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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
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 ...
B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/1104 (2013.01); F21V 23/005 (2013.01); F21S 48/1159 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01);
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.