Global Patent Index - EP 2246872 B1

EP 2246872 B1 20120118 - Vehicle headlamp

Title (en)

Vehicle headlamp

Title (de)

Fahrzeugscheinwerfer

Title (fr)

Phare de véhicule

Publication

EP 2246872 B1 20120118 (EN)

Application

EP 10160520 A 20100421

Priority

JP 2009108309 A 20090427

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2246872A1] A vehicle headlamp (1) is provided with a discharge lamp (8) as a light source. The discharge lamp (8) is provided with: an outer tube (18) mounted on a socket (17); a ceramic arc tube (19) disposed within the outer tube (18) and including a light emitting portion (20), a first fine tube portion (21a) that is continuous with the light emitting portion (20) at a first side of the light emitting portion (20), and a second fine tube portion (21b) that is continuous with the light emitting portion (20) at a second side of the light emitting portion (20) which is opposite to said first side; and a pair of electrodes (24, 25) respectively disposed within the ceramic arc tube (19). The ceramic arc tube (19) is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction (H).

IPC 8 full level

H01J 61/34 (2006.01); F21S 8/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F21S 41/172 (2017.12 - EP US); H01J 61/34 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2246872 A1 20101103; EP 2246872 B1 20120118; AT E542235 T1 20120215; JP 2010257848 A 20101111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10160520 A 20100421; AT 10160520 T 20100421; JP 2009108309 A 20090427