Vehicle light

Abstract

A vehicle light can electrically change over between a horizontally wide light distribution pattern and an AFS suitable light distribution pattern for projecting light beams leftward (or rightward according to the traffic system). The vehicle light can include a projection lens having a light incident surface and a light exiting surface; and a horizontally long rectangular surface light source including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices that are horizontally disposed on both sides with respect to a focus of the projection lens and are independently controlled to be turned on/off. The projection lens can vertically converge and horizontally diffuse light beams for projection. Respective optical axes of the projection lens and the rectangular surface light source are inclined by an angle θ toward an outer side with respect to a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle body where the vehicle light is to be mounted, whereby a light distribution pattern horizontally uniform can be formed by light beams emitted from the semiconductor light emitting devices disposed on the outer side with respect to the focus of the projection lens.