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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masatoshi Yoneyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
A headlamp for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a reflector for supporting a discharge bulb in a lamp chamber formed by a lamp body and a front lens, and a lighting circuit unit for lighting the discharge bulb attached to an outer surface of a lower wall of the lamp body. The headlamp includes a unit cover attached to the outer surface of the lower wall covering the lighting circuit unit and an upright wall formed on the lamp body in front of the unit cover. The upright wall projects downwardly to a position lower than a surface of a front end portion of the unit cover.