Patent ID: 7241035
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus arranged at the front of a vehicle having a longitudinal axis and comprising, (a) two passing headlights, which when lit, each produce a passing light regulation light beam having maximum permitted photometric values above a horizontal longitudinal plane, each of the passing headlights is disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and is adapted to pivot about a substantially vertical axis, towards a position which is deflected to the left and a position which is deflected to the right when the vehicle is in a left-hand and a right-hand bend situation, respectively, (b) two auxiliary headlights, which when lit, each produce an auxiliary regulation light beam, and (c) a central unit which, upon detecting failure of a passing headlight in a deflected position, causes the faulty passing headlight to be extinguished and at least one of the auxiliary headlights to be lit, whereby the auxiliary headlight compensates for the extinction of the faulty passing headlight by producing a compensating light beam which conforms to the passing light beam maximum permitted regulation photometric values above the horizontal longitudinal plane.