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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Takasumi Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle headlamp including a body having a rounded portion which may be, for example, rounded sideways. The headlamp includes a light source and a reflector disposed in the body with its opening being substantially directed forward. A dummy portion extends from the opening of the reflector up to the rounded portion, and a light guide is disposed along the front of the dummy portion. A cutout portion of the dummy portion is formed close to the opening of the reflector. An incident edge portion of the light guide is so positioned as to correspond to the cutout portion, and by making light from the light source incident upon the incident edge portion of the light guide, the light is made to spread throughout the light guide so that the whole light guide is caused to illuminate.