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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Akihiro Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Tetsuya Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Nakagawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle headlamp includes: a light-emitting module; a control circuit section for controlling a lighting of the light-emitting module; and a reflector including a reflecting face configured to reflect and collect light emitted from the light-emitting module. The control circuit section includes an opposing portion that is opposed to the reflecting face. The opposing portion is disposed at a position away from an optical path of light to be collected by the reflector.