Patent ID: 6543920
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B60Q,F21S,F21V

Abstract:
A vehicle headlamp comprising:a lamp body; first and second reflectors disposed in the lamp body; a discharge bulb fitted in at least one of the reflectors; and a ballast circuit disposed at a lower portion in the lamp body to allow the discharge bulb to discharge stably, wherein the first and second reflectors are offset in a vertical direction so that a bottom surface of the first reflector is located at a higher position than a bottom surface of the second reflector that is adjacent to the first reflector, the first reflector is offset with respect to the second reflector in a fore-and-aft direction so that the first reflector is located behind the second reflector, and the ballast circuit unit is disposed in an enlarged space that extends from below the first reflector to a back of the second reflector in the lamp body.