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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Akihiro Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Tetsuya Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Nakagawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automotive headlamp is provided with: a light-emitting module; a control circuit unit configured to control the lighting of the light-emitting module; a support substrate configured to support both the light-emitting module and the control circuit unit; and a reflector configured to reflect, through an inner surface of the reflector, light emitted by the light-emitting module and collect the reflected light. The support substrate is arranged in a manner such that the control circuit unit is positioned in a region outside the reflector.