Patent ID: 7540638
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: B60Q,F21S,F21W

Abstract:
1. An adaptive front lighting system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a housing adapted for stationary mounting to the vehicle; a stationary primary lighting module mounted stationary within the housing and configured for down the road illumination; and an stationary adaptive front lighting module mounted stationary within the housing and including an array comprising at least a first LED and a second LED, each of the first and second LEDs mounted stationary with respect to the housing and configured to forming a peripheral light beam having a respective beam angle that is fixed relative to a longitudinal center plane of the housing, the first LED having a smaller beam angle than the second LED; and a controller operably connected to the adaptive front lighting module and independently varying the amount of light emitted by the first and second LEDs in response to a vehicle turning radius.