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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
A headlamp,has a beam distribution switch mechanism that comprises a hood,and a reflecting mirror,The hood,includes a fixed member,having a cut portion,on the upper side and a moving member,for opening and closing the cut portion. The reflecting mirror,includes a first reflecting surface,for reflecting the light beam from the light source,when the cut portion,is closed and the second reflecting surface,for reflecting the light beam from the light source,when the cut portion,is opened.