Patent ID: 8801247
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: F21S,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A vehicle headlamp employing a semiconductor-type light source as a light source, said headlamp comprising: the semiconductor-type light source having a light emitting chip; a reflector having a reflection surface configured to reflect light from the light emitting chip and to then emit the reflected light forward of a vehicle as a predetermined light distribution pattern; a holding member configured to hold the reflector and on which the semiconductor-type light source is disposed; a mount member that mounts the semiconductor-type light source on the holding member, the mount member being arranged above the holding member; and an optical member configured to optically process light directly radiated from the light emitting chip forward of the vehicle, the optical member being configured to shade a part of the light directly radiated, and the optical member being arranged above the mount member, wherein: