IP Library Granted Patent US 12,403,821
Granted Patent B2
US 12,403,821 · App. 18/588,064 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Illumination device for vehicle and illumination device

Inventors: Yuji Tsuchiya (Wako, JP); Kei Oshida (Wako, JP); Masayoshi Takori (Wako, JP); Tatsuya Iwasa (Wako, JP); Haruko Okuyama (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60Q1/525B60Q1/5037B60Q9/008B60Q2300/112B60Q2300/116B60Q2300/23B60Q2300/42B60Q2300/45
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Patent No.
US 12,403,821
App. No.
18/588,064
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an illumination device for a vehicle, when a recognition part has recognized that a pedestrian may be present on an advancing route and when a detection part has detected that a driver has recognized the pedestrian, an exterior light is brought into either a first lit or first not-lit state, and when the recognition part has recognized that the pedestrian may be present on the advancing route and when the detection part has detected that the driver has not recognized the pedestrian, the exterior light is brought into either a second lit or second not-lit state, and the first lit state and the second lit state are different from each other and the first not-lit state and the second not-lit state are different from each other.

Claims (22)

1. An illumination device for a vehicle comprising:

a recognition part configured to recognize other object that might be present on an advancing route of a vehicle;

a detection part configured to detect that a driver of the vehicle has recognized the other object; and

an exterior light provided at a position in an exterior region of the vehicle which is visible to the other object and configured to be turned on and off,

wherein, when the recognition part has recognized that there is a possibility that the other object is going to be present on the advancing route and when the detection part has detected that the driver has recognized the other object, the exterior light is brought into either a first lit or first not-lit state,

when the recognition part has recognized that there is a possibility that the other object is going to be present on the advancing route and when the detection part has detected that the driver has not recognized the other object, the exterior light is brought into either a second lit or second not-lit state, and

the first lit state and the second lit state are different from each other, and the first not-lit state and the second not-lit state are different from each other.

2. The illumination device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of exterior lights are provided along outer edges of the vehicle, and

in either the first lit or first not-lit state, a part of the exterior light is moved according to a movement of driver's line of sight while made in a state which is different from other exterior light.

3. The illumination device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second lit state of the exterior lights differs on the basis of whether the vehicle is in a traveling state or a stopped state.

4. The illumination device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , comprising a risk indicator provided in a passenger compartment of the vehicle,

wherein the risk indicator displays a risk mark on a straight line connecting the driver and the other object when the recognition part has recognized the other object.

5. The illumination device for a vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the exterior lights becomes in the first lit state when the risk mark is present in a direction of the driver's line of sight.

6. An illumination device comprising:

a recognition part configured to recognize other object that might be present on an advancing route of a vehicle;

a detection part configured to detect that a driver of the vehicle has recognized the other object; and

a light configured to be turned on and off and radiate light to a position which is visible to the other object with respect to the vehicle,

wherein, when the recognition part has recognized that there is a possibility that the other object is going to be present on the advancing route and when the detection part has detected that the driver has recognized the other object, the light radiates light in a first lit state,

when the recognition part has recognized that there is a possibility that the other object is going to be present on the advancing route and when the detection part has detected that the driver has not recognize the other object, the light radiates light in a second lit state, and

the first lit state and the second lit state are different from each other.

7. The illumination device according to claim 6 , wherein the light radiates light to a road surface at a position where the vehicle and the other object will cross each other.

8. The illumination device according to claim 6 , wherein the light radiates light to a position where the other object can visually recognize in an exterior region of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2024
From: TSUCHIYA, YUJI; OSHIDA, KEI; TAKORI, MASAYOSHI; IWASA, TATSUYA; OKUYAMA, HARUKO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066568/0043 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-043180 · Mar 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240317133A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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