Patent ID: 7108412
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: F21S,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A headlamp for a vehicle, said headlamp having a first light distribution pattern having a horizontal cutoff line formed by a first reflecting optical system, comprising: a first light source including; a first semiconductor light emitting unit in which a substantially rectangular first light emitting chip is covered by a substantially hemispherical first mold lens; and a first reflector reflecting light emitted from the first light source toward a front part of a lighting unit, wherein: the first light source is oriented such that the first light emitting chip is positioned substantially horizontally with a side of the light emitting chip that is set substantially horizontally; and the first reflecting optical system forms the horizontal cutoff line by selectively utilizing the light emitted from the first light source and reflected by the first reflector in a first reflecting region positioned in a substantially front direction of the light emitting chip.