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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Mochizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A movable shade () is capable of being pivoted about a pivot shaft (), and switches a shielded amount of light emitted from a light source in accordance with a pivot amount. A solenoid () has an output shaft () capable of being axially moved. A link member () is connected to the output shaft (), and is displaced in conjunction with a movement of the output shaft (). A projection () is provided on the movable shade (). A sliding contact portion () is provided on the link member (), and abutted against the projection (). The movable shade () is configured in such a manner as to be pivoted about the pivot shaft () when the projection () slides on the sliding contact portion () in accordance with a displacement of the link member (). A surface () of the projection () is formed as a curved surface.