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| 3K339 | LIGHTING DEVICE OUTWARDS FROM VEHICLE AND OPTICAL SIGNAL | |
| B60Q1/00 -1/56 | ||
| B60Q1/00-1/56 | AA | AA00 APPLICATIONS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | ||||||
| . For illuminating road surfaces | . . Forward | . . Backward | . . Sideways | |||||||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | AA18 | AA19 | AA20 | |||
| . For lighting (indicating) portions other than road surfaces | . . For lighting (indicating) specific portions | . . . For lighting (indicating) obstacles | . . . . Illuminating (indicating) pedestrians | . . . Illuminating (indicating) destinations | . . . Using existing lights | . . Illuminating (indicating) places where work is done | . . . Illuminating (indicating) portions near steps | . . . Illuminating (indicating) doors | . . . Illuminating (indicating) power plugs | |||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA25 | AA26 | AA27 | AA28 | AA29 | AA30 | |||
| . . Illuminating (indicating) places around one's own vehicle | . For the driver of the vehicle | . . Indicating the location of the vehicle (keyless entry) | . Signals | . . Right turns | . . Changing of lanes | . . . Passing | . . For backing | . . Braking | . . . For stopping or parking | |||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA35 | AA36 | AA37 | AA38 | AA39 | ||||
| . Indications | . . Indicating the front of the vehicle | . . Indicating both sides of the vehicle | . . Indicating the rear of the vehicle | . . Indicating speed | . . Indicating acceleration or deceleration | . . Indicating emergencies (e.g. contact, collision) | . . Indicating failure | . . Indicating greetings or gratitude | ||||
| AA41 | AA42 | AA43 | AA50 | |||||||||
| . . Doo-open warning indication | . . Illuminating registration information (license plate) | . . Marking roads with figures, characters or symbols | . Others | |||||||||
| BA | BA00 PURPOSES |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | BA10 | |
| . Light distribution | . Luminance | . Colors | . Decoration | . Daylights | . Prevention of failure to turn lights off | . Saving energy or electric power | . Miniaturization or weight reduction | . Measures to prevent accidents or collision | . . For pedestrians | |||
| BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA16 | BA17 | BA18 | BA19 | ||||
| . Failure prevention, measures, fail-safe | . Heat measures | . Preventing water or dust from flowing in | . Aligning, positioning or temporary fastening | . Devices for disabled people | . Aerodynamic characteristics | . Theft prevention | . Damage prevention | . Sound insulation or isolation | ||||
| BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | BA25 | BA26 | BA28 | BA30 | |||||
| . Glare prevention | . Increasing visibility | . Reducing the number of part items | . Increasing reliability | . Increasing accuracy | . Increasing operability | . Cost reduction | . Others | |||||
| CA | CA00 TYPES OF LAMPS OR INDICATORS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | |||||
| . Headlamps | . . Fog lamps | . . Cornering lamps | . . Retractable | . . Doubling as signal lamps or indicator lamps | . . Front combination lamps | |||||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA17 | ||||||||
| . Signal lamps | . . Indicators | . . Brake lamps | . . Rear combination lamps | . Signal indications using movable members (direction indicating arrows) | ||||||||
| CA21 | CA22 | CA23 | CA24 | CA25 | CA26 | CA27 | CA28 | CA29 | CA30 | |||
| . Indicator lamps | . . Indicating the front of the vehicle (fender markers) | . . Indicating both sides of the vehicle | . . Width indicators | . . Indicating the rear of the vehicle (tail lamps) | . . Use of retroreflectors | . Lamps for projecting light other than visible light, e.g. infrared rays | . Liquid crystals | . Rotating lamps | . Others | |||
| DA | DA00 TYPES OF LIGHT SOURCES |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | DA10 | ||||
| . Light-emitting diodes | . Organic EL | . Electric discharge lamps | . . HID | . Lasers | . Incandescent lamps or halogen lamps | . Others | ||||||
| EA | EA00 DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | EA06 | EA07 | EA08 | EA09 | EA10 | |
| . Characters | . Symbols | . Display by projection of light | . Voice | . Colors | . Variable | . Use of something adapted for other applications | . . Passing | . Flashing or turning lights on and off | . Others | |||
| FA | FA00 TYPES OF VEHICLES |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA05 | FA06 | FA07 | FA08 | FA09 | FA10 | |
| . With rear doors | . Motorcycles | . Bicycles | . Working vehicles (tractors, forklifts) | . Trucks | . . With open loading platforms | . Articulated vehicles (trailers) | . Buses | . Electric passenger vehicles | . . Hybrid passenger vehicles | |||
| FA11 | FA12 | FA13 | FA20 | |||||||||
| . Railways, tracked vehicles | . Airplanes | . Ships | . Others | |||||||||
| GA | GA00 MOUNTING |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA06 | GA08 | |||||
| . Mounting to vehicle bodies | . . Secured in recesses or openings | . Mounting to the chassis | . Mounting of lamps to each other | . Mounting allowing for collision | . Aligning, positioning or temporary fastening | |||||||
| GA11 | GA13 | GA14 | GA16 | GA20 | ||||||||
| . Allowing mounting to multiple different types of vehicles | . Movable mounting | . . Aiming | . Mounting of circuit units | . Others | ||||||||
| GB | GB00 MOUNTING POSITIONS |
GB01 | GB02 | GB03 | GB04 | GB05 | GB06 | GB07 | GB08 | GB09 | ||
| . On the front face of the vehicle body | . . Particularly around the front grill | . . Bumper | . . . Inside the bumper | . . Windshield | . Top face of the vehicle body | . . Bonnet | . . Roof | . . Trunks | ||||
| GB11 | GB12 | GB13 | GB14 | GB15 | GB16 | GB17 | ||||||
| . Side faces of the vehicle body | . . Windows | . . Mirrors | . . Fenders | . . Tires, wheels | . . Doors | . . . Door knobs | ||||||
| GB21 | GB22 | GB23 | GB26 | GB30 | ||||||||
| . Rear face of the vehicle body | . . Back bumper | . . Rear windshield | . Vehicle interior | . Others | ||||||||
| GC | GC00 MOUNTING MEANS |
GC01 | GC02 | GC03 | GC04 | GC05 | GC06 | GC07 | GC08 | GC09 | GC10 | |
| . Mounting means provided at lamps | . Mounting means provided at the vehicle body | . Engaging or mating | . Rivets or screws | . Adjustable mounting means | . Adhesion | . Fusion | . Attraction, magnets | . Use of members that take up vibration or collision | . Others | |||
| HA | HA00 STRUCTURES |
HA01 | HA02 | HA03 | HA04 | HA05 | HA06 | HA07 | HA08 | HA09 | HA10 | |
| . Lamps | . . With light guides | . . Use of micromirror elements | . . Light source units | . . . Wavelength conversion materials, e.g. phosphors | . . Drive mechanisms within lamps | . . . Retractable | . . Mounted on the side mirrors | . . Sealing between vehicle body and lamp | . Lamp protection units (covers or nets) | |||
| HA11 | HA12 | HA13 | HA14 | HA15 | HA16 | HA17 | HA18 | HA19 | HA20 | |||
| . Optical-axis adjusting units | . . Rotating horizontally | . . Rotating vertically | . . Adjustment using screws or knobs | . . Pivoting shafts | . . Flexible members | . . Adjustment using magnets | . . Adjustment using linkage mechanisms | . . Adjustment using motors | . . With optical axis detecting units (with levels) | |||
| HA21 | HA22 | HA23 | HA24 | HA27 | HA28 | HA30 | ||||||
| . Switches | . . For direction indicators | . . . Non-electric automatic restoration means | . . . . A cancellation mechanism disposed on the steering wheel shaft | . . Multi-function switches (indicating direction and hazard lighting) | . Structures allowing for collision | . Others | ||||||
| JA | JA00 CIRCUITS |
JA01 | JA02 | JA03 | JA04 | JA05 | JA06 | JA07 | JA08 | JA09 | JA10 | |
| . Lighting circuits | . . Light emitting diodes | . . Electric discharge lamps | . . Blinking circuits | . . Circuits for switching light distribution | . . . Circuits for drive circuits inside lamps | . . . Circuits of mechanisms for driving lamps | . . . . Optical axis setting units | . . . . Optical axis detecting units | . . Automatic turning on and off | |||
| JA11 | JA12 | JA13 | JA16 | JA18 | JA20 | |||||||
| . Abnormality detection circuits | . . Short-circuit detection circuits | . . Disconnection detection circuits | . Circuits that operate in event of failure, fail-safe circuits | . With timer elements, delay circuits | . Measures against battery voltage fluctuation | |||||||
| JA21 | JA22 | JA23 | JA26 | JA30 | ||||||||
| . Characterized by circuit elements or parts | . . Use of microcomputers | . . Circuit elements, arrangement of substrates | . Wiring | . Others | ||||||||
| KA | KA00 CONTROL |
KA01 | KA02 | KA03 | KA04 | KA06 | KA07 | KA08 | KA09 | KA10 | ||
| . Automatic turning on and off of lamps | . . Automatic turning on/off according to ambient brightness | . . Automatically turning lamps on or off according to travel position | . . Automatically turning lamps on or off as a vehicle is driven or stops | . Adjustment of luminance or color, dimming | . . Varying the number or area of light sources to be turned on | . . Switching of filaments | . . Varying currents or voltages | . . Different control for right and left lamps | ||||
| KA11 | KA12 | KA13 | KA14 | KA15 | KA16 | KA18 | KA19 | KA20 | ||||
| . Blinking | . . Varying blinking periods | . . . Shortening blinking periods | . . . Lengthening blinking periods | . . . Varying blinking periods over time | . . Adding blinking | . Detection of abnormalities | . . Detection of short circuits | . . Detection of disconnections | ||||
| KA21 | KA22 | KA23 | KA24 | KA25 | KA26 | KA27 | KA28 | KA29 | ||||
| . Control of drive mechanisms | . . Control of drive mechanisms within lamps | . . Control of mechanisms for driving lamps | . . Different control for right and left lamps | . . Control by other than electricity, e.g. fluid | . . Adjustment of the initial position | . With a dead-zone area | . On/off control of multiple lamps | . Scanning of light sources | ||||
| KA31 | KA32 | KA33 | KA34 | KA35 | KA37 | KA38 | KA39 | KA40 | ||||
| . Switches | . . Automatically returning to a non-operating position | . . . Electrical means for automatic return | . . . . Depending on the tire position | . . . . Use of timers | . Associated with other signals or illumination | . Control during failure, fail-safe (compensation of disconnection) | . With timer elements, delays | . Others | ||||
| LA | LA00 LIGHT DISTRIBUTION |
LA01 | LA02 | LA03 | LA06 | LA07 | ||||||
| . Optical axis adjustment | . . Leveling | . . Swiveling | . Dimming | . . Use of shutters, hoods, or filters | ||||||||
| LA11 | LA12 | LA16 | LA17 | LA18 | ||||||||
| . Driven by the inclination of the vehicle | . . Using one sensor | . Driven by steering | . . Light distribution during turns (curved roads) | . . Light distribution at right or left turns | ||||||||
| LA21 | LA22 | LA23 | LA24 | LA25 | LA26 | LA27 | LA28 | |||||
| . Driven by the driving environment | . . Light distribution in cities | . . Light distribution in suburbs | . . Light distribution during fast drive | . . Light distribution in tunnels | . . Light distribution for fog, rain, or snow | . . Light distribution on hills (dented or raised roads) | . . Light distribution at crossings | |||||
| LA31 | LA32 | LA33 | LA34 | LA35 | LA40 | |||||||
| . Dimming for specific portions (excluding normal cut-off lines) | . . Dimming by other vehicles | . . . Dimming toward the vehicle ahead | . . . Dimming toward oncoming vehicles | . . Dimming toward pedestrians or the like | . Others | |||||||
| MA | MA00 SENSORS |
MA01 | MA02 | MA03 | MA04 | MA05 | MA06 | MA07 | MA10 | |||
| . Imaging devices (cameras) | . . Using multiple imaging devices | . Using infrared rays | . Using ultrasonic waves | . Illuminance sensors | . Temperature sensors | Rader systems | . Others | |||||
| MB | MB00 INFORMATION ACQUISITION MEANS |
MB01 | MB02 | MB03 | MB04 | MB05 | MB06 | MB10 | ||||
| . Vehicle-to-vehicle communication | . Mobile terminals | . . Cell phones | . Car navigation | . Positioning systems using satellites | . Acquisition of information from roads | . Others | ||||||
| MC | MC00 DETECTION TARGETS |
MC01 | MC02 | MC03 | MC04 | MC05 | MC06 | |||||
| . Distance | . . Distance between vehicles | . Light | . . Headlight | . . Taillight | . . Streetlight | |||||||
| MC11 | MC12 | MC13 | MC14 | MC15 | MC16 | MC17 | MC18 | |||||
| . Surrounding environmnet | . . Color | . . Weather | . . Signs | . . Traffic light | . . Road markings (rules and instructions drawn on the road surface) | . . Brightness (external light) | . . Traffic information (traffic regulations, traffic jam information) | |||||
| MC21 | MC22 | MC23 | MC24 | MC25 | MC26 | MC27 | MC28 | MC29 | ||||
| . Roads | . . Road width | . . Curvature | . . Slopes | . . Road types (general roads, freeways) | . . Road conditions, rough roads | . . Lane edges, lane lines, compartment lines | . . Number of roads | . . Road accessories (guardrails) | ||||
| MC31 | MC32 | MC33 | MC34 | MC35 | MC36 | MC37 | MC38 | MC39 | MC40 | |||
| . Locations of traveling | . . Urban areas | . . Tunnels | . . Freeways | . Obstacles | . . Pedestrians | . . Vehicles | . . Fallen objects | . Temporal changes over a day | . Changes occurring seasonally or during certain periods | |||
| MC41 | MC42 | MC43 | MC44 | MC45 | MC46 | MC47 | MC48 | MC49 | MC50 | |||
| . Vehicles in which systems concerned are installed | . . Heights of vehicles (from the road surface) | . . Rotation of steering wheels, etc. | . . Tilt of vehicles | . . . Pitch | . . . Yaw | . . . Roll | . . Velocity | . . . Stop | . . . Slow traveling | |||
| MC51 | MC52 | MC53 | MC54 | MC55 | MC56 | MC57 | MC58 | MC59 | MC60 | |||
| . . . Fast traveling | . . Acceleration rates | . . . Deceleration rates | . . Angular velocity | . . Angular acceleration | . . Gas pedals | . . Clutches | . . Brakes | . . . Parking brakes | . . . Engine brakes | |||
| MC61 | MC62 | MC63 | MC64 | MC65 | MC66 | MC67 | MC68 | MC69 | MC70 | |||
| . . Engine system | . . . Ignition | . . . Oil pressure | . . . Suction pressure | . . Engine switches (ignition) | . . Door locks | . . Opening/closing door | . . Shift positions | . . Traveling distance | . . Abnormality | |||
| MC71 | MC72 | MC73 | MC74 | MC75 | MC76 | MC77 | MC78 | MC79 | MC80 | |||
| . . Switching on lights | . . . Direction indicators | . . Moving lights (aiming, swiveling, etc.) | . . Related to drivers and passengers | . . . Seats | . . . Related to drivers | . . Control switches | . . Battery's recharge levels, battery voltages | . . . For lighting equipment | . . Fuel system | |||
| MC81 | MC82 | MC83 | MC84 | MC85 | MC86 | MC87 | MC88 | MC89 | MC90 | |||
| . Related to other vehicles | . . Indicating direction | . . Brakes | . . Parked/stopped vehicles | . . Velocity | . . Acceleration rates | . . . Deceleration rates | . . Vehicle type | . . Abnormality | . . Preceding vehicles | |||
| MC91 | MC92 | MC93 | MC96 | MC99 | ||||||||
| . . Adjacent vehicles | . . Vehicles behind | . . . Passing other vehicles | . Smart keys | . Others |