Patent ID: 11938858
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 5:
6. The headlight control device according to claim 1, wherein
the control value for the light distribution pattern is an angle of an optical axis of the headlight,
the control value calculation section calculates the control value such that the angle of the optical axis is in a range from a predetermined minimum control value and a predetermined maximum control value,
when a distance between the own vehicle and the preceding vehicle is larger than a predetermined upper limit, the control value calculation section sets the angle of the optical axis to the maximum control value, and
when the distance between the vehicles is smaller than a predetermined lower limit, the control value calculation section sets the angle of the optical axis to the minimum control value.