Patent ID: 9187027
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B60K,B60Q,F21S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle headlight comprising: a first illuminator that illuminates a predetermined region ahead of a vehicle with a first light distribution pattern having a cutoff line at an upper end; a second illuminator that illuminates, with a second light distribution pattern, a region near the vehicle on a lower side of the cutoff line of the first light distribution pattern and further toward an outer side in a width direction than a side end of the first light distribution pattern; a target detector that detects a target adjacent to a driving lane ahead of the vehicle with a possibility of movement; a target proximity determining unit that determines whether the target is in proximity to the vehicle based on information relating to the target detected by the target detector; and an illumination controller to start illumination with the second illuminator after the proximity of the target to an illumination range of the second illuminator is detected and to terminate the illumination with the second illuminator after the vehicle passes by the target.