Patent ID: 7370996
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle headlamp comprising: a projection lens disposed on a lens center axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a light source bulb arranged at a rear of a rear side focus of the projection lens; a reflector that reflects direct light directly sent from the light source bulb to a front side; a movable shade arranged between the projector lens and the light source bulb and pivotable around a rotary axis extending in a vehicle width direction; an actuator that actuates the movable shade; and a rod member having one end portion connected to the moveable shade and the other end portion connected to an output shaft of the actuator via an operating direction conversion mechanism, wherein the actuator gives a drive force to the rod member in a longitudinal direction of the rod member and the output shaft is driven in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle.