Abstract: A vehicle indicator lamp having a transparent cover that performs horizontal light radiation at a wide angle in which a reflecting surface of a reflector is formed so as to diffusion-reflect the light from a filament of the light source into a forward direction. Horizontal deflection lens portions are formed on the center area of the transparent plain cover and near the lamp's optical axis so as to horizontally deflection-permeate the direct light from the filament in a direction away from the lamp's optical axis.

Abstract: A vehicle light can include a multi-reflex optical system having a light source, a first reflecting surface system and a second reflecting surface system. The first reflecting surface system can include a parabolic group reflecting surface, an ellipse group reflecting surface or combination thereof. The second reflecting surface system can include an ellipse group reflecting surface having a first focus located approximately on the light source and a second focus. The ellipse group reflecting surface can be located such that it covers the front of the light source and collects light rays emitted from the light source directed to its second focus. The second reflecting surface system can include a parabolic group reflecting surface having a focus in the vicinity of the second focus of the ellipse group reflecting surface, and an adjusting reflecting plate located in the vicinity of the second focus of the ellipse group reflecting surface.

Abstract: A reflector for projection systems and spot (image projecting) luminaires is molded in separate sections and then assembled into a unitary reflector. Forming the reflector in separate sections reduces the amount of surface contact between the reflector and the mold die which in turn substantially reduces the risk of damage or breakage of the reflector section. Each reflector section includes alignment features to assure correct alignment of the sections upon assembly. The reflector sections are formed with edges that mate with edges of an adjacent reflector section along seams to prevent light from showing through the seams. The mating edges preferably include light-blocking features formed by a geometric shape along the seams.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed towards a headlight assembly installed in a motor vehicle. The headlight assembly includes a reflector member, a light source and a light shield. In order to give the appearance during daytime that the reflector member is colored, the headlight assembly is provided with a colored ring around the reflector member. Additionally, the light shield is also coated with the same color.

Abstract: The shape of a horizontal cross section Sho including a reference axis Ax on a reflective surface 14a is set to a curved shape for focusing and reflecting light from a light source 12a closer to the reference axis Ax within the horizontal cross section Sho. The shape of a vertical cross section including the axis in the direction of emitting reflected light at each of the points on the horizontal cross section including the reference axis Ax on the reflective surface 14a is set to a curved shape for reflecting the light from the light source in substantially parallel to the axis in the direction of emitting the reflected light in a central reflective area near the lateral reference axis Ax. The shapes of peripheral reflective areas 14a2 on both sides of the central reflective area are respectively set to curved shapes for focusing and reflecting the light from the light source 12a closer to the axis in the direction of emitting the reflected light.

Abstract: A light shield is adapted to be mounted within a headlamp assembly and includes a shield portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and a support portion which is adapted to mount the shield portion within a headlamp assembly. The outer surface of the shield portion has a decorative finish and the inner surface of the shield portion has a reflective finish, which is adapted to reflect light back within the headlamp assembly into which the light shield is mounted.

Abstract: Since sub-reflectors are built on left and right of a longitudinal main reflector, respectively, a headlamp can be made compact longitudinally if viewed from the front. By making the headlamp compact longitudinally if viewed from the front, the sub-reflectors are provided longitudinally, i.e., provided to be elongated vertically. Therefore, luminous intensity distribution patterns diffused downward can be obtained.

Abstract: The reflector for a light, which has a high-pressure gas discharge lamp, has an adherent polymeric coating extending over at least a portion of its outer surface. This polymeric coating contains at least one fluoro-polymer. The coating thickness is from 5 &mgr;m to 200 &mgr;m. A method of making the polymeric coating on the outer surface of the reflector includes powder coating the outer surface of the reflector with the at least one fluoro-polymer and subsequently heat after-treating the reflector with the powder coated outer surface. Alternatively the reflector is coated in a dipping or spraying process and then thermally after-treated. The coated reflector can be used in a headlight or an optical device for projecting data.

Abstract: A vehicular indicator lamp that provides an observer with a novel visual impression even when the point of observation is moved either horizontally or vertically while ensuring clarity of the lamp. A reflective surface of a reflector is divided in an orthogonal grid into a plurality of segments, each of which is allocated a reflective element. The reflective surface is formed as a two-dimensional wavy surface in which concave surface reflective elements and convex surface reflective elements are alternatingly repeated in each of two directions. As a result, in the case where the reflective surface of the lamp is viewed from the front, when the point of observation is moved horizontally or vertically, the brightness pattern of the reflective surface changes dynamically to accompany the movement of the point of observation, causing the observer to perceive a strong glittering sensation.

Abstract: A lane mark irradiation lamp forming a pair of light distribution patterns on left and right sides of the road surface ahead of a vehicle. The light distribution patterns are formed so as to extend along the lane marks provided on the road, and the luminous intensity distribution of the light distribution patterns in lateral direction in a first angle position that is in a downward direction at a predetermined angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the lamp is set so as to have peaks on both sides of such a longitudinal axis.

Abstract: LED lamp assembly particularly adapted for automotive applications that utilizes one or more standard replaceable LED bulbs with changeable optics to make multiple beam patterns. Preferably the optic is molded and easily replaced. An electric module is mounted directly under the LED to facilitate the electrical connection and provide good thermal contact. The LED light source(s) and interchangeable optic are positioned and sealed in the base of a main reflector or the vehicle hull by means well known to those skilled in the art.

Abstract: An integrated light and accessory assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes at least one lamp for illumination of a vehicle, and also includes reflective, conductive and insulative portions inside a housing, and a module for controlling or accessorizing the assembly. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the assembly. The method includes providing materials for molding or shaping the components of the assembly, selectively etching conductive materials, molding the materials into a desired configuration, connecting a lamp and an accessory module to the conductive portions, and enclosing the components in a housing. A portion of the module may be removed for emergency lighting.

Abstract: A first reflection surface of a reflector is set up for a first brightness-intensity distribution pattern to be projected through a flat lens to conform to a target brightness-intensity distribution pattern. A displacement between the target brightness-intensity distribution pattern and a second brightness-intensity distribution pattern is calculated, the second brightness-intensity distribution pattern being reflected by the first reflection surface and to be projected through a curved lens. A second reflection surface of the reflector is set up for the displacement to become substantially a zero.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp which irradiates a light by means of indirect illumination employing an LED light source and having an improved appearance when the lamp is lit. Light from an LED light source is formed into an upward parallel light flux by a Fresnel lens and reflected toward the front of a lamp by a reflector. The reflecting surface of the reflector is formed in a stepped shape by providing a reflective element and a step portion in each of a plurality of segments which are sectioned at a uniform interval in a vertical direction. The width in the longitudinal direction of the lamp of each of the reflective elements is gradually increased as the distance of the reflective elements increases from the intersection of the central axis of the parallel light flux and the reflecting surface. Accordingly, the incident light flux is made substantially constant among all the reflective elements, and hence the brightness of the light emitted by the lamp is made uniform.

Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight has a light source cooperating with a reflector to produce a light beam. The reflector has an active base region immediately behind the light source, and is arranged to reflect the radiation from the source to produce a beam of given photometry. The said base region includes, in at least one zone from which light would, in the absence of the invention, be reflected back to the close vicinity of the light source, a corrected reflective surface which produces corrected radiation that remains spaced away from the vicinity of the source without disturbing the photometry. Reflection back to the source, and consequently the danger of overheating the source and/or production of parasitic images, are eliminated.

Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp comprises a source, a mirror possessing first and second focal regions, and a converging lens. The source is located in the first focal region and the lens possesses a focus situated in the second focal region. The mirror and the lens have axes which are essentially coincident defining an optical axis of the headlamp, and the headlamp further includes a mask located in the region of the focus of the lens, in order to project a beam an upper cut-off of which is defined by said mask. Finally, the mirror concentrates the light, in the vertical direction, towards a vertical focusing baseline extending substantially horizontally and transversely to the optical axis and passing close to the focus of the lens.

Abstract: A lamp apparatus or a vehicle headlamp having first and second lamp units that are provided adjacent to each other in the lateral direction so as to tilt in a lamp body by first and second aiming mechanisms, respectively. First supporting portions for supporting a fulcrum pin and aiming screws of the fast aiming mechanism are provided behind the first lamp unit in the lamp body, and second supporting portions for supporting a fulcrum pin and aiming screws of the second aiming mechanism are provided behind the second lamp unit in the lamp body; and at least one of the plurality of first supporting portions and at least one of the plurality of second supporting portions are provided so as to overlap each other in a direction in which the lamp units are disposed when the headlamp is viewed from front.

Abstract: A rear light unit for a vehicle including a plurality of reflectors and bulbs assigned for forming a rear light, a brake light and a rear fog light. The invention aims to provide a rear light unit which is more compact for an identical number of signal lights. To this end the rear light is made up of a row of four reflectors and bulbs, at least two of which reflectors have bulbs with two power levels. One reflector together with a bulb switched to the higher power level forms the brake light while the other forms the rear fog light. The reflectors are arranged at a distance from each other which complies with the legally required minimum separation between the brake light and rear fog light.

Abstract: A light source valve 2 is disposed on a non-effective reflecting surface 13 of a reflector 1, and a movable shade 3 is disposed around the light source valve 2 such that the movable shade 3 can rotate between a first position and a second position. The non-effective reflecting surface 13 of the reflector 1 is provided with a first reflecting surface 11 for forming a low bend beam light distribution pattern LBP and a second reflecting surface for forming a high bend beam light distribution pattern HBP.

Abstract: There are provided a method of evaluating a basic curved surface for a reflecting mirror, an evaluation system for evaluating a basic curved surface for a reflecting mirror, and a computer-readable storage medium on which a program is recorded. There are provided a step (105a) of entering light source information on a light source and design information representative of a basic curved surface, and a step (105e) of displaying closed curved lines on a display device. The closed curved line data represents one or more closed curved lines which are included in one or more planes intersecting an axis Ax as well as in the basic curved surface. The axis Ax is determined to extend in a direction in which light from a light source is to be reflected by a reflecting mirror and to pass through a light source position defined by the light source information. The closed curved line data can be generated by obtaining lines of intersections of the plains and the basic curved surface.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp in which a lighting chamber is composed of a body and a lens covering an opening face of the body, the vehicle lamp includes: a first reflector, which is arranged in the lighting chamber, for reflecting the rays of a first electric bulb in substantially the front direction; a second electric bulb arranged at the rear of the first reflector so that the second electric bulb cannot be seen from the front direction; and a second reflector for reflecting the rays of the second electric bulb.

Abstract: Luminous intensity distribution patterns of a sub reflector and a main reflector are combined, and the combined pattern continuously changes based on a movement of the sub reflector. The main reflector and the sub reflector reflect the light from a light source to illuminate the road surface and the like in a target luminous intensity distribution pattern. As a result, it is possible to effectively utilize the light from the light source, as compared with the headlamp that makes only the main reflector reflect the light from the light source.

Abstract: A vehicle tail light has a housing having a light source chamber and a light window delimiting one side of the light source chamber. A first light source provides a first signaling function and a second light source provides a second signaling function. The first and second light sources are mounted in the light source chamber remote from the light window. A first reflector, having a first horizontal reflection angle, and a second reflector, having a second horizontal reflection angle, are mounted in the housing opposite the light window. The first light source emits light being reflected at the first reflector onto the light window and passing through the light window to the exterior of the tail light. The second light source emits light being reflected at the second reflector onto the light window and passing through the light window to the exterior of the tail light. The second reflection angle is different from the first reflection angle.

Abstract: In a shape determining method of a reflective surface 10a of a reflector 1 in a vehicle lamp in such structure that a basic shape thereof is a free-formed surface 20 satisfying shape constraints etc. and that reflective surface elements are assigned to segments obtained by dividing the free-formed surface 20 into an array pattern, a reference plane is defined as a plane opposite to the free-formed surface 20 and normal to the optical axis Ax, and the free-formed surface 20 is projected onto the reference plane to determine the reflective surface. This permits uniform handling independent of the shape of the free-formed surface 20 and thus can simplify design steps and make the resultant shape of the reflective surface suitable. Thus, the reflective surface determining method of the reflector in the vehicle lamp permitting efficient creation of the segments on the free-formed surface and efficient creation of the reflective surface elements assigned to the respective segments can be realized.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a reflector, a source and a lens. The headlamp is configured so that light from the source reflects from the reflector and is output from the headlamp through the lens. Concave reflector sections are formed by dividing the reflector. Each reflector section has a primary focal point and primary axis. The primary focal points of the reflector sections are coincident and the primary axes of the reflector sections are angled with respect to one another.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp is fitted with a reflective coated reflector which is capable of obtaining a greater center luminous intensity than conventional reflective coated reflectors. The vehicle lamp includes a light source, a reflector for reflecting light from the light source, and a front lens disposed in front of the light source. The reflective surface of the reflector is formed with a luminance reflective coating film containing aluminum flakes that are arranged so as to have a center luminous intensity of 8,000 cd or greater. An aluminum flake layer with the aluminum flakes piled up therein is formed in the surface layer portion of the luminance reflective coating film, and the aluminum flake layer forms a reflective surface for reflecting light. The aluminum flakes mixed in the luminance reflective coating film are thinner (0.01-0.06 &mgr;m thick) than the aluminum flakes (0.1 &mgr;m or greater in thickness) mixed in a conventional reflective coating film.

Abstract: A reflective surface outline 100, on which there are restrictions due to requirements from a vehicle body constitution perspective and a design perspective, is set as a basic condition for reflective surface determination, and in addition segmentation conditions and reflection conditions are set. Then, based on these various conditions, the inside of the reflective surface outline 100 is segmented along the X-axis, which is set as a segmentation axis, to produce a plurality of reflection regions, and furthermore segment surfaces 110, 121 to 151 and 122 to 152 corresponding to the reflection regions are created based on reflection angles which have been set for the reflection regions. A surface shape for the reflective surface 10a as a whole satisfying a required light distribution condition is then determined from these segment surfaces.

Abstract: There is provided a headlamp for a vehicle, comprising a light source; a first reflector formed of a parabolic reflector and having a focal point at which the light source is positioned; a light guide passage to the backside of the first reflector; a second reflector formed of a parabolic reflector and provided outside thereof corresponding to the light guide passage of the first reflector; a third reflector provided in the vicinity of an optical axis of the first It reflector for converging and transmitting a light from the light source to the vicinity of the light guide passage; and a lens provided in front of the first and second reflectors. The headlamp for a vehicle has an improved luminous flux efficiency to the light source and also has a height of about 30 mm in vertical direction, which is an original design which has not conventionally been implemented.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp with a shade whose vibration resistance strength can be sufficiently secured on keeping the appearance of lamp fixture from being deteriorated. A fitting-stay fixing portion (28) for fixing a fitting stay (26) of a shade (22) is provided at the back of a reflective surface (20a) of a reflector (20). Thus, the structure of the fitting-stay fixing portion (28) is prevented from being seen when the lamp fixture is seen from its front side. A reflective region (20a1) positioned at the front of the fitting-stay fixing portion (28) of the reflective surface (20a) is so formed as to project forward relative to reflective regions (20a2) adjacent to the reflective region (20a1) at the front of the fitting-stay fixing portion, whereby the position of arranging the fitting-stay fixing portion (28) can be set close to the center of gravity of the shade (22). Therefore, the inertia of moment of the shade (22) can be lowered by decreasing the length of the lever of the fitting stay (26).

Abstract: A vehicular lamp and injection mold and manufacturing method for lamp bodies for producing a plurality of different types of vehicular lamps while resulting in a reduced cost of manufacturing due to sharing of a common injection mold. A lamp body of a tail lamp, for example, includes a reflective surface for reflecting light from a light source bulb forward and is formed with a bulb attachment hole for mounting the light source bulb constituted by an insert-molded surface. That is, part of a reflective surface of the lamp body is formed by an insert-molded surface molded with a cavity surface of an insert constituting a part of a fixed mold of an injection mold. To change to molding a different type of lamp body, it is only necessary to change the insert.

Abstract: A reflector comprising a concave body having a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region includes first facets and the second region includes second facets. The third region has a smooth surface. The first region is separated from the second region by the third region.

Abstract: A motor vehicle indicator light has an elongate light source, highly inclined with respect to a required beam spread direction and a reflector in which the source is mounted. The reflector includes a mirror able to create, from part of the source situated opposite it, a primary virtual light source parallel to the required direction of spread and means for concentrating the light radiation coming from the said primary virtual source in the vicinity of a plane containing the required beam spread direction.

Abstract: In a method of determining the shape of reflective surface 10a of reflector 1 in the structure in which the basic shape is a free-formed surface 20 satisfying shape constraints or the like and in which reflective surface elements are assigned to an array of segments obtained by dividing the free-formed surface 20, evaluation and selection of the surface shape is carried out at two stages; i.e., evaluation and selection according to light incidence angles at the stage of creation of the free-formed surface 20 and evaluation and selection according to light reflecting regions at the stage of creation of a reflective surface consisting of a plurality of reflective surface elements. This reduces nonuniformity of in-surface light distribution during on periods of a lamp, in the reflective surface obtained, and thus improves design efficiency thereof.

Abstract: Light distribution characteristics are defined which define a correspondence relation between the position of a reflection point on a reference plane and the position of an image of a light source. In accordance with the light distribution characteristics, a path line in the reference plane is determined. A profile curve for each of a plurality of sampling points dispersibly distributed on the path line, is determined in accordance with the light distribution characteristics, the profile curve passing through the sampling point and corresponding to the topological shape of a reflecting surface to be determined. As the reflection point moves along the profile curve, the image of the light source moves in the direction crossing the reference plane in accordance with the light distribution characteristics. The topological shape of the reflecting surface is determined in accordance with the profile curve determined for each sampling point.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp, in particular a high-set brake lamp for motor vehicles, includes a plurality of light sources which are arranged in mutually juxtaposed relationship in a row which is substantially horizontal in the position of installation. Associated with each light source is a part-parabolic reflector and the light source is arranged in laterally displaced relationship with respect to its associated reflector in such a way that the light directly emitted thereby is radiated inclined from below into the reflector and is emitted therefrom outwardly through a light exit cover. In order to comply with modern design demands and to make it possible to impose on the light issuing from the lamp a selectable distribution the light exit cover is in the form of an optically inactive component and the reflective surface of each reflector has an optically operative structure which deflects the reflected light with a desired distribution into predeterminable angular regions.

Abstract: A light, wherein the light distribution formation is executed by a first reflection surface made of one of right and left, or upper and lower halves to the optical path of the same direction as the light front direction, a light source disposed near the focus of said first reflection surface and mounted with it's bulb central axis inclined to the first reflection surface side in respect to the light front direction, a second reflection surface made of one of right and left, or upper and lower halves opposed in the closing direction to said first reflection surface in the form of partly open bivalve across this light source and having the focus near said light source, and a third reflection surface disposed outside said first reflection surface and reflecting the light reflected from said second reflection surface to the light front direction.

Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight comprises a support, a lamp with two light sources, and a reflector with a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. These surfaces reflect light from the lamp to give a first light beam and a second light beam. The first reflective surface is rotatable about an axis with respect to the support, in such a way as to direct the first beam towards the inside of the bend being followed by the vehicle.

Abstract: An automobile signal lamp having at least one light emitting unit including a light source whose main light emitting direction substantially agrees with the irradiation axis of the automobile signal lamp, a first reflecting surface corresponding to at least irradiation direction side half of a parabolic reflecting surface obtained by rotating around said irradiation axis a parabola taking said light source as focal point, and a direction orthogonal to said irradiation axis of the automobile signal lamp as central line, and a second reflecting surface separated from said irradiation axis by a convenient distance respectively in the reflection direction of said first reflecting surface, disposed radially not to interfere each other, and reflecting light from said first reflecting surface in a direction parallel to said irradiation axis.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp having a lamp unit that emits a beam in a low beam light distribution pattern which includes a hot zone, the lamp unit being formed by a lamp unit main body and a pair of secondary reflectors provided on both sides of the lamp unit main body. The lamp unit main body emits, via a main reflector, a beam that covers a wide area with the base light distribution pattern; and the secondary reflectors, installed so as to swing horizontally with respect to the lamp unit main body, emit a beam that has light distribution patterns forming the hot zone. The secondary reflectors swing and move the position of the hot zone to the right or left, thus illuminating the road ahead even when the vehicle is running on a curved road with the base light distribution pattern kept facing the vehicle front direction.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp comprises a reflector and a horizontal light source oriented transversely to an optical axis of the reflector. The headlamp is arranged to give an American passing beam, i.e. a cut-off beam which is delimited by two half planes at different heights. The reflector is divided into sectors. The orientation of one of these sectors is obtained geometrically by rotating the sector about a horizontal axis transverse to the optical axis, from a position in which the sector is continuous with adjacent sectors, into a position in which that sector will generate images situated at the limit of the higher of the two half planes delimiting the cut-off line.

Abstract: A reflecting mirror, for a vehicle headlamp, which provides a sufficient amount of light near a slant cutoff line in downward-beam light distribution, thereby improving visibility in a long-distance region and a medium-distance region. The reflecting mirror has at least a first reflecting area and a second reflecting area. For a first reflecting area (10B—close to a horizontal reference face (x-y plane) when a reflecting face (10) is viewed from an optical axis direction—a reference curve is set in a slant reference face inclined to the horizontal reference face at an angle equal to an angle (&thgr;col) of a slant cutoff line with a horizontal line.

Abstract: A vehicle light can include a single light source and be capable of switching between low-beam mode and high-beam mode by moving a movable portion. The vehicle light can also include a first reflecting surface, a projection lens, and a shutter selectively insertable in the luminous flux from the first reflecting surface to the projection lens. The vehicle light can further include a second reflecting surface having a first focus and a second focus, a third reflecting surface having a first focus and second focus, a fourth reflecting surface having a focus approximately on the second focus of the second reflecting surface, wherein when the third reflecting surface is located in its inserted position relative to luminous flux between the second reflecting surface and the fourth reflecting surface, the first focus of the third reflecting surface is substantially on the second focus of the second reflecting surface. The movable portion can include the shutter and the third reflecting surface.

Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight comprises a single light source cooperating with fixed optical means to produce a fixed beam which is generally spread widthwise and which is such as to perform two functions selectively, namely to enhance a dipped passing beam produced by another headlight and to produce a further beam, such as a foglight beam, with a specific top cut-off. The beam comprises at least two regions which are bounded by at least two portions of the top cut-off line, these portions being arranged at different levels. The invention also relates to a pair of headlights of this type, one on the right of the vehicle and one on the left.

Abstract: The lighting device for a vehicle has a light fixture compartment whose interior is formed by a light housing and a transparent cover panel. A reflector is arranged in the interior and is formed by optical faces arranged on the side of the wall section facing the cover panel; on their outside these optical faces have a reflective layer. An area of the cover panel which is free of optical faces is provided for the reflector.

Abstract: A designing method of a reflective surface RS according to the present invention has a step of generating an XY curve Q on an XY plane including the X-axis (optical axis) and Y-axis; a step of, at each of a plurality of base points P existing on the XY curve Q, generating an XZ curve R on a plane (UZ plane) including the base point P and being parallel to a reflection direction of light at the base point P and normal to the XY plane; and a step of generating a surface shape of the reflective surface RS, based on the XY curve Q and the plurality of XZ curves R. This substantiates a method of designing a reflective surface of a reflector in a vehicle lamp with improved controllability of a light distribution pattern and with improved efficiency of a designing work.

Abstract: A vehicle indicator lamp includes a reflector having a diffusing and reflecting function that increases the lamp fixture efficiency by eliminating the loss of reflected light. The structure includes a reflector 14 having a reflective surface 14a which diffuses and reflects light forward from a light-source bulb 12 arranged in a lamp fixture reference axis Ax, and a transparent lens 16 in front of the reflector 14. The reflective surface 14a is formed such that the inner peripheral edge region 14a1 thereof radiates reflected light in a direction substantially parallel to the lamp fixture reference axis Ax, while the outer peripheral edge region 14a2 thereof radiates reflected light in a direction near the light fixture reference axis Ax. Consequently, the diffused and reflected light from the reflected surface 14a is not blocked by either the light-source bulb 12 or the standing wall 14c of the reflective surface outer peripheral edge, thereby substantially eliminating the loss of reflected light.

Abstract: In order to solve the problems in a headlamp which a prior discharge lamp or the like is provided as a light source, a headlamp in which a right elliptic reflecting surface and a left elliptic reflecting surface are provided on a position toward the front upper of the bulb, a right parabolic reflecting surface is provided on a position toward the lower and right of said main reflecting surface, and a left parabolic reflecting surface is provided on a position toward the lower and left of said main reflecting surface, whereby the light except for the light traveling in an upward direction from the bulb 2 and toward the main reflecting surface can be recovered and to convert into the light which can be used as the irradiating light; a headlamp in which the elliptic reflecting surfaces 6 which captures light emitted upwardly and forwardly from the bulb 2 and parabolic reflecting surfaces 7 which reflect said light to an irradiating direction and are provided on positions which an optical interference with said m

Abstract: A vehicle lamp having a body, a lens, a first light source, a reflector, and a second light source. The body has a front face, a side, and an opening face, wherein the opening face is curved from the front face to the side. The lens covers the opening face of the body. A lighting chamber is defined by the body and the lens. The first light source and the reflector are arranged in the lighting chamber. The reflector includes a front side for reflecting the rays of the first light source substantially in the front direction, and also includes a reverse side. The second light source is arranged adjacent the reverse side of the reflector so that rays of the second light source are reflected by the reverse side of the reflector and are irradiated substantially to the side of the body.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp for low-beam illumination with a light distribution pattern having a horizontal cutoff line and a diagonal cutoff line so as to improve long distance visibility on the road on which the vehicle is traveling. An upward deflecting reflecting element for irradiating a beam onto a space in an area above a diagonal cutoff line is formed at the outer peripheral edge of the diagonal cutoff line forming area on a reflecting surface of a reflector. As a result, a small light distribution pattern P1 exhibiting high luminous intensity is formed in a space in the area above the diagonal cutoff line.

Abstract: A projection-type vehicle light includes a light source, a front lens that includes a plurality of aspherical lenses, and a reflector unit for directing reflected light rays incident to a corresponding aspherical lens. A plurality of elipse group reflector units can be used having a common first focus located round the light source, and a plurality of second foci respectively positioned between a focus of a corresponding aspherical lens and a front of the corresponding aspherical lens. The projection-type vehicle light provides a unique appearance with superior transparency of the front lens and a three dimensional feeling when viewed. The projection-type vehicle light also has a high efficiency of light rays reflected by a reflecting surface incident to an aspherical lens, and provides horizontally wide and highly uniform light distribution patterns.