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公开(公告)号:US11987168B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-21
申请号:US17947839
申请日:2022-09-19
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Kevin Jay McWithey , Bradley William Kay , Dragolsav Popovic
CPC classification number: B60Q1/0041 , B60Q1/115 , B60Q1/12 , B62J6/023 , G01B5/24 , G01C19/00 , B60Q1/346 , B60Q2300/134 , B60Q2300/136
Abstract: A bank angle of a vehicle can be accurately calculated using yaw axis data and roll axis data, and based on the calculated bank angle, vehicle illumination optics can be controlled to maintain a pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics to be generally horizontal. The calculated bank angle may be zeroed when the yaw axis data equals zero. The improved pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics illuminates a more natural field of view for the vehicle driver during a bank.
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公开(公告)号:US20230272899A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-31
申请号:US18113226
申请日:2023-02-23
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Bradley William Kay
Abstract: A vehicular illumination system structured as an array of optical trains in each of which the element of a light-concentrating optical sub-system and the element of the projection optical sub-system are uniquely spatially mapped one into another to ensure that light from a given optical source of the employed arrays of optical sources necessarily interacts both with a dedicated, spatially-distinct light concentrator of the corresponding optical train and with a dedicated, spatially-distinct projection optical component while not interacting with either the light concentrator or the projection optical component of the neighboring optical train. Embodiments ensure freedom of change of the overall shape of the system while, in operation, forming light distribution in pre-determined illumination plane that is substantially devoid of visually-perceived color aberrations.
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公开(公告)号:US11407354B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-09
申请号:US17146656
申请日:2021-01-12
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Bradley William Kay , Dragan Popovic
IPC: B60Q1/115 , F21S41/663 , F21S41/141 , B60Q1/14
Abstract: A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.
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公开(公告)号:US20210285611A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-16
申请号:US17331794
申请日:2021-05-27
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: BRADLEY WILLIAM KAY , KEVIN JAY MCWITHEY
IPC: F21S41/143 , F21S41/663 , B60Q1/12 , H05B45/10 , F21S41/151 , B60Q1/14 , F21S41/20
Abstract: A light assembly and method for steering a vehicle headlight illumination pattern. In one aspect, a method includes providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of: illuminating a subset of consecutive LEDs in the line including LEDs associated with the first and second edge illumination fields; as the direction of the vehicle wheels changes: (i) fading the LED associated with one of the first and second illumination fields off while simultaneously fading the LED associated with the other of the first and second illumination fields on thereby changing the illumination pattern; and (ii) repeating step (i) so that the illumination pattern tracks the direction of the vehicle wheels.
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公开(公告)号:US11047540B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-29
申请号:US15371958
申请日:2016-12-07
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Bradley William Kay , Kevin Jay McWithey
IPC: H05B45/10 , B60Q1/12 , F21S41/143 , F21S41/663 , H05B45/37 , F21S41/151 , B60Q1/14 , F21S41/20 , F21Y103/10 , F21W102/19 , F21S41/255 , F21Y115/10
Abstract: A light assembly and method for steering a vehicle headlight illumination pattern. In one aspect, a method includes providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of: illuminating a subset of consecutive LEDs in the line including LEDs associated with the first and second edge illumination fields; as the direction of the vehicle wheels changes: (i) fading the LED associated with one of the first and second illumination fields off while simultaneously fading the LED associated with the other of the first and second illumination fields on thereby changing the illumination pattern; and (ii) repeating step (i) so that the illumination pattern tracks the direction of the vehicle wheels.
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公开(公告)号:US10919437B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-16
申请号:US16179865
申请日:2018-11-02
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Bradley William Kay , Dragan Popovic
IPC: B60Q1/115 , F21S41/663 , F21S41/141 , B60Q1/14
Abstract: A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.
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公开(公告)号:US20200307443A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16893867
申请日:2020-06-05
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Kevin Jay McWithey , Bradley William Kay , Dragolsav Popovic
Abstract: A bank angle of a vehicle can be accurately calculated using yaw axis data and roll axis data, and based on the calculated bank angle, vehicle illumination optics can be controlled to maintain a pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics to be generally horizontal. The calculated bank angle may be zeroed when the yaw axis data equals zero. The improved pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics illuminates a more natural field of view for the vehicle driver during a bank.
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公开(公告)号:US20180297509A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-18
申请号:US16003907
申请日:2018-06-08
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER, CORPORATION
Inventor: Kevin Jay McWithey , Bradley William Kay , Dragolsav Popovic
Abstract: A bank angle of a vehicle can be accurately calculated using yaw axis data and roll axis data, and based on the calculated bank angle, vehicle illumination optics can be controlled to maintain a pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics to be generally horizontal. The calculated bank angle may be zeroed when the yaw axis data equals zero. The improved pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics illuminates a more natural field of view for the vehicle driver during a bank.
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公开(公告)号:USD820505S1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-12
申请号:US29571392
申请日:2016-07-18
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Designer: Michael J. Herre , Dragan Popovic
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公开(公告)号:US09937937B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-10
申请号:US15344905
申请日:2016-11-07
Applicant: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
Inventor: Kevin McWithey
CPC classification number: B61L15/02 , B60Q1/0088 , B60Q1/1423 , B60Q2300/054 , B60Q2300/14 , B60Q2900/10 , B61L2201/00 , B61L2207/02 , F21S41/143 , F21S41/663 , H05B33/0815 , H05B33/0845 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0272
Abstract: A light apparatus for use with a power source and a control switch, the control switch including an input node, an output node and at least first and second independently selectable current paths between the input and output nodes, the first selectable current path having a resistance value that is greater than the second current path, controlling light intensity as a function of which of the current path is selected, at least one light source, a controller linked to the control switch and determining the selected path and generating a control signal and a light driver linked between the output node and the light source, the driver receiving the control signal and adjusting the current applied to the light source as a function of the control signal.
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