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Vehicle headlamp

US6652130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 2002
Grant dateNov 25, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q1/18
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle headlamp includes a lamp body having a hollow portion opening forward, a support member supported tiltably in the lamp body, and a plurality of reflectors supported side by side in one of the vertical and lateral directions by the support member. Each reflector is made to support a corresponding light source and least one of the reflectors is pivotably supported by the support member in the horizontal direction. In one embodiment, a lower reflector is pivotable in the horizontal direction and a low beam is formed by an upper reflector and the light source supported by the upper reflector. In this embodiment, the upper reflector does not have any portion that does not affect luminous distribution.

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