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(11) EP 2 660 506 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/45

(21) Application number: 13165060.8

(22) Date of filing: 24.04.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F21S 8/10(0000.00)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 02.05.2012 JP 2012105263

(71) Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 108-8711 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamamoto, Teruaki
    Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Shibanushi, Yoshio
    Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka (JP)

(74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP 
The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES
London EC2A 2ES (GB)

   


(54) Vehicle headlamp


(57) A vehicle headlamp (1A, 1B, 1C) is provided which includes a light source (11), a projection lens (30) that is disposed in front of the light source (11) and which projects light from the light source (11) to the front, a first shield member (40) that is disposed near a rear focal point of the projection lens (30) and which can switch light distribution patterns between at least one of a right high beam light distribution pattern and a left high beam light distribution pattern in both of which light from the light source (11) is partially cut off and at least one of a normal high beam light distribution pattern in which no part of light from the light source (11) is cut off and a low beam pattern, and a second shield member (50) that is disposed in a position which is spaced by a predetermined distance forwards or rearwards away from the rear focal point of the projection lens (30) and which cuts off light of a high beam which illuminates an upper area.







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