Patent ID: 6439753
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B60Q,B62J

Abstract:
A headlight unit for a vehicle having right and left headlights provided at a front portion of the vehicle, each of said right and left headlights comprising:a low-beam emitting lamp for emitting a low beam; a high-beam emitting lamp for emitting a high beam; a reflector having a first reflector surface for reflecting said low beam emitted from said low-beam emitting lamp and a second reflector surface for reflecting said high beam emitted from said high-beam emitting lamp; and a lens provided so as to commonly cover said low-beam emitting lamp and said high-beam emitting lamp; wherein said low-beam emitting lamp is located more toward a center of the vehicle as compared to said high-beam emitting lamp, and said high-beam emitting lamp is located more toward a lateral side of the vehicle as compared to said low-beam emitting lamp; wherein said high-beam emitting lamp is positioned higher, relative to a ground level supporting the vehicle, as compared to a height of said low-beam emitting lamp; said first reflector surface for said low-beam emitting lamp is larger in size than said second reflector surface for said high-beam emitting lamp; and said lens has a laterally inner portion opposed to said first reflector surface for said low-beam emitting lamp and a laterally outer portion opposed to said second reflector surface for said high-beam emitting lamp, said laterally inner portion being larger in size than said laterally outer portion.