the driver of the preceding vehicle 80 to visually recognize the rear outside the vehicle.
- the lower edge 211U of the first region 211 extends substantially linearly in the left-right direction.
- the second region 212 is an region that crosses the preceding vehicle 80 below the first region 211 and is connected to the lower edge 211U of the first region 211.
- the second region 212 extends in a strip shape in the left-right direction, and is located at the lowermost position of the dimming region 210.
- the lower edge 212U of the second region 212 extends substantially linearly in the left-right direction.
- the left edge 212L of the second region 212 is located on the right side of the left edge 211L of the first region 211, and is located between the left edge 211L of the first region and the preceding vehicle 80.
- the right edge 212R of the second region 212 is located on the left side of the right edge 211R of the first region 211, and is located between the right edge 211R of the first region 211 and the preceding vehicle 80. ing. Therefore, the width of the second region 212 in the left-right direction is smaller than the width of the first region 211 in the left-right direction. Further, in the present embodiment, the width in the left-right direction from the left edge 211L of the first region 211 to the preceding vehicle 80 is smaller than the width in the left-right direction from the right edge 211R of the first region 211 to the preceding vehicle 80.
- the width in the left-right direction from the left edge 211L of the first region 211 to the preceding vehicle 80 may be the same as the width in the left-right direction from the right edge 211R of the first region 211 to the preceding vehicle 80. It may be large.
- the width of the first region 211 and the width of the second region 212 change according to the distance from the vehicle 100 to the preceding vehicle 80, and the farther the distance from the vehicle 100 to the preceding vehicle 80, the wider these widths. It becomes smaller. Further, the positions of the first region 211 and the second region 212 change integrally according to the position of the preceding vehicle 80 with respect to the vehicle 100.
- a table stored in the memory ME is configured so that such a light distribution pattern 200 is formed.
- the side mirror 82 and the rear window 83 which are the viewing portions, are located in the region above the tail light 81 of the preceding vehicle 80, and there is a gap in the vertical direction between the tail light 81 and the viewing portion. It is formed.
- the detection device 20 can detect the position of the taillight 81 of the preceding vehicle 80. Therefore, even if the visible portion is not detected, information on the electric power supplied to the light emitting element 13 for forming the light distribution pattern 200 having the dimming region 210 is obtained in advance according to the position of the taillight 81 of the preceding vehicle 80. By storing the light in the memory ME, the light distribution pattern 200 as described above can be formed.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a light distribution pattern of light emitted when an oncoming vehicle is detected by the detection device 20.
- S indicates a horizontal line
- V indicates a vertical line passing through the center of the vehicle 100 in the left-right direction
- the light distribution pattern 300 formed on the virtual vertical screen arranged 25 m ahead of the vehicle 100 is a thick line.
- the lane OL shown in FIG. 8 is an oncoming lane, and another road AL extending substantially perpendicular to the oncoming lane OL is connected to the oncoming lane OL. Therefore, the oncoming vehicle 90 traveling in the oncoming lane OL can turn left and travel on the road AL. When the oncoming vehicle 90 turns left, it is recognized that the oncoming vehicle 90 is turning to the right when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the shape of the light distribution pattern 300 is the same as the shape of the high beam light distribution pattern PH shown in FIG. 5, but the dimming region 310 is formed in a part of the light distribution pattern.
- the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 irradiated to the dimming region 310 is the total luminous flux amount of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 10 irradiated to the region corresponding to the dimming region 310 in the high beam light distribution pattern PH. Fewer.
- the intensity of light in the dimming region 310 is lower than a predetermined reference intensity. In this embodiment, the intensity of light in the dimmed region is substantially constant.
- the dimming region 310 may be a region that is not irradiated with light. Therefore, the dimming region 310 is a region in which the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 is reduced as compared with before the signal indicating another vehicle is input.
- the light intensity distribution in the region other than the dimming region 310 of the light distribution pattern 300 is substantially the same as the light intensity distribution in the region other than the region corresponding to the dimming region 310 in the light distribution pattern PH. Therefore, the region other than the dimming region 310 in the light distribution pattern 300 is a region in which the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 is not reduced, and is brighter than the dimming region 210.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the dimming region 310 and its vicinity in the light distribution pattern 300.
- the dimming region 310 crosses a part of the oncoming vehicle 90 in the left-right direction and overlaps the portion of the oncoming vehicle 90 above the headlight 91.
- the dimming region 310 of the present embodiment has a first region 311 and a second region 312.
- the boundary between the first region 311 and the second region 312 is shown by a dotted line, and a pair of white light spots reflected in the captured image by the light from the headlight 91 are shown by hatching. ing.
- the first region 311 is an region that crosses the oncoming vehicle 90 above the second region 312 and overlaps the entire front window 93 of the oncoming vehicle 90.
- the front window 93 is a visual recognition unit for the driver of the oncoming vehicle 90 to visually recognize the front outside the vehicle.
- the lower edge 311U of the first region 311 extends substantially linearly in the left-right direction.
- the second region 312 is an region that crosses the oncoming vehicle 90 below the first region 311 and is connected to the lower side of the first region 311.
- the second region 312 extends in a strip shape in the left-right direction, and is located at the lowermost position of the dimming region 310.
- the lower edge 312U of the second region 312 extends substantially linearly in the left-right direction.
- the left edge 312L of the second region 312 is located closer to the oncoming vehicle 90 than the left edge 311L of the first region 311 and the right edge 312R of the second region 312 is from the right edge 311R of the first region 311. Is also located on the side of the oncoming vehicle 90.
- the width of the second region 312 in the left-right direction is smaller than the width of the first region 311 in the left-right direction.
- the width in the left-right direction from the right edge 311R of the first region 311 to the oncoming vehicle 90 is larger than the width from the left edge 311L of the first region 311 to the oncoming vehicle 90.
- the width in the left-right direction from the edge 311R on the right side of the first region 311 to the oncoming vehicle 90 may be the same as or smaller than the width from the left edge 311L of the first region 311 to the oncoming vehicle 90. ..
- the width of the first region 311 and the width of the second region 312 change according to the distance from the vehicle 100 to the oncoming vehicle 90 detected by the detection device 20, and the distance from the vehicle 100 to the oncoming vehicle 90. The farther they are, the smaller these widths are. Further, the positions of the first region 211 and the second region 212 change integrally and their widths change according to the direction of the oncoming vehicle 90 with respect to the vehicle 100. In the present embodiment, a table stored in the memory ME is configured so that such a light distribution pattern 300 is formed. The shorter the distance from the vehicle 100 to the oncoming vehicle 90, the larger the width from the right edge 311R of the first region 311 to the oncoming vehicle 90 may be.
- the position of the front window 93, in which the driver visually recognizes the front differs depending on the type of vehicle.
- the front window 93 which is a visible portion, is located in an area above the headlight 91 of the oncoming vehicle 90, and there is a gap in the vertical direction between the headlight 91 and the visible portion. It is formed.
- the detection device 20 can detect the position of the headlight 91 of the oncoming vehicle 90. Therefore, even if the visible portion for visually recognizing the front of the oncoming vehicle 90 is not detected, the information on the electric power supplied to the light emitting element 13 for forming the light distribution pattern 200 having the dimming region 310 can be obtained from the oncoming vehicle 90.
- the light distribution pattern 300 as described above can be formed by storing the light distribution pattern 300 in the memory ME in advance according to the position of the headlight 91.
- the region including the first regions 211 and 311 of the light distribution pattern that overlaps with all the visual portions of the other vehicle is compared with that before the signal indicating the other vehicle is input.
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so that the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 is reduced in the dimming regions 210 and 310.
- step SP15 and step SP16 for changing the light distribution pattern according to the turning notice of another vehicle will be described.
- steps SP15 and SP16 will be described by taking the case where another vehicle is the preceding vehicle as an example.
- Step SP15 This step is a step of determining whether or not another vehicle has issued a turning notice.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing how the right turn lamp of the preceding vehicle 80 blinks from the same viewpoint as in FIG. 7.
- the preceding vehicle 80 blinks the right turn lamp 84R in order to move to the overtaking lane OL.
- the driver of the preceding vehicle 80 blinks the right turn lamp 84R and issues a turning notice to the driver of the vehicle 100 or the like that the preceding vehicle 80 turns to the right.
- the light emitted from the right turn lamp 84R One orange light spot is projected at predetermined time intervals. In FIG.
- the detection unit of the detection device 20 outputs a signal indicating the blinking of the right turn lamp 84R of the preceding vehicle 80 to the determination unit 25.
- this signal is a signal indicating that the preceding vehicle 80 is scheduled to turn to the right when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- a signal indicating the preceding vehicle is input to the determination unit 25.
- the determination unit 25 determines that the right turn lamp of the preceding vehicle 80 is blinking, generates a signal indicating the blinking of the right turn lamp of the preceding vehicle 80 as a signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle, and the signal. Is output to the control unit CO.
- This signal is a signal indicating that the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the preceding vehicle 80 is on the right side when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the control unit CO further inputs a signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle in addition to the signal indicating the other vehicle, the control unit CO advances the control flow to step SP16.
- control unit CO when the signal indicating the blinking of the turn lamp of the preceding vehicle 80 is not input to the control unit CO, the control unit CO returns the control flow to step SP11.
- Step SP16 This step is a step of emitting light that forms a light distribution pattern according to the turning notice.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 7 has changed from the same viewpoint as in FIG.
- the light distribution pattern 200A shown in FIG. 11 is a light distribution pattern stored in the memory ME as one of the light distribution patterns corresponding to the turning notice, and the first region 211 of the dimming region 210 shown in FIG. 7 is
- the determination unit 25 includes a first region 211A that is wider to the right than before the determination in step SP15.
- the second region 212 of the light distribution pattern 200A shown in FIG. 11 is the same as the second region 212 of the light distribution pattern 200 shown in FIG. 7, and has not changed from the state of step SP14.
- the control unit CO refers to the table stored in the memory ME and outputs a control signal for forming the light distribution pattern 200A to the power supply circuit 30. do. Then, a predetermined electric power is supplied to each light emitting element 13 by the operation of the driver based on the control signal. As a result, the light forming the light distribution pattern 200A is generated in the light emitting unit 10, and the light having the light distribution pattern 200A is emitted from the vehicle headlight 1. In this way, the first region 211 in the dimming region 210 is the vehicle after the signal indicating the other vehicle is input to the control unit CO and before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input to the control unit CO.
- the control unit CO returns the control flow to step SP11.
- steps SP15 and 16 the example in which the preceding vehicle 80 is scheduled to turn to the right has been described, but when the preceding vehicle 80 is scheduled to turn to the left, the preceding vehicle 80 is viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the light distribution pattern is changed so that the first region 211 spreads toward the left side of the visible portion of the above.
- steps SP15 and SP16 will be described by taking the case where another vehicle is an oncoming vehicle as an example.
- FIG. 12 is a view showing how the right turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle 90 blinks from the same viewpoint as in FIG.
- the oncoming vehicle 90 which is another vehicle, blinks the left turn lamps 94L and 95L in order to turn left on the road AL.
- the left turn lamp 94L is provided on a part of the left headlight 91 of the oncoming vehicle 90
- the left turn lamp 95L is provided on the cover of the left side mirror of the oncoming vehicle 90. ..
- the left turn lamps 94L and 95L blink in synchronization.
- the driver of the oncoming vehicle 90 blinks the left turn lamps 94L and 95L, and issues a turning notice to the driver of the vehicle 100 and the like that the oncoming vehicle 90 turns to the left.
- the oncoming vehicle 90 is scheduled to turn to the right.
- the left turn lamps 94L and 95L Two orange-based light spots due to the light emitted from the camera are projected at predetermined time intervals. In FIG. 12, white light spots are indicated by hatching, and orange light spots are indicated by black coating.
- the detection unit of the detection device 20 outputs a signal indicating the blinking of the left turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle 90 to the determination unit 25.
- this signal is a signal indicating that the oncoming vehicle 90 is scheduled to turn to the right when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- a signal indicating an oncoming vehicle is input to the determination unit 25. Therefore, the determination unit 25 determines that the left turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle 90 is blinking, and outputs a signal indicating that the left turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle 90 is lit as a signal indicating a turning notice of another vehicle to the control unit CO. do.
- This signal is a signal indicating that the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the oncoming vehicle 90 is on the right side when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the control unit CO advances the step to step SP16.
- control unit CO when the signal indicating the blinking of the turn lamp of the oncoming vehicle 90 is not input to the control unit CO, the control unit CO returns the control flow to step SP11.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 9 has changed from the same viewpoint as in FIG.
- the light distribution pattern 300A shown in FIG. 13 is a light distribution pattern stored in the memory ME as one of the light distribution patterns corresponding to the turning notice, and the first region 311 of the dimming region 310 shown in FIG. 9 is on the right side. It contains a first region 311A that extends to.
- the second region 312 of the light distribution pattern 300 shown in FIG. 13 is the same as the second region 312 of the light distribution pattern 300 shown in FIG.
- the control unit CO refers to the table stored in the memory ME and outputs a control signal for forming the light distribution pattern 300A to the power supply circuit 30. do.
- a predetermined electric power is supplied to each light emitting element 13 by the operation of the driver based on the control signal.
- the light forming the light distribution pattern 300A is generated in the light emitting unit 10, and the light having the light distribution pattern 300A is emitted from the vehicle headlight 1.
- the first region 311 in the dimming region 310 is the vehicle after the signal indicating the other vehicle is input to the control unit CO and before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input to the control unit CO.
- the control unit CO When viewed from 100, it spreads toward the right side of the visible portion of the oncoming vehicle 90. In this case, the right side of the visible portion of the oncoming vehicle 90 when viewed from the vehicle 100 corresponds to the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice. Then, the control unit CO returns the control flow to step SP11.
- steps SP15 and 16 the example in which the oncoming vehicle 90 is scheduled to turn to the right when viewed from the vehicle 100 has been described, but when the oncoming vehicle 90 is scheduled to turn to the left when viewed from the vehicle 100,
- the light distribution pattern is changed so that the first region 311 expands toward the left side of the visible portion of the oncoming vehicle 90 when viewed from the vehicle 100.
- the control unit CO indicates the turning notice of the other vehicle after the signals indicating the other vehicle are input to the first regions 211 and 311 of the dimming regions 210 and 310.
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so as to spread toward the turning direction indicated by the turning notice as compared with before the signal is input.
- Step SP17 In this step, no signal is input from the light switch 35 to the control unit CO. Therefore, the light switch 35 is in the off state.
- the control unit CO outputs a predetermined signal to the power supply circuit 30, stops the supply of electric power to the respective light emitting elements 13 to the power supply circuit 30, makes the light from the vehicle headlight 1 non-emission, and controls. The flow is returned to step SP11.
- control flow of the control unit CO is not limited to the control flow shown in FIG.
- the vehicle headlight system 2 of the present embodiment includes a detection device 20 for detecting other vehicles 80 and 90, and a vehicle headlight 1. Further, the vehicle headlight 1 determines information from the light emitting unit 10 and the detection device 20 that emit light having a light distribution pattern that can be changed toward other vehicles 80 and 90 located in front of the vehicle 100. Then, the determination unit 25 that generates the signal indicating the other vehicles 80 and 90 and the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicles 80 and 90, and the signal indicating the other vehicles 80 and 90 and the turning notice of the other vehicles 80 and 90 are given. It includes a control unit CO for inputting the indicated signal.
- the control unit CO When a signal indicating the other vehicles 80 and 90 is input, the control unit CO has a light distribution pattern in which the region including the first regions 211 and 311 that overlap all the visual recognition units of the other vehicles 80 and 90 is the other vehicle.
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so that the total luminous flux amount of the light from the light emitting unit 10 is reduced to the dimming regions 210 and 310 as compared with before the signals indicating 80 and 90 are input, and the other vehicles 80 and 90 are controlled.
- the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicles 80 and 90 is further input in addition to the signal shown, the first regions 211 and 311 of the dimming regions 210 and 310 are after the signal indicating the other vehicle is input.
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so as to spread toward the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice as compared with before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input.
- the dimming regions 210 and 310 indicate the turning notices of the other vehicles 80 and 90 as compared with after the signal indicating the other vehicle is input and before the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input. Spreads toward the turning direction. Therefore, in the light distribution pattern, the region where the driver's line of sight of the other vehicles 80 and 90 moves may be darker than the other regions of the light distribution pattern. Therefore, according to the vehicle headlight 1, when the other vehicles 80 and 90 turn, the dazzling of the driver of the other vehicles 80 and 90 can be suppressed.
- the dimming regions 210 and 310 formed by the vehicle headlight 1 of the present embodiment have second regions 212 and 312 located below the first regions 211 and 311. For this reason, the width of the dimming region in the left-right direction is narrower below the visible portion of the other vehicles 80 and 90, and the ratio of the bright region to the light distribution pattern is large. Therefore, the forward visibility of the vehicle 100, which is the own vehicle, can be improved. Further, the region below the visible portion of the other vehicles 80 and 90 tends not to touch the line of sight of the driver of the other vehicle. Therefore, even if the second regions 212 and 312 are formed in this way, the dazzling of the drivers of the other vehicles 80 and 90 can be suppressed.
- the dimming regions 210 and 310 of the present embodiment are irradiated with a certain amount of light, the dimming regions 210 and 310 have a certain degree of brightness. Therefore, as compared with the case where the dimming areas 210 and 310 are not irradiated with light, the front visibility of the driver of the own vehicle 100 is improved while suppressing the dazzling of the drivers of the other vehicles 80 and 90. Can be done. On the other hand, when the dimming regions 210 and 310 are not irradiated with light, the dazzling of the drivers of the other vehicles 80 and 90 can be further suppressed.
- the determination unit 25 of the present embodiment determines the distances to the other vehicles 80 and 90 based on the information from the detection device 20, and controls a signal indicating the other vehicle when the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.
- Output to CO In general, dazzling to other vehicles is more likely to occur as the distance to other vehicles is shorter. Therefore, by inputting a signal indicating another vehicle to the control unit CO when the distance is less than a predetermined distance, dazzling to the other vehicle can be effectively suppressed. Further, when the distance to another vehicle is larger than a predetermined distance, the dimming areas 210 and 310 do not widen, so that the visibility of the own vehicle can be improved while suppressing the dazzling of the other vehicle.
- the first regions 211 and 311 of the dimming regions 210 and 310 expand to the side where the other vehicles 80 and 90 turn.
- the entire dimming areas 210 and 310 may extend to the side where the other vehicles 80 and 90 turn.
- at least the first region may be widened to the side where the other vehicles 80 and 90 turn.
- the second regions 212 and 312. it is not essential to form the second regions 212 and 312. However, as described above, by forming the second regions 212 and 312, the front visibility of the own vehicle can be improved.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the light distribution pattern in the second embodiment from the same viewpoint as in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a state in which the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 14 has changed.
- the same or equivalent components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated description will be omitted unless otherwise specified.
- the shape and light intensity distribution of the light distribution pattern 200 in the present embodiment, and the shape and light intensity distribution of the dimming region 210 in the present embodiment are the same as those of the light distribution pattern 200 and the dimming region 210 in the first embodiment. The same is true. However, as shown in FIG. 14, the regions other than the second region 212 in the light distribution pattern 200 of the present embodiment are divided into the first region 211 and the third region 213. In this respect, the light distribution pattern 200 of the present embodiment is different from the light distribution pattern 200 of the first embodiment.
- the first region 211 and the third region 213 of the present embodiment are separated from each other with reference to a line extending in the left-right direction slightly above the roof panel 87 of the preceding vehicle 80.
- the line is shown by a broken line in FIG. 14, which corresponds to the upper edge 211J of the first region 211.
- the first region 211 is an region that overlaps with the entire side mirror 82 and the rear window 83, which are the visual recognition portions of the preceding vehicle 80.
- the third region 213 is connected to the upper edge 211J of the first region 211 and is located at the uppermost portion of the dimming region 210.
- the control unit CO of the present embodiment is, for example, after the signal indicating another vehicle is input when it is determined that the preceding vehicle 80 is issuing a turn notice to the right.
- the first region 211 spreads to the right side on the turning direction side of the preceding vehicle 80, and the right edge on the turning direction side of the third region 213 is the first. 2
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so as not to move from the position before the determination.
- the light distribution pattern 200A after the change of the present embodiment becomes a light distribution pattern having the first region 211A in which the first region 211 extends to the right side.
- the third region located above the first region does not spread to the turning direction side, so that the third region is combined with the first region.
- the proportion of bright areas in the light distribution pattern is larger than when it is widened. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the front visibility of the own vehicle. Further, as described above, since the first region extends to the side where the other vehicle issues a turning notice, it is possible to prevent the driver of the other vehicle from being dazzled.
- the edge on the turning direction side of the third region 213 is the edge on the turning direction side of the first region.
- the light emitting unit 10 may be controlled so as to be located closer to the other vehicle. Even in this case, the spread of the third region 213 toward the turning direction is suppressed. As a result, the proportion of the bright region in the light distribution pattern is larger than that in the case where the spread of the third region 213 in the turning direction side is equivalent to the spread of the first region 211 and the turning direction side. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the front visibility of the own vehicle.
- the position of the upper edge of the first region in the vertical direction is not particularly limited as long as it does not prevent the first region from overlapping with the entire visual recognition portion of the other vehicle.
- the position is above the roof panel of another vehicle and below the center of the upper edge of the light distribution pattern and the roof panel.
- the visible portion of the other vehicle is generally located below the roof panel of the other vehicle. Therefore, if the upper edge of the first region is located above the roof panel, the entire visible portion can more reliably overlap the first region. Further, if the upper edge of the first region is located below the center between the upper edge of the light distribution pattern and the roof panel, it can be suppressed that the area of the third region becomes too small. .. Therefore, when another vehicle issues a turning notice, it is possible to further suppress the unnecessarily expanding of the dimming area, and it is possible to further suppress the deterioration of the front visibility of the own vehicle.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the light distribution pattern in the third embodiment from the same viewpoint as in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a state in which the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 16 has changed.
- the same or equivalent components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated description will be omitted unless otherwise specified.
- the left edge 210L and the right edge 210R of the light distribution pattern 200 of the present embodiment extend substantially vertically.
- the light distribution pattern 200 of the present embodiment is similar to the light distribution pattern 200 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment in which both edges of the light distribution pattern 200 in the left-right direction extend vertically.
- the light distribution pattern 200 of the present embodiment is different from the light distribution pattern 200 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment in that it is formed as a single region without distinguishing between the first region and the second region. Mainly different. Therefore, it can be interpreted that the light distribution pattern 200 of the present embodiment is formed only from the first region.
- the preceding vehicle 80 issues a turning notice to the right and a signal indicating the turning notice of the preceding vehicle 80 is input to the control unit CO.
- the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice of the preceding vehicle 80 is on the right side when viewed from the own vehicle, and the control unit CO is set as the right edge 210R of the dimming region 210 goes upward.
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so as to be away from the vertical line Va passing through the right end of the preceding vehicle 80.
- the area of the dimming area 210 that overlaps the visible portion expands to the side where the preceding vehicle 80 turns.
- the preceding vehicle 80 turns, the dazzling of the driver of the preceding vehicle 80 can be suppressed. Further, in this case, since the first region, the second region, and the third region can be controlled without distinction, the control load of the control unit CO can be reduced.
- the control unit CO when the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicles 80 and 90 is input, the control unit CO is the other vehicle as the edge of the dimming regions 210 and 310 on the turning direction side goes upward.
- the light emitting unit 10 is controlled so as to be away from the vertical line passing through the end portion of the 80 and 90 on the turning direction side.
- FIG. 17 shows an example in which the right edge 210R of the dimming region 210 is inclined so as to be separated from the vertical line Va as it goes upward, but it is on the turning direction side of the dimming regions 210 and 310.
- the edge does not necessarily have to be inclined, and may be stepped, for example, as long as the edge moves upward and away from the vertical line passing through the end of the other vehicles 80, 90 on the turning direction side.
- a vehicle headlight that changes the high beam light distribution pattern according to another vehicle detected by the detection device 20 has been described as an example.
- the vehicle headlight may change the light distribution pattern of the light emitted according to the other vehicle detected by the detection device 20.
- the vehicle headlight may change the low beam light distribution pattern according to another vehicle detected by the detection device 20.
- the light emitting unit 10 having the light distribution pattern forming unit 12 which is a so-called LED array has been described as an example.
- the light emitting unit 10 is not particularly limited as long as the light distribution pattern of the emitted light can be changed.
- the light emitting unit 10 is configured to form a predetermined light distribution pattern by scanning the light emitted from the light source using a reflector such as a rotating reflector, MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), and a galvano mirror. There may be.
- the light distribution pattern of the emitted light can be changed by adjusting the inclination of the reflector or adjusting the light emitted from the light source.
- the light emitting unit 10 may be configured to form a predetermined light distribution pattern by diffracting the light emitted from the light source using LCOS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon).
- LCOS Liquid Crystal On Silicon
- the light distribution pattern of the emitted light can be changed by adjusting the orientation of the liquid crystal display in the LCOS.
- the light intensity distribution in the regions other than the dimming regions 210 and 310 of the light distribution patterns 200 and 300 is the region other than the regions corresponding to the dimming regions 210 and 310 of the light distribution pattern PH.
- the example which is almost the same as the light intensity distribution in is described, it is not limited to this. However, from the viewpoint of suppressing the driver of the vehicle 100 from feeling uncomfortable, it is preferable that the light intensity distribution in the regions other than the dimming regions 210 and 310 does not change.
- the light intensity in the dimming regions 210 and 310 may change depending on, for example, the distance from the vehicle 100 to another vehicle.
- the shape of the light distribution pattern described in the above embodiment is an example and can be changed as appropriate.
- the width of each of the above-mentioned first region, second region, and third region in the left-right direction does not have to be constant along the up-down direction.
- the detection device 20 detects the preceding vehicle 80 based on the light from the taillight 81 of the preceding vehicle 80, and detects the oncoming vehicle 90 based on the light from the headlight 91 of the oncoming vehicle 90.
- the configuration of the detection device 20 is not limited to this.
- the detection device 20 may detect the side mirror 82, the rear window 83, etc., which are the visual recognition parts of the preceding vehicle 80, or the front window 93, which is the visual recognition part of the oncoming vehicle 90.
- the control unit CO may control the pair of light emitting units 10 based on the information of these visual recognition units detected by the detection device 20.
- turn notice is not limited to this.
- communication information between vehicles in the automatic driving mode road information obtained from navigation, road surface drawing drawn by another vehicle, and the like can be mentioned.
- a signal indicating another vehicle is input from the determination unit 25 to the control unit CO.
- a signal indicating another vehicle may be input from the detection device 20 to the control unit CO.
- the signal indicating the turning notice of the other vehicle is input to the control unit CO to reduce the distance to the other vehicle.
- the first region can be expanded to the turning direction side indicated by the turning notice without depending.
- a vehicle headlight that can suppress dazzling of the driver of the other vehicle when the other vehicle turns, and a vehicle headlight system including the vehicle headlight. It can be used in fields such as headlights for vehicles such as.
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図1は、第1実施形態における車両用前照灯及び車両用前照灯システムを備える車両100を概念的に示す平面図である。図1に示すように、この車両100は車両用前照灯システム2を備えており、当該車両用前照灯システム2は、車両用前照灯1と、車両100の前方に位置する他車両を検出する検出装置20とを備える。
まず、制御部COは、ライトスイッチ35から光の出射を示す信号が入力するか否かを判断する。この信号が制御部COに入力される場合、制御部COは制御フローをステップSP12に進める。一方、この信号が制御部COに入力されない場合、制御部COは制御フローをステップSP17に進める。このため、制御部COの判断とは、このように入力する信号に応じて場合分けをして次に進むステップを変更することと理解できる。
本ステップでは、制御部COは、判定部25から入力する信号に基づいて、検出装置20によって検出された他車両が所定の要件を満たす状態であるか否かを判断する。上記のように、判定部25は、検出装置20によって検出された他車両が所定の要件を満たす状態であるとともに検出装置20から他車両が先行車である信号が入力する場合には、他車両を示す信号として先行車を示す信号を生成して、当該信号を制御部COに出力する。また、判定部25は、他車両が所定の要件を満たすとともに検出装置20から他車両が対向車である信号が入力する場合には、他車両を示す信号として対向車を示す信号を生成して、当該信号を制御部COに出力する。制御部COは、他車両を示す信号が入力する場合には、制御フローをステップSP14に進める。なお、本ステップにおいて、制御部COには、車両100から他車両までの距離、車両100に対する他車両の位置の情報としての撮像画像における一対の光点の位置を示す信号も入力される。
本ステップでは、制御部COは、車両用前照灯1からハイビームが出射するように、発光ユニット10を制御する。具体的には、制御部COは、メモリMEに記憶される情報を参照し、ハイビームの配光パターンにおけるそれぞれの発光素子13に供給される電力に基づく信号を電源回路30に出力する。これにより、電源回路30のドライバによって、ハイビームの配光パターンとなる光が生成されるように各発光素子13に供給される電力が調整され、車両用前照灯1からハイビームの配光パターンとなる光が出射する。そして、制御部COは、制御フローをステップSP11に戻す。
本ステップでは、制御部COは、車両用前照灯1から出射する光の配光パターンが検出装置20で検出された他車両に応じた配光パターンとなるように、発光ユニット10を制御する。具体的には、制御部COは、他車両を示す信号、車両100から他車両までの距離、撮像画像における一対の光点の位置を示す信号に基づいて、メモリMEに記憶されたテーブルを参照する。そして、制御部COは、これらの他車両に関する情報に応じた配光パターンにおけるそれぞれの発光素子13に供給される電力に基づく信号を電源回路30に出力する。これにより、電源回路30のドライバによって、他車両に関する情報に応じた配光パターンの光が生成されるように各発光素子13に供給される電力が調整され、車両用前照灯1から当該配光パターンとなる光が出射する。そして、制御部COは、制御フローをステップSP15に進める。
本ステップは、他車両が旋回予告を発しているか否かを判断するステップである。図10は、先行車80の右ターンランプが点滅した様子を図7と同様の視点で示す図である。
本ステップは、旋回予告に応じた配光パターンを形成する光を出射するステップである。図11は、図7に示す配光パターンが変化した状態を図7と同様の視点で示す図である。図11に示される配光パターン200Aは、旋回予告に応じた配光パターンの一つとしてメモリMEに格納された配光パターンであり、図7に示す減光領域210の第1領域211が、判定部25がステップSP15の判定をする前と比べて右側に広がった第1領域211Aを含んでいる。なお、図11に示される配光パターン200Aの第2領域212は、図7に示される配光パターン200の第2領域212と同様であり、ステップSP14の状態から変化していない。
図12は、対向車90の右ターンランプが点滅した様子を図9と同様の視点で示す図である。例えば、他車両である対向車90が道路ALに左折するために左ターンランプ94L,95Lを点滅させた場合を想定する。図12に示すように、左ターンランプ94Lは対向車90の左側の前照灯91の一部に設けられており、左ターンランプ95Lは対向車90の左サイドミラーのカバーに設けられている。左ターンランプ94L,95Lは同期して点滅する。対向車90の運転者は、左ターンランプ94L,95Lを点滅させて、対向車90が左に旋回するとの旋回予告を車両100の運転者などに発している。車両100から見る場合、対向車90が右側に旋回する予定と認識される。この場合、車両100の検出装置20のカメラにより撮像された撮像画像には、対向車90の前照灯91から出射した光による一対の白色系の光点に加えて、左ターンランプ94L,95Lから出射した光による2つの橙色系の光点が所定の時間間隔で映し出されている。なお、図12において、白色系の光点はハッチングで示され、橙色系の光点は黒塗りで示されている。この橙色系の光点は、一対の白色系の光点の間の中央よりも右側に位置している。したがって、上述のように、検出装置20の検出部は、対向車90の左ターンランプの点滅を示す信号を判定部25に出力する。この信号は、上述のように、車両100から見て対向車90が右側に旋回する予定であることを示す信号である。本実施形態では、上述のように、判定部25には対向車を示す信号が入力している。したがって、判定部25は、対向車90の左ターンランプが点滅していると判定し、他車両の旋回予告を示す信号として対向車90の左ターンランプの点灯を示す信号を制御部COに出力する。この信号は、車両100から見て対向車90の旋回予告が示す旋回方向側が右側であることを示す信号である。この信号が制御部COに入力すると、制御部COはステップをステップSP16に進める。
図13は、図9に示す配光パターンが変化した状態を図9と同様の視点で示す図である。図13に示される配光パターン300Aは、旋回予告に応じた配光パターンの一つとしてメモリMEに格納された配光パターンであり、図9に示す減光領域310の第1領域311が右側に広がった第1領域311Aを含んでいる。なお、図13に示される配光パターン300の第2領域312は、図9に示される配光パターン300の第2領域312と同様である。
本ステップでは、ライトスイッチ35から制御部COに信号は入力されていない。このため、ライトスイッチ35がオフの状態である。制御部COは、電源回路30に所定の信号を出力して、電源回路30にそれぞれの発光素子13への電力の供給を停止させ、車両用前照灯1からの光を非出射とし、制御フローをステップSP11に戻す。
次に、第2実施形態について他車両が先行車80である場合を例として説明する。なお、本実施形態は、他車両が対向車90である場合にも適用することができる。図14は、第2実施形態における配光パターンを図10と同様の視点で示す図である。図15は、図14に示す配光パターンが変化した状態を示す図である。なお、第1実施形態と同一又は同等の構成要素については、特に説明する場合を除き、同一の参照符号を付して重複する説明は省略する。
次に、第3実施形態について他車両が先行車80である場合を例にして説明する。なお、本実施形態は、他車両が対向車90である場合にも適用することができる。図16は、第3実施形態における配光パターンを図10と同様の視点で示す図である。図17は、図16に示す配光パターンが変化した状態を示す図である。なお、第1実施形態と同一又は同等の構成要素については、特に説明する場合を除き、同一の参照符号を付して重複する説明は省略する。
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- 車両に搭載される車両用前照灯であって、
前記車両の前方に位置する他車両に向かって、変更可能な配光パターンの光を出射する発光ユニットと、
前記他車両を検出する検出装置からの情報を判定して前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号を生成する判定部と、
前記検出装置で検出された前記他車両を示す信号及び前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号が入力する制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御部は、前記他車両を示す信号が入力する場合において、前記配光パターンのうち少なくとも前記他車両の運転者が車外を視認するための視認部の全てに重なる第1領域を含む領域が、前記他車両を示す信号が入力する前に比べて前記発光ユニットからの光の全光束量が減じられた減光領域となるように前記発光ユニットを制御し、前記他車両を示す信号に加えて前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号がさらに入力する場合において、前記減光領域のうち少なくとも前記第1領域が、前記他車両を示す信号が入力した後であって前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号が入力する前に比べて前記旋回予告が示す旋回方向側に広がるように前記発光ユニットを制御する
ことを特徴とする車両用前照灯。 - 前記減光領域は、前記第1領域の下方側の縁に接続する第2領域を含み、
前記第2領域の左側の縁は前記第1領域の左側の縁よりも右側に位置するとともに、前記第2領域の右側の縁は前記第1領域の右側の縁よりも左側に位置する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両用前照灯。 - 前記減光領域は、前記第1領域の上方側の縁に接続する第3領域を含み、
前記制御部は、前記他車両を示す信号に加えて前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号がさらに入力する場合において、前記第3領域の前記旋回方向側の縁が前記第1領域の前記旋回方向側の縁よりも前記他車両側に位置するように前記発光ユニットを制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の車両用前照灯。 - 前記制御部は、前記他車両を示す信号に加えて前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号がさらに入力する場合において、前記第3領域の前記旋回方向側の縁が前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号が入力する前における位置から移動しないように前記発光ユニットを制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の車両用前照灯。 - 前記第1領域の上方側の縁の上下方向における位置は、前記他車両のルーフパネルよりも上方側、かつ、前記配光パターンの上方側の縁と前記ルーフパネルとの間の中央よりも下方側の位置である
ことを特徴とする請求項3又は4に記載の車両用前照灯。 - 前記制御部は、前記他車両を示す信号に加えて前記他車両の旋回予告を示す信号がさらに入力する場合において、前記減光領域の前記旋回方向側の縁が、上方に行くに従って前記他車両の前記旋回方向側の端部を通る鉛直線から離れるように前記発光ユニットを制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両用前照灯。 - 前記判定部は、前記検出装置からの情報に基づいて前記他車両までの距離を判定し、当該距離が所定の距離以下の場合に前記他車両を示す信号を前記制御部に出力する
ことを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の車両用前照灯。 - 請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の車両用前照灯と、
前記他車両を検出する検出装置と、
を備えることを特徴とする車両用前照灯システム。
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