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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018

Filed:

May. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., Isehara-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuhiro Okubo, Isehara, JP;

Toshiya Abe, Isehara, JP;

Kotoka Inoue, Isehara, JP;

Assignee:

ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD., Isehara-Shi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/1721 (2013.01); F21S 48/1104 (2013.01); F21S 48/1154 (2013.01); F21S 48/1216 (2013.01); F21S 48/1258 (2013.01); F21S 48/1266 (2013.01); F21S 48/1275 (2013.01); F21S 48/325 (2013.01);
Abstract

In vehicle headlamps of the prior art, a low-beam light distribution pattern and a high-beam distribution pattern could not be obtained in a direct illumination lens-type lamp unit. The present invention is provided with a semiconductor light source, a lens, a light control member, and a drive member. The lens is composed of a main lens section and an auxiliary lens section. The drive member positions the light control member in a first position and a second position in a moveable and switchable manner. Consequently, the present invention enables a low-beam light distribution pattern and a high-beam light distribution pattern to be obtained in a direct illumination lens-type lamp unit.


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