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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Naohi Nino, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Iwaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Moritani, Shizuoka, JP;
Akinori Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Naohi Nino, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Iwaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Moritani, Shizuoka, JP;
Akinori Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle headlamp includes a projection lens which is placed on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of a vehicle, a light source which is placed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens, a reflector which reflects light emanated directly from the light source in a forward direction and toward the optical axis, and a light-dark boundary forming plate which is placed between the projection lens and the light source. The light-dark boundary forming plate extends rearward and obliquely downward from a vicinity of the rear focal point of the projection lens, and a light-dark boundary forming portion is formed on a front end portion of the light-dark boundary forming plate. The light-dark boundary forming portion shields a part of the light reflected from the reflector and forms a cut-off line of a light distribution pattern.