Global Patent Index - EP 4263288 A1

EP 4263288 A1 20231025 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT, AND VEHICLE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT, AND VEHICLE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN WENIGSTENS EINES FAHRZEUGSCHEINWERFERS UND FAHRZEUG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'AU MOINS UN PHARE ET VÉHICULE

Publication

EP 4263288 A1 20231025 (DE)

Application

EP 21794332 A 20211013

Priority

  • DE 102020007773 A 20201218
  • EP 2021078275 W 20211013

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022128201A1] The invention relates to a method for operating at least one vehicle headlight (1). The vehicle headlight (1) is switched between a low-intensity main lighting mode and a high-intensity main lighting mode on the basis of a control signal, and a light field (5) emitted from the vehicle headlight (1) is darkened at least in some regions in the high-intensity main lighting mode and/or is brightened in some regions by switching on at least one additional lighting unit on the basis of the control signal. The method according to the invention is characterized by at least the following steps: - operating the vehicle headlight (1) with the additional lighting unit activated; - if at least one region (5.3) of the light field (5) needs to be darkened or if the vehicle headlight (1) needs to be switched to the low-intensity main lighting mode: deactivating the additional lighting unit; - checking the sensor signal from the computing unit (4) in order to determine whether the light field (5) needs to be further darkened at least in some regions or whether the vehicle headlight (1) needs to be switched to the low-intensity main lighting mode; - if so: darkening at least the region (5.3) of the light field (5) or switching the vehicle headlight (1) to the low-intensity main lighting mode; or - otherwise: operating the vehicle headlight (1) in the high-intensity main lighting mode with the additional lighting unit activated.

IPC 8 full level

B60Q 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B60Q 1/143 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G06V 10/82 (2022.01 - KR); B60Q 2300/054 (2013.01 - KR US); B60Q 2300/056 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F21W 2102/13 (2017.12 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022128201A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020007773 A1 20210304; CN 116601051 A 20230815; EP 4263288 A1 20231025; JP 2023553741 A 20231225; KR 20230101862 A 20230706; US 2024051456 A1 20240215; WO 2022128201 A1 20220623

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020007773 A 20201218; CN 202180082453 A 20211013; EP 2021078275 W 20211013; EP 21794332 A 20211013; JP 2023537172 A 20211013; KR 20237018639 A 20211013; US 202118267836 A 20211013