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EP 1031785 B1 20060830 - Vehicle headlamp

Title (en)

Vehicle headlamp

Title (de)

Scheinwerfer für Fahrzeuge

Title (fr)

Projecteur pour véhicules

Publication

EP 1031785 B1 20060830 (DE)

Application

EP 00102893 A 20000212

Priority

DE 19908641 A 19990227

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1031785A2] The automobile headlamp has a dished reflector (1) with 2 light stops (3,4) between the reflector and a front lens (2), for defining the light/dark boundaries of the headlamp beam, one of which is adjustable about a rotation axis (5) extending horizontally at right angles to the optical axis and provided with at least 2 different focal lines.

IPC 8 full level

F21S 8/12 (2006.01); F21V 11/16 (2006.01); F21V 14/08 (2006.01); F21W 101/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F21S 41/43 (2017.12); F21S 41/698 (2017.12)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1031785 A2 20000830; EP 1031785 A3 20011114; EP 1031785 B1 20060830; DE 19908641 A1 20000831; DE 50013367 D1 20061012

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00102893 A 20000212; DE 19908641 A 19990227; DE 50013367 T 20000212