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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Makita, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 61 ; 362304 ; 362346 ;
Abstract
An automotive headlamp in which a bulb is mounted in such a manner that its filament is positioned in the vicinity of the focus of a main reflector, and a sub-reflector for reflecting, in a predetermined forward direction, direct rays of light emitted slantingly forward from the bulb is provided in front of the bulb. The sub-reflector is supported by an attaching portion formed on a back surface of the sub-reflector and attached to the reflector. The main reflector and the sub-reflector have different focal lengths.