Patents Assigned to KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11346518
    Abstract: A headlight (1) includes a lamp unit (20) including: light sources (52R,52G,52B) that emit laser light; and phase modulation elements (54R,54G,54B) that diffract the laser light emitted from the light sources (52R,52G,52B) with a phase modulation pattern that is changeable, and emit light of a light distribution pattern based on the phase modulation pattern. The lamp unit (20) adjusts a total luminous flux amount of light emitted from the lamp unit (20) according to the light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Kito, Kazuya Motohashi
  • Patent number: 11303817
    Abstract: An active sensor includes a light projector configured to emit probe light, and an image sensor. The active sensor is configured to obtain a first image in a light emitting state of the light projector and a second image in a non-light emitting state of the light projector. The second image can be used for correcting the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kensuke Arai
  • Patent number: 11285862
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicular lighting device (1) attached to a motorbike (100) that is capable of traveling around corners due to the vehicle body being tilted toward the direction for turning, wherein the vehicular lighting device (1) comprises at least two lamps and a sensor (7) for detecting the surrounding environment toward the rear of the vehicle. The vehicular lighting device (1) comprises a left lighting unit (2L) and a right lighting unit (2R) as the at least two lamps. The sensor (7) is disposed between the left lighting unit (2L) and the right lighting unit (2R) as viewed from rearward of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Harada, Keisuke Fujii
  • Patent number: 11254384
    Abstract: This vehicular lighting equipment provided on a vehicle (100), which is capable of travelling around a corner by tilting the vehicle body toward the turning direction, comprises a light source, an optical member by which the light emitted from the light source is directed forward from the lighting equipment to form a predetermined light distribution pattern (PL), and a control unit for adjusting the predetermined light distribution pattern (PL) according to the tilted state of the vehicle body. The control unit is configured to adjust a predetermined light distribution pattern (PL2) such that in a light distribution pattern (PL1) corresponding to when the vehicle body is tilted, no light is irradiated in a region located outside the light distribution pattern (PL) corresponding to when the vehicle body is in the vertical state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Harada
  • Patent number: 11197356
    Abstract: This lighting circuit comprises a current source and a thermal sensing element. The thermal sensing element senses the temperature of a semiconductor light source. The current source generates a drive current that shows a positive correlation with the temperature when the temperature is in a normal range and that shows a negative correlation with the temperature when the temperature falls within a temperature range higher than the normal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Masato Harazaki
  • Patent number: 11167731
    Abstract: A camera module shoots a satisfactory image by suppressing the adherence of water droplets to a part in a light transmitting cover through which imaging light is transmitted. Provided are an outer casing comprising a housing having an opening and a light transmitting cover for closing the opening; and a camera module arranged inside the outer casing. A part of the light transmitting cover is provided as a transmission window through which imaging light incident on the camera module is transmitted and a restriction part for restricting the inflow of water droplets toward the transmission window is provided to the light transmitting cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACIURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Okamura, Naoki Tatara, Akinobu Kubota