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Headlight for a motor vehicle giving a cutoff beam

US7364334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2005
Grant dateApr 29, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21W2102/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The object of the invention is a light, for a motor vehicle, giving a cutoff beam, in particular of the fog type, having an optical axis. The light having a light source having a filament, the overall shape of which is substantially cylindrical and the axis of which is substantially horizontal, the filament extending obliquely or perpendicular to the optical axis of the light, and at least one reflector producing a reflected light beam with cutoff. The light includes, in front of the light source, a lens producing a light beam with cutoff.

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