Patent ID: 6623148
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B60Q,F21S,F21V

Abstract:
An infrared light irradiation lamp for an automobile comprising;a lighting chamber formed by a lamp body and a front lens; a reflector provided in the lamp body; a light source provided ahead of the reflector; a cylindrical globe for infrared light formation provided to cover the light source and serving to shield a visible light and to transmit only an infrared light, and a globe moving mechanism for moving the globe, the globe moving mechanism being capable of switching a lamp function into an infrared light irradiation configuration in which the globe for infrared light formation covers the light source and a visible light irradiation configuration in which the globe for infrared light formation is moved forward from the light source, wherein power regulating means is provided on a power supply path reaching the light source and a power supplied from the light source to the infrared light irradiation configuration is regulated to be lower than a power supplied from the light source to the visible light irradiation configuration.