Patent ID: 6824301
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
A vehicular headlamp for forming a low-beam light distribution pattern having a horizontal cut-off line and an oblique cut-off line, comprising: a light source provided substantially coaxially with a lamp optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle on which said headlamp is mounted, and a reflector having a reflecting surface that reflects light from said light source in a forward direction, said reflecting surface comprising first reflecting zones which reflect light so as to form said horizontal cut-off line, and second reflecting zones which reflect light so as to form said oblique cut-off line, said second reflecting zones being provided at respective positions on right and left sides of said lamp optical axis and being arranged diagonally with respect to said lamp optical axis, and said first reflecting zones being provided at respective positions on right and left sides closer to a periphery of said headlamp than said second reflecting zones.