US 11,940,109 B2
Solid state steerable light
Bradley William Kay, Mequon, WI (US); and Kevin Jay McWithey, Fond du Lac, WI (US)
Assigned to J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION, Germantown, WI (US)
Filed by J.W. Speaker Corporation, Germantown, WI (US)
Filed on May 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/331,794.
Application 15/371,958 is a division of application No. 14/885,052, filed on Oct. 16, 2015, granted, now 10,427,591, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 14/885,052 is a division of application No. 13/342,573, filed on Jan. 3, 2012, granted, now 9,162,611, issued on Oct. 20, 2015.
Application 17/331,794 is a continuation of application No. 15/371,958, filed on Dec. 7, 2016, granted, now 11,047,540.
Prior Publication US 2021/0285611 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21S 41/143 (2018.01); B60Q 1/12 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21S 41/20 (2018.01); F21S 41/255 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21W 102/19 (2018.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/37 (2020.01)
CPC F21S 41/143 (2018.01) [B60Q 1/12 (2013.01); B60Q 1/1423 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21S 41/285 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/37 (2020.01); B60Q 2300/056 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/12 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/42 (2013.01); F21S 41/255 (2018.01); F21W 2102/19 (2018.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling of a headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising:
illuminating at least one LED in a first light module of a first headlight, including an LED associated with a first illumination field;
illuminating at least one LED in a second light module of a second headlight, including an LED associated with a second illumination field;
overlapping at least a portion of the first illumination field with the second illumination field;
detecting a signal, from a steering sensor, indicative of a steering direction changing from a first position to a second position; and
in response to detecting the signal from the steering sensor indicative of the steering direction changing, simultaneously increasing an intensity of the LED associated with the first illumination field and decreasing an intensity of the LED associated with the second illumination field to move the first illumination field and the second illumination field together in a direction that corresponds with the steering direction changing from the first position to the second position.