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Vehicle headlamp

US6764211B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 7, 2003
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21S41/635
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle headlamp including a lamp body that has a concave portion with its front face opened, a front cover that covers the front opening of the lamp body, a reflector that is tiltably installed in the lamp body, a bulb that is installed in the reflector, and a cap-shaped shade installed so as to block the light emitted directly from the bulb and direct the light not to be irradiated. The reflector has an air ventilation hole which is formed in an area that is on the peripheral edge of a bulb mounting portion of the reflector and is on an inner side, when viewed from the front, of the outer edge of the shade.

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