Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical device and direction display device
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Application No.: US17122629Application Date: 2020-12-15
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Publication No.: US11780365B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Masahiro Kishigami , Toshinori Sugiyama , Yasuhiko Kunii , Yuji Tsuchiya , Go Shimizu , Masayoshi Takori , Ryuya Kawaji
- Applicant: Maxell, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Volpe Koenig
- Priority: JP 18077161 2018.04.12
- The original application number of the division: US16379888 2019.04.10
- Main IPC: B60Q1/34
- IPC: B60Q1/34 ; F21S43/30 ; F21S43/20

Abstract:
An optical device for displaying a condensing mark includes a light source, and an optical element for condensing light emitted from the light source onto an irradiated surface. A lamp controller acquires a detection signal from a state detection device mounted on the vehicle and configured to detect a behavior of and peripheral environmental information of the vehicle, and light or blink the optical device. The optical device displays a plurality of condensing marks by arranging each of them side by side in at least the travelling direction of the vehicle on a lane orthogonal to a lane on which the vehicle exists, and one of the plurality of condensing marks to be displayed on a display region farthest from the vehicle is different in color from another one of the plurality of condensing marks to be displayed on a display region closest to the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210101524A1 OPTICAL DEVICE AND DIRECTION DISPLAY DEVICE Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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