Patent ID: 6550944
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B60Q,F21S

Abstract:
A vehicle headlamp having a lamp body for emitting beams forward with a predetermined luminous intensity distribution, comprising:a lamp unit housed in the lamp body and including a light source disposed in a manner substantially coaxial with an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a reflector for reflecting light from said light source forward closer to said optical axis, a condenser lens provided in front of said reflector, and a provided between said condenser lens and said reflector; a luminous intensity variable control mechanism for varying said luminous intensity distribution by moving the component element of said lamp unit according to the travel conditions of a vehicle; and a pivot control mechanism including a motor connected to a support frame within the headlamp body, a single link mechanism coupling the motor to the lamp unit, a driving circuit connected to the motor, and a control unit connected to the driving circuit, the pivot control mechanism for laterally pivoting said lamp unit according to the travel conditions of the vehicle.