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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
David J. Valcamp, Frankford, CA;
Ronald O. Woodward, Yorktown, VA (US);
David J. Valcamp, Frankford, CA;
Ronald O. Woodward, Yorktown, VA (US);
Magna International Inc., Aurora, CA;
Abstract
Headlamp systems are provided that form desired beam patterns from light supplied by semiconductor light sources. The present invention is headlamp system for a vehicle including at least one first light source, at least one second light source, and a first lens system having at least one lens operably associated with the at least one first light source to provide a spread portion of a desired beam pattern. The present invention also includes second lens system having at least one lens operably associated with the at least one second light source to provide a hot spot portion of the desired beam pattern.