Colored headlamp
View Patent ↗A vehicle headlamp ( 10 ) has a first light source ( 12 ) for illuminating an area forward of the light source ( 12 ). The first light source ( 12 ) is preferably a filamented tungsten halogen capsule. The first light source ( 12 ) is arrayed along a longitudinal axis ( 14 ) and emits substantially white light. A second light source ( 16 ) in the form of a plurality of light emitting diodes is arrayed about the first light source ( 12 ), and the second light source ( 16 ) emits light in directions substantially normal to the longitudinal axis ( 14 ), for example, along an axis ( 16 a ) for providing essentially aesthetic illumination. The aesthetic illumination can be used with or without the first light source being illuminated.
1. A vehicle headlamp comprising:
a reflector;
a headlamp assembly operatively located in said reflector and comprising a socket including a lamp retainer having a lamp capsule positioned therein, said assembly having a longitudinal axis;
a light transmitting light guide positioned about said retainer;
at least one light emitting diode fixed in said socket; and
at least one light pipe fixed in said socket, said light pipe optically coupling light from said light emitting diode to said light transmitting light guide.
2. The vehicle headlamp of claim 1 wherein said lamp capsule is a filamented tungsten halogen bulb.