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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Shinji Yamagata, Hadano, JP;
Takashi Akutagawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinji Yamagata, Hadano, JP;
Takashi Akutagawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle headlamp includes a light source, a reflector, a projection lens, and a shade. The shade has an upper end edge portion and a raised portion. The upper end edge portion has a projection. The reflector reflects light output from the light source in the front direction. The projection lens in front of the light source projects the light. The shade between the reflector and the projection shields a portion of the light. The upper end edge portion contributes to form the upper end line of the low beam as a cut-off line. The projection contributes to form a recession of the cut-off line recessed below a specific point in the low beam. The raised portion reflects the light having passed above the projection to illuminate an inner region of the recession.