Patent ID: 6286985
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B60Q,F21S

Abstract:
A vehicle headlamp comprising:a light source bulb;a reflector including a reflective surface for emitting a predetermined beam forward by reflecting light from said light source bulb;a shade for shading a part of light incident on the reflective surface from said light source bulb;a beam switching device for selectively switching beams between low and high beams by moving said shade between two positions where the amount of shielding said shade relative to light incident on said reflective surface has different values; anda displacement regulating member for regulating the displacement of said shade from one of low- and high-beam forming positions by making contact with said shade while said shade is located in the one of the low- and high-beam forming positions,wherein said displacement regulating member includes at least one groove which engages with said shade in order to regulate the displacement of said shade.