Patent ID: 6908207

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle defining a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the apparatus being disposed in a front of the vehicle on either side of said axis, the apparatus comprising: a left hand short range passing headlight and a right hand short range passing headlight, for producing a regulation dipped passing beam; a left hand long range cruising headlight and a right hand long range cruising headlight for producing a regulation main beam, the apparatus being adapted to define said passing beam that has a cutoff above which any light intensity emitted is weak, and the apparatus further defining a point of concentration on said axis, said cruising headlights being adapted to produce said main beam generally centered on said point of concentration, wherein the apparatus further comprises a control unit coupled to said cruising headlights so that, when the vehicle is negotiating a bend in the passing beam mode, said control unit rotating at least one of said cruising headlights to emit a bend beam such as to increase light intensity emitted generally in a direction of the bend.