Patent ID: 6024472
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
An automobile including an automobile body, a wheel drive assembly and a lamp assembly mounted to said automobile body, said wheel drive assembly including a steering wheel, said lamp assembly including a front lamp device mounted turnably on said automobile body, a motor drive device coupled to said front lamp device and operable so as to turn said front lamp device relative to said automobile body, and a control device coupled electrically to said motor drive device and coupled mechanically to said wheel drive assembly for detecting angular rotation of said steering wheel and for operating said motor drive device so as to turn said front lamp device by an angle corresponding to the angular rotation of said steering wheel wherein said control device comprises:an angle control unit for detecting the angular rotation of said steering wheel, said angle control unit generating a corresponding electrical control signal for controlling said motor drive device to turn said front lamp device relative to said automobile body; anda couple unit which couples said wheel drive assembly and said angle control unit so as to transmit the rotation of said steering wheel to said angle control unit, said coupling unit including a link member having a first end pivoted to said wheel drive assembly, and a second end, and a pivoted member having a first end connected pivotally to said second end of said link member, and a second end coupled to said angle control unit.