Abstract: An illumination arrangement for a vehicle headlight is formed of a plurality of contiguous elementary cells, each including a light source, defined by an emission surface having a horizontal dimension and a vertical dimension and capable of emitting a luminous flux, and an optical system capable of conveying the luminous flux at a predetermined solid angle about a predetermined direction. The elementary cells are disposed so as to generate overall a predetermined distribution of light emission. The horizontal dimension and the vertical dimension of the emission surface of the light sources are different. The vertical dimension is less than 1 mm and the ratio between the horizontal dimension and the vertical dimension is greater than 2.

Abstract: A cylindrical lens extends generally in a width direction of a vehicle, and light from three light-emitting elements, rearward of a rear focal line of the cylindrical lens, is reflected forward by three reflectors. A reflecting surface of each reflector has an elliptical vertical cross-sectional shape in a vertical plane perpendicular to the rear focal line. The first focus is at a center of light-emission of the corresponding light-emitting element, while the second focus lies at a point in the vicinity of the rear focal line. The rate of utilization of light flux from each light-emitting element is enhanced, and a luminous distribution patter having a relatively small width in an upward-downward orientation is formed. When the cylindrical lens and each reflector are deviated from their respective proper positions in the direction of the width of the vehicle, the luminous distribution patter of a constant shape can be formed.

Abstract: As the annular translucent member, an annular lens formed from a peripheral edge portion of a convex-meniscus lens is disposed between a projection lens and a reflector along an outer peripheral edge of the projection lens. Direct light from a light source toward a space beyond the outer periphery of the projection lens is caused to illuminate forward of the lamp by the annular lens, thereby effectively utilizing light source luminous flux. In relation to the above, a shape of a back surface of the annular lens is formed into a spherical surface having its center at a luminescence center of the light source. Accordingly, direct light from the light source can travel straight without being deflected by a back surface of the annular lens, whereby a light deflection angle on a front surface of the annular lens can be calculated easily and with good accuracy.

Abstract: The lamp for generating light, comprises a semiconductor light emitting element for emitting light, a fluorescent material, provided away from the semiconductor light emitting element, a first optical member operable to focus the light generated by the semiconductor light emitting element on the fluorescent material; and a second optical member having an optical center at a position where the fluorescent material is provided, operable to emit light from the fluorescent material based on the light focused by the first optical member to an outside of the lamp. The lamp is used as a headlamp in a vehicle, and the second optical member emits the light from the fluorescent material to the outside of the lamp, so that the second optical member form sat least one of a part of a cut line that defines a boundary between a bright region and a dark region of the headlamp.

Abstract: A headlamp includes a sub-reflector between a main reflector and a projection lens. The sub-reflector has a sub-reflection surface in a form of a paraboloid of revolution. The sub-reflector is movable between a low-beam posture and a high-beam posture. The sub-reflector forms a diffused light distribution pattern superposes the pattern on a low-beam light distribution pattern produced by the main reflector when the sub-reflector is in the low-beam posture and forms a condensed light distribution pattern and superposes the pattern on a high-beam light distribution pattern formed by the main reflector when the sub-reflector is in the high-beam posture.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a projector-type lamp unit that performs two types of light distribution. The lamp unit is configured with a projection lens disposed on an optical axis Ax extending in an longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and a first light-source unit and a second light-source unit, both disposed to the rear of the projection lens. A low-beam light distribution pattern having sharp cut-off lines at an upper end portion is formed upon illumination of the first light-source unit. An additional high-beam light distribution pattern spreading upward from the cut-off lines is additionally formed upon illumination of the second light-source unit. Accordingly, a high-beam light distribution pattern is formed.

Abstract: There are provided five first lighting units for carrying out light irradiation to form a horizontal cutoff line. Each of the first lighting units has such a structure that includes a first light source formed by a light emitting diode provided to face forward in such a manner that one side of a rectangular light emitting chip is extended in a horizontal direction, and first projection lenses provided in front thereof and serving to project the image of the first light source as an inverted image forward from the lighting units. Consequently, the inverted image of the first light source projected forward from the lighting unit is an almost rectangular image having an upper edge extended almost horizontally. These are provided with a shift from each other in the horizontal direction, thereby forming a horizontal cutoff line. Two additional rows of lighting units provide light for an oblique cutoff line and a diffuse light pattern, respectively.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp having a light source bulb inserted into a reflector from a side of an optical axis Ax at a position below the optical axis enables an area to the side of the optical axis of the reflective surface of the reflector to be utilized effectively for light distribution control. The shape of the reflective surface of the reflector in a vertical cross section that includes the optical axis Ax is defined by a curve, which is formed such that a normal line of each point of the reflective surface is positioned between a bisector of a line segment that joins each point with a light source and a line segment that joins each point with an upper end edge of a shade, and a bisector of the line segment and a line segment that joins each point with an upper end edge of a rear surface opening of a projection lens.

Abstract: A first additional reflector 34 is provided between a light source bulb 22 and a shade 32 and used for reflecting light from a light source 22a to an area in front in the direction of inserting the bulb on the reflective surface 24a of a reflector 24. Further, the area in front in the direction of inserting the bulb on the reflective surface 24a of the reflector 24 is formed as a second additional reflector 36 for reflecting the light reflected from the first additional reflector 34 forward and closer to an optical axis Ax. Thus, direct light from the light source 22a which is to be shielded by the shade 32 is caused to be incident on a projection lens 28 by using the first and second additional reflectors 34 and 36, whereby the direct light can effectively be utilized as forward irradiation light.

Abstract: A shade includes a pivot member disposed along a horizontal axis extending in the transverse direction of a vehicle and configured to pivot about the horizontal axis. An indentation section extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle is formed in a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the shade. Two areas on the outer peripheral surface in the circumferential direction thereof are formed as a first distributed light generation section for generating a left low beam light distribution pattern, and a second distributed light generation section for generating a right low beam light distribution pattern. The indentation section is formed as a third distributed light generation section for generating a high beam light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A lighting device unit which conducts illumination for forming an upward protrusion has a light source including a light emitting diode in which three light emitting chips are horizontally arranged, and a projection lens which projects an image of the light source toward the front of the lighting device as an inverted image. The inverted images of the light emitting chips of the light source formed respectively on a virtual vertical screen in front of the lighting device are horizontally shifted from one another. When a vehicle moves straight forward, the first light emitting chip is turned ON; when the vehicle turns leftward, the second light emitting chip is turned ON; and, when the vehicle turns rightward, the third light emitting chip is turned ON. The position where the upward protrusion is formed is horizontally moved to brightly illuminate the road surface in the traveling direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A light assembly includes a housing which defines a longitudinal axis. A hollow holding ring and a reflector are fixed within the housing and spaced apart along the axis. A hollow positioning sleeve is disposed at a rear end of the reflector and is arranged on the axis at a distance forwardly from the holding ring. A tube extends along the axis and includes front and rear portions. The front portion is mounted in the positioning sleeve and includes a bulb receptacle for positioning a bulb within the reflector. The rear portion includes an electrical connection portion disposed in the holding ring. The tube is inserted axially through the holding ring and the positioning sleeve and into the reflector and then is rotated about the axis in order to cause the tube to become locked against axial movement relative to the reflector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp, in particular a motor-vehicle headlight lamp, with a plastic part of which the surface is provided with a coating which contains at least one compound of a metal with oxygen or nitrogen. The coating has the effect of preventing gas emission from the plastic.

Abstract: An infrared light radiating lamp in which red light emitted from a front lens is diluted so as to become inconspicuous by emitting a small amount of visible light from a rim portion of a convex lens so that the lamp will not be mistaken for a tail lamp or a stop lamp and without causing glare. A vehicular infrared light radiating lamp is provided with a light source unit including a convex lens mounted via a lens holder forward of a reflector in which a light source is mounted. An infrared light transmitting film is provided on the rear surface of the convex lens. An infrared light transmitting film-free region is provided on the outer periphery of the infrared light transmitting film such that white visible light for diluting the red light emitted from the convex lens is emitted from the rim portion of the convex lens.

Abstract: An adverse weather headlamp assembly that comprises a foreground shield with two sides that taper up from a bottom portion to form a triangular shaped shield. The foreground shield can be movable between a blocking position and a pass-through position. In combination with a cutoff shield, the foreground shield reduces the amount of emitted light that can be reflected off of a wet or icy road in adverse weather conditions in order to reduce glare, while still allowing enough light to be emitted for the driver to adequately see the road.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a projection device in which a projection lens has undergone arrangements at its exit surface, and more particularly side areas of this exit surface. The arrangements are intended to divert certain light rays emitted by a light source of the light in order to illuminate overhead lights without interfering with the homogeneity of the light beam of said light. The arrangements made may consist of protuberances in the form of serrations.

Abstract: A lamp assembly with a multi-stage reflector is described for use with automobile lamps. A singular shield is positioned about a light source inside a housing. A first reflective surface and a second reflective surface are formed on the housing. The singular shield is moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the moveable shield blocks light from striking the second reflective surface, and a main beam is projected from the lamp assembly. In the second position, the moveable shield allows light to strike both the first and second reflective surfaces, and a second beam is projected. Thus, the singular shield may be moved to switch between the main beam and the second beam, creating the ability to alter the functionality of the lamp assembly. More than two reflective surfaces and moveable positions may be used, to create a multitude of possible beam patterns.

Abstract: Lighting assembly for a vehicle headlight having a reflector (1) defining a recess for a lamp; a cover glass (2) having a back face (21) facing the reflector and a front face (22); and a cover glass support part (3) secured to the reflector (1), the support part being provided with fixing device (4, 35) for holding the cover glass (2) securely in place on said support part (3). The fixing device (4, 35) has at least one member (4) forming a pressing contact portion (41) and an actuator portion (42) so as to bring the pressing contact portion into pressed contact against the cover glass (2) by moving the actuator portion, the support part (3) forming an abutment against which the cover glass rests on its front face, the pressing contact portion coming into pressed contact against the back face of the cover glass so as to push the cover glass against the abutment surface or points of the support part.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp that forms a predetermined light distribution pattern in front of the lamp by light that is radiated from a projector-type lamp unit. The projector-type lamp unit includes a projection lens provided on the optical axis that extends in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle and passes through substantially the center of the projection lens, a light source bulb provided behind the rear focal point of the projection lens, and a reflector which condenses and reflects light from the light source bulb toward the optical axis in the forward direction; and the light source bulb is disposed in the reflector at a point which is at a distance from the optical axis in an obliquely downward direction.

Abstract: A part (1) made of transparent material that allows visible light waves to pass therethrough, said part comprising outer faces (11, 12) defining a solid body (10) made of transparent material, the part being characterized in that it further comprises light diffracting means (14) situated inside the solid body (10) at a distance from the outer faces (11, 12).

Abstract: A shade is moved to a high-beam position by a driving force of a solenoid and held in that position. The shade is switched to a low-beam position by a spring force of a plate spring and held in that position. The solenoid is the pull-type solenoid. The shade is thin and therefore light in weight. As a result, low-cost and light-weight headlamp is obtained. Moreover, switching of the beams can be performed accurately.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp in which a light-emitting element such as an LED is used as a light source and which has a light distribution with good accuracy. The headlamp includes a semiconductor light-emitting element in the form of a semiconductor chip and an optical system including a reflector and a lens with a fluorescent body arranged around the semiconductor chip. The focal point of the optical system is located on or closely adjacent the semiconductor chip constituting the light-emitting portion of the light-emitting element in which. Dimensional errors in the outer shape of the reflector or the fluorescent body are made to be not more than 0.1 millimeters, that is, smaller than the positional error of the light-emitting portion with respect to the reflector or the lens. The dimensional accuracy of the semiconductor chip and the like are improved, and thus accuracy required for light distribution control sufficiently assured.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp has a projector-type lamp unit. The lamp unit has a lens holder. An external surface of the lens holder is formed in a convex circular-arc shape, centering on a rotation axis. As a result, even if the lamp unit rotates about the rotation axis, the clearance between the internal surface at the edge of an opening in an inner panel and the external surface of the lens holder is maintained substantially constant at all times.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp is configured to have a plurality of lamp units employing light-emitting diodes as light sources. One lamp unit takes as a light source a light-emitting diode into which a single light-emitting chip is packaged. Other lamp units may take as light sources light-emitting diodes into which a plurality of light-emitting diodes are packaged. A diffusion area is formed by means of radiation of light output from the lamp units.

Abstract: A lamp unit for a motor vehicle includes a light source, a substantially plano-convex projection lens, and an identification symbol. The projection lens has the configuration of a spherical segment and a central region, and the identification symbol is disposed in the central region of the planar side of the projection lens. The planar side of the lens faces the light source. A method of making a lamp unit for a motor vehicle includes disposing an identification symbol in a central region of a planar side of a substantially plano-convex projection lens of the lamp unit, wherein the planar side of the lens faces a light source.

Abstract: A headlight having an ellipse group reflecting surface as a main reflecting surface and a projection lens further includes a second reflecting surface, a third reflecting surface, and a ring-shaped lens. Direct light from a light source reaching to a space between the main reflecting surface and the projection lens is reflected by the second reflecting surface backward. The reflected light from the second reflecting surface is further reflected by the third reflecting surface, and then is adjusted with the ring-shaped lens. Light directly emitted from the light source and being ineffective in the conventional headlight can be collected using the second and third reflecting surfaces, and forwarded in an illumination direction by passing through the ring-shape lens such that the shape of the light is controlled to provide an appropriate shape, thereby contributing to the formation of light distribution characteristics and increase in the light intensity.

Abstract: The optical system for the Fresnel lens light has an ellipsoidal reflector (1), a light source (2) and a Fresnel lens (3). The distance (a) between the Fresnel lens (3) and the reflector (1) is changeable but is related to the changeable distance (b) between the light source (2) and the reflector (1) so that the aperture angle of the propagated light beam is variable but illumination intensity of the propagated light is maintained uniform. Surfaces of the at least one Fresnel lens and/or the reflector can be structured to provide more uniform illumination of a given area. The optical system is useful for lights for film, stage, studio and photography.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector which provides for good ventilation of a light source located in the said reflector and facilitates the passage of the reflector on production lines for the purpose of covering an internal surface of the reflector with powder. To this end, there is proposed according to the invention a reflector in which a reflector and a lamp holder are produced separately, prior to being interlocked. The reflector produced thus comprises a set of supports which are arranged such that a light source subsequently fitted in the reflector can be ventilated in a satisfactory manner. The lamp holder is interlocked with the reflector on the supports by means of centering pins and assembly studs.

Abstract: Headlight for a motor vehicle comprising a reflector with an optical axis and at least one focus, a light source placed close to a focus of the reflector, and a transparent optical deviation element placed in front of part of the reflector, this element consisting of a module comprising a so-called “square lens” and the reflector placed behind the said lens, the module being able to provide an essentially horizontal spread of the light. The wall of the reflector comprises at least one scallop on one side of a plane passing through the optical axis of the reflector, and at least one additional reflector is disposed on the side of the scallop opposite to the optical axis, this additional reflector being designed to collect at least some of the light coming from the source emerging from the scallop, and to produce an additional beam which is not intercepted by the lens.

Abstract: Headlight for motor vehicles, comprising at least one light source and at least one light guide associated with each light source, into which the light emitted by the light source can be coupled via a light coupling surface, wherein each light guide is associated with a light terminator body into which the light from the light guide is passed, wherein the light terminator body has a light output surface and the output light can be imaged through a downstream lens, wherein the at least one light terminator body is fixed on or to a holder and the holder can be pivoted about at least one axis and/or be displaced in at least one plane relative to the at least one lens.

Abstract: A lighting device unit which conducts illumination for forming an upward protrusion has a light source including a light emitting diode in which three light emitting chips are horizontally arranged, and a projection lens which projects an image of the light source toward the front of the lighting device as an inverted image. The inverted images of the light emitting chips of the light source formed respectively on a virtual vertical screen in front of the lighting device are horizontally shifted from one another. When a vehicle moves straight forward, the first light emitting chip is turned ON; when the vehicle turns leftward, the second light emitting chip is turned ON; and, when the vehicle turns rightward, the third light emitting chip is turned ON. The position where the upward protrusion is formed is horizontally moved to brightly illuminate the road surface in the traveling direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A lighting assembly for a vehicle headlight, said assembly comprising:

Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight 1 in particular based on the projection principle. The headlight has a semiconductor light source 4, which is arranged at the focal point of the reflector 2 and is connected to a cooling element 5. This cooling element 5 extends from the semiconductor light source 4 to the transparent lens 3, through which the light that is reflected by the reflector 2 is emitted, passes through the transparent lens 3, and projects beyond it. This arrangement of a semiconductor light source 4, a cooling element 5 and a transparent lens 3 ensures that the light source 4 is cooled effectively. In addition, the arrangement and the form of the cooling element 5 ensure that the cooling element 5 does not shadow, or only slightly shadows, the reflected light. This leads to a high light yield from the headlight 1 according to the invention, and to a long life.

Abstract: A lamp structure is constructed to include a transparent opencell housing with a predetermined wall thickness, the housing comprising an inner mirror layer and an outer mirror layer respectively coated on the inner and outer surfaces thereof, a light admitting face in the outside peripheral rim thereof neighboring the mirror layers, and a light source installed in a lamp socket formed integral with the housing and controlled to emit light into the predetermined wall thickness, for enabling light rays to be mutually reflected between the mirror layers and guided toward the light admitting face in the outside peripheral rim of the housing to form a light ring.

Abstract: A headlight for vehicles with a projection module is provided, which includes a bowl-shaped reflector, an illumination unit dedicated to the reflector, a lens, and a shutter arranged between the lens and the reflector. The shutter forms a light-dark-border of a light bundle. The lens features a convex front side facing away from the reflector and an optical element mounted to the headlight in the lower middle margin area on the front. The light beams emerging from the optical element are directed to an area above the light-dark-border of the light bundle of the headlight. In vertical second planar sections, to which the optical axis of the projection module extends perpendicularly, the surface of the optical element is concave-shaped, and in vertical planar sections extending parallel to the optical axis, it is convex-shaped.

Abstract: The projector type vehicle headlamp includes a light source, a reflector including a reflection surface for reflecting light from the light source, and a condenser lens that irradiates reflected light from the reflection surface forwards. The reflection surface includes a plurality of segments, and is formed of a free-form surface obtained by deforming a reference ellipsoid of revolution. The light source is arranged between a first focal point of the reference ellipsoid of revolution and the condenser lens, closer to the first focal point than to the condenser lens. Segments forming one end and other end portions of a light distribution pattern includes a wide area-illuminating reflection surface that makes the one end and the other end portions substantially a rectangular shape, where the other end portion is opposite to the one end portion with respect to a center of the light distribution pattern.

Abstract: The invention proposes a motor-vehicle headlamp (10), of the type including a main optical system (23) which comprises, arranged from back to front overall along a main optical axis (A—A), a main light source (16), a main reflector (14) of the elliptical type, and a converging main lens (18), characterised in that it includes a secondary optical system (36) comprising: a secondary light source (48) which is arranged behind the main lens (18) and off the path of the light rays emitted by the main light source (16); and an optical distribution element (42) which is interposed between the secondary light source (48) and the exit surface (19) of the main lens (18), in such a way as to form, at the exit from the main lens (18), a secondary regulatory beam for indicating.

Abstract: A headlamp and method for illumination of the headlamp in which during low beam irradiation, a light distribution pattern P(L) for a low beam is formed by turning on a lighting unit for a low beam and during high beam irradiation, a lighting unit for a high beam is also turned on at the same time to superpose an additional light distribution pattern P(H1) for a high beam thereon, thereby forming a light distribution pattern P(H) for a high beam. During the high beam irradiation, furthermore, a tilting unit of the headlamp is tilted upward by approximately 1.5 degrees and a hot zone HZ(L) of the light distribution pattern P(L) for a low beam is moved to a long distance region in a road placed ahead of a vehicle, thereby enhancing a distance visibility.

Abstract: In an automotive headlamp 10, a lens flange portion 24 is caused to extend from a circumferential edge 23 of a lens surface 18 formed into a configuration which follows the outline of an external surface 19 of a vehicle body toward a lamp housing 11, a surface-roughening process is applied to a surface 25 of an end portion of the lens flange portion 24 to make irregular the surface 25 of the end portion, and a leg portion 28 is caused to extend from a location 27 which deviates from the surface 25 of the end portion in such a manner as to bypass the surface 25 of the end portion, so that the leg portion 28 fits in the lamp housing 11.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp that forms a predetermined light distribution pattern in front of the lamp by light that is radiated from a projector-type lamp unit. The projector-type lamp unit includes a projection lens provided on the optical axis that extends in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle and passes through substantially the center of the projection lens, a light source bulb provided behind the rear focal point of the projection lens, and a reflector which condenses and reflects light from the light source bulb toward the optical axis in the forward direction; and the light source bulb is disposed in the reflector at a point which is at a distance from the optical axis in an obliquely downward direction.

Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle, having a light module, at least one reflector, the module having at least one holding frame which is turnable about two axes extending substantially perpendicularly to one another in a plan parallel to a light outlet plan of the light module, the axis intersecting one another and having an intersecting point located inside the light module.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp in which the radial beam of radiated light is continuously adjustable between a first position and a second position. Semi-cylindrical lamp shields surround a lamp. The lamp shields are attached to gears which operate to rotate the lamp shields radially about the lamp. An actuator is attached to the gears, such the actuator can turn the gears in order to rotate the lamp shields. The actuator is controlled by a circuit which prevents over-rotation. The actuator may move in very small increments, such that the lamp shields may be continuously adjustable between the first position and the second position. The lamp shields are thus continuously adjustable to vary the projected radial beam of the headlamp.

Abstract: A system for adjusting the direction of a light beam from a headlamp assembly comprises a condenser lens which is movable along an arcuate path. As a vehicle turns a corner, the system moves the condenser lens along the arcuate path, so as to direct the light beam in the direction that the vehicle is moving. Because the condenser lens follows an arcuate path, the light beam is not distorted, allowing for greater angular displacement of the light beam.

Abstract: The invention proposes a headlight producing a principal lighting beam with cutoff, comprising a principal light source which is arranged in the vicinity of a first focus of the reflector, a shield which comprises a cutoff edge arranged in the vicinity of a second focus of the reflector, so as to form the cutoff in the principal lighting beam, and a convergent lens, a focal plane of which passes close to the second focus of the reflector, a secondary light source being arranged between the shield and the lens; comprising an optical distribution element arranged in front of the shield, so as to distribute the light rays emitted by the secondary source on the input surface of the principal lens, with a view of producing a secondary lighting beam, the secondary source being arranged outside the path of the light rays coming from the principal source and directed towards the input surface of the principal lens.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prevent dazzlement from being caused by beams of light directly emitted from a light source, without requiring any bulky component member. A vehicular headlamp 1 comprises a light source 7, a reflector 6, a cut-line forming shade 9 for forming a cut line, and a condenser lens 8. The cut-line forming shade cuts off some beams of light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector and forms shaped beams of light. The condenser lens projects the shaped beams of light forwards and radiates them according to a light distribution pattern. An opening is formed between the condenser lens and the reflector. A dazzling-light cutting shade 15 for cutting off beams of light emitted toward a region above the light distribution pattern is disposed between the light source and the opening.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp having a projection-type light source unit installed in its lamp chamber. The projection-type light source unit includes a reflector that has a light source and a cylindrical lens holder that is disposed on the front end of the reflector and is provided with a convex lens at its front end so that the peripheral portion of the convex lens is fixed to the front edge of the lens holder by a lens fixture. The lens holder has, on the inner or interior side of the front edge, a lens engaging portion so that the peripheral portion of the convex lens is engaged with this lens engaging portion from behind, and the convex lens is securely held at its peripheral portion on the lens engaging portion by the lens fixture (a lens fitting, a fastening screw, a boss having a screw hole) provided inside the lens holder.

Abstract: A vehicle head light or auxiliary light assembly (10) that includes an inner housing (12) and an outer housing (30), wherein located between the inner and outer housings (12,30) is a light passage channel (46). At the center of the inner housing (12) is attached a central light bulb (28), and to each side of the outer housing (30) is attached a side light bulb (52). To the front of the outer housing (30) is attached a front lens (56) having around its perimeter (60) a plurality of light refracting serrations (62). When the lights of the assembly (10) are turned on by an electrical control circuit (70), the central light (28) illuminates in combination with the side lights (52). The side lights produce a light beam that is applied through the light passage channel (46), is refracted along the serrations (62) and is visible along the inner perimeter (60) of the front lens (56).

Abstract: A headlight having an ellipse group reflecting surface as a main reflecting surface and a projection lens further includes a second reflecting surface, a third reflecting surface, and a ring-shaped lens. Direct light from a light source reaching to a space between the main reflecting surface and the projection lens is reflected by the second reflecting surface backward. The reflected light from the second reflecting surface is further reflected by the third reflecting surface, and then is adjusted with the ring-shaped lens. Light directly emitted from the light source and being ineffective in the conventional headlight can be collected using the second and third reflecting surfaces, and forwarded in an illumination direction by passing through the ring-shape lens such that the shape of the light is controlled to provide an appropriate shape, thereby contributing to the formation of light distribution characteristics and increase in the light intensity.

Abstract: A headlamp arrangement designed and configured to slow light-and-shade changes in a light-and-shade boundary portion of a light distribution. A vehicle headlamp 1 includes a reflector 2 having a substantially spheroidal reflective surface 2a, a light source 3 disposed at a first focal position F1 of the reflector, a projection lens 4 that forwardly projects the light reflected from the reflector 2 and that is disposed in front of the light source, a cutline-forming shade 5 whose upper edge 5a is disposed substantially at the focal position f of the projection lens, and a dimmer shade 6 whose front end portion 6a is positioned closer to the reflective surface than it is to the second focal point F2 of the reflector. The dimmer shade is disposed above the optical axis x—x of the reflector.

Abstract: In first to third support wires (12, 13, 14) connected to a low beam filament L and a high beam filament H, which are arranged in the light source bulb 9, a bent portion 13a is formed by bending the second support wire 13 from a curved portion 13c towards the first support wire at an obtuse angle &thgr;2, and each rear lead Lb, Hb of the low beam filament L and the high beam filament H is connected to the bent portion 13a. Moreover, a bent portion 14a is provided by bending the third support wire 14 from a curved portion 14c towards the second support wire at an obtuse angle &thgr;3, and a front lead Ha of the high beam filament H is connected to the bent portion 14a. The extended portions 13b and 14b of the second support wire 13 and the third support wire 14 are inclined at an obtuse angle &thgr;4, &thgr;5, respectively.