IP Library Granted Patent US 8,727,590
Granted Patent B2
US 8,727,590 · App. 13/208,424 · Granted May 20, 2014

Vehicle headlamp

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Patent No.
US 8,727,590
App. No.
13/208,424
Granted
May 20, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle headlamp includes a light source; a projection optical system that includes a projection lens projecting an image, formed by a light beam emitted from the light, source, forward of the vehicle; and a reflection optical system including a parabolic reflector that is provided at a position offset from the projection lens as viewed from the front of the vehicle, and that reflects the light beam emitted from the light source and irradiates the same in front of the vehicle, wherein the reflector has a light distribution pattern irradiating a region including a cut line, and the projection optical system has a light distribution pattern irradiating downward with respect to the reflector.

Claims (7)

1. A vehicle headlamp comprising:

a light source;

a projection optical system that includes a projection lens projecting an image, formed by a light beam emitted from the light source, in front of the vehicle; and

a reflection optical system including a parabolic reflector that is provided at a position offset from the projection lens as viewed from the front of the vehicle, and that reflects the light beam emitted from the light source and irradiates the same in front of the vehicle,

wherein the reflection optical system has a light distribution pattern irradiating a region including a cut line, and the projection optical system has a light distribution pattern irradiating downward with respect to the reflection optical system, and

wherein a light-shielding unit for forming the cut line is provided at least either one of a portion between the light source and the reflector and a front portion of the reflector.

2. The vehicle headlamp according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the reflector is provided above the lower end of the projection lens.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033989/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2011
From: KINOSHITA, MAKOTO
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 026740/0547 →