Vehicular lamp having discharge bulb

A vehicle lamp having a discharge bulb which prevents radiation of electromagnetic waves toward the forward positions of the lamp. Radiation into the other directions is prevented by shielding members disposed around the lamp. A shade disposed in front of a discharge bulb attached to a reflector is made of metal and a stem of the shade is secured to the reflector in a state where the stem is electrically connected to a socket fixture. The shade is placed at ground potential through the fixture. Thus, the front portion of the discharge bulb is shielded and prevents radiation of the electromagnetic waves to positions in front of the lamp.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp having a discharge bulb 
suitable to serve as a vehicular headlamp. More particularly, the 
invention relates to a vehicular lamp which is capable of preventing an 
influence of electromagnetic waves of a lamp of the type having a 
discharge bulb as a light source thereof. 
2. Related Art 
In recent years, there has been investigated a lamp, particularly as a 
headlamp, having a discharge bulb which performs an excellent light 
emission efficiency and color rendering characteristic and exhibiting a 
long life. Since a lamp of the foregoing type however requires high 
voltage in order to actuate the discharge bulb to discharge electricity, a 
circuit for turning on the lamp is required to be attached to the lamp in 
order to raise the voltage of a battery mounted on the vehicle to a 
required level. The circuit for turning on the lamp involves high voltage 
being generated on the secondary side thereof, thus causing 
electromagnetic waves to be radiated outwardly. The electromagnetic waves, 
as noise, affect on electronic devices of the vehicle, thus resulting in 
normal operation of the electronic device being inhibited. For example, 
noise is generated in a radio and noise is unintentionally mixed with 
signal systems of computers mounted on the vehicle for performing a 
variety of controls. As a result, an undesirable phenomenon EMI 
(Electromagnetic Influence), takes place. 
Further, since the circuit for turning on the lamp involves high voltage 
being generated on the secondary side thereof, it is required to shorten 
the secondary side wire as much as possible in view of the safety 
measurement. In this context, generally the turning-on circuit is 
installed integrally with the lamp body. On the other hand, in a case 
where the lamp body is designed to be compact, if the lamp is a headlamp 
which requires an optical axis adjustment mechanism for a reflector, the 
lamp body must have a space for allowing the movement of the optical axis 
adjustment mechanism to move within the lamp body. Accordingly, if the 
lamp body is designed to be compact, it is difficult to maintain a 
sufficient space for installing the turning-on circuit within the lamp 
body. Therefore, the turning-on circuit must be attached to the exterior 
of the lamp body. However, if the turning-on circuit must be attached to 
the exterior of the lamp body, the electromagnetic waves due to the high 
voltage generated by the turning-on circuit irradiate to the outside the 
lamp body. The electromagnetic waves generate noise which causes the 
afore-mentioned problems. 
For this reason, the turning-on circuit is accommodated in a metal casing 
or the like having a shield effect to eliminate the irradiation of the 
electromagnetic waves. However, since a cord connecting the turning-on 
circuit to the discharge bulb extends to the outside the lamp body, the 
electromagnetic waves still irradiate from the connection code. It is not 
easy to avoid the irradiation of the electromagnetic waves. Further, the 
electromagnetic waves irradiate also from a connector portion of the 
connection code and the discharge bulb and also from the discharge bulb 
itself. It has been required to eliminates these extra irradiations of the 
electromagnetic waves. 
Also electromagnetic waves of the above-mentioned type are generated in the 
discharge bulb to which the high voltage is applied. Electromagnetic waves 
generated by the discharge bulb cause the EMI to take place. Accordingly, 
a contrivance has been suggested in Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication 
No. Hei. 5-101703 which has a structure such that a shielding member for 
covering the discharge bulb is provided. The above-mentioned technique is 
structured to have the shielding member for inhibiting radiation of 
electromagnetic waves from the discharge bulb in order to prevent the EMI. 
However, the above-mentioned conventional technique, which is effective in 
inhibiting radiation of electromagnetic waves from the discharge bulb, 
involves impossibility that the shielding member cannot be disposed in 
front of the discharge bulb, that is, in front of the lens of the lamp for 
outwardly emitting light generated by the discharge bulb. Therefore, 
electromagnetic waves radiated from the discharge bulb to positions in 
front of the head lamp cannot easily be shielded. As a result, 
electromagnetic waves radiated forward are reflected by the body of the 
head lamp or the body of the vehicle. Thus, reflection of the 
electromagnetic waves to the vehicle cannot be prevented and therefore the 
required effect of shielding electromagnetic waves cannot be obtained. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention was made in view of the drawbacks accompanying the 
conventional lamp. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to 
provide a vehicular lamp of a type having a discharge bulb serving as a 
light source which is capable of preventing radiation of electromagnetic 
waves to the positions in front of the lamp. 
In order to achieve the foregoing object, according to one aspect of the 
present invention, there is provided a vehicular lamp having a discharge 
bulb, comprising: a discharge bulb serving as a light source; and a shade 
disposed in front of the discharge bulb so as to limit a range of light 
beam emitting from the discharge bulb, wherein the shade is made of a 
conductive material and maintained at a ground potential. 
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided 
vehicular lamp having a discharge bulb, comprising: a reflector; a 
discharge bulb attached to the reflector through a socket fixture secured 
to the reflector; and a shade disposed in front of the discharge bulb to 
limit a range of light beam emitting from the discharge bulb and supported 
by the reflector, wherein the shade is made of a conductive material and 
electrically connected to the socket fixture, and the socket fixture is 
maintained at a ground potential. 
A structure may be employed in which a metal film constituting a reflecting 
surface is formed on the inner surface of the reflector, the shade is 
supported by the reflector in a state where the shade is electrically 
connected to the metal film, and the socket fixture is electrically 
connected to the metal film. 
Another structure may be employed in which the shade is integrally 
supported by the reflector in a state where a stem of the shade integrally 
formed with the shade is, together with the socket fixture, brought into 
contact with the socket fixture. 
Still another structure may be employed in which a coating of a shielded 
cable connected to a lighting circuit for supplying high voltage to the 
discharge bulb is electrically connected to the socket fixture and the 
socket fixture is maintained at the ground potential through the coating. 
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be evident 
from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments 
described in conjunction with the attached drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with 
reference to accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 respectively are a 
partially broken front view and a rear view showing a first embodiment in 
which the present invention is applied to a four-light vehicular headlamp. 
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1. FIGS. 4 
and 5 are cross sectional views respectively taken along lines BB and CC 
of FIG. 1. 
Referring to the drawings above, a lamp body 1 includes a unified reflector 
2 formed by, in parallel, disposing two reflectors 3 and 4 each having a 
shape of paraboloid of revolution. A discharge bulb 5 is detachably 
attached to the reflector 3 of the low beam lamp LL disposed in the outer 
portion of the car body when mounted on the vehicle, while a halogen bulb 
6 is detachably attached to the reflector of a main beam lamp HL disposed 
on the inner portion of the car body. 
Moreover, openings 1a and 1b, through which the bulbs 5 and 6 are inserted, 
are formed on the rear side of the lamp body 1 disposed opposite to the 
bulbs 5 and 6. Thus, the bulbs 5 and 6 can be attached and detached 
through the openings 1a and 1b. A detachable back cover 7 is, through a 
seal ring 8, attached to the opening 1a of the low beam lamp LL of the 
discharge bulb 5. On the other hand, a rubber cover 9 is attached to the 
opening 1b of the main beam lamp HL. Thus, the openings 1a and 1b are 
shielded to be waterproofed. Note that a connector 10, to be described 
later, is connected to a socket 5a of the discharge bulb 5 of the low beam 
lamp LL. A socket connector 6a of the halogen lamp 6 of the main beam lamp 
HL is outwardly projected over the rubber cover 9. A connector (not shown) 
is connected to the socket connector 6a. 
An aluminum film 11 is coated or evaporated on the inner surface of the 
unified reflector 2, that is, each of the reflectors 3 and 4 so that a 
reflecting surface is formed (see FIG. 7). Also aluminum films 12 and 13 
are applied or evaporated on the inner surfaces of the lamp body 1 and the 
back cover 7, respectively. The inner surfaces are used as portions of the 
reflecting surface or pseudo-reflectors. Also the inner surfaces above are 
used as shielding films for electromagnetically shielding the inside 
portion of the lamp body 1. In order to improve the shielding effect, a 
shield plate 14 formed by bending a metal plate is secured to the inner 
surface of the lamp body 1 around the discharge bulb 5 by screws or an 
adhesive agent. A lens 15 is attached to a front opening of the lamp body 
1 so that lamp chambers for the low beam lamp LL and the main beam lamp HL 
are formed in the lamp body 1. Moreover, a stud bolt 24 for attaching the 
lamp to the car body is stood erect on the rear side of the lamp body 1. 
As shown in FIG. 6 which is a partially exploded perspective view of an 
essential portion of the reflector 3, and FIG. 7 which is an exploded 
cross sectional view showing the reflector 3 in a state where the same has 
been assembled, a socket fixture 16 manufactured from a metal plate is 
secured in a bulb attaching hole 3a of the reflector 3 to which the 
discharge bulb 5 has been attached. The discharge bulb 5 is attached to 
the socket fixture 16. The discharge bulb 5 has a cylindrical socket 5a 
from which a discharge 20 pipe 51 and a conductive support 52 are stood 
erect. An end of the discharge pipe 51 is connected to a first electrode 
53 disposed in the central portion of the rear surface of the socket 5a. 
An end of the conductive support 52 is connected to a second electrode 54 
disposed in a portion of the outer surface of the socket 5a. The discharge 
pipe 51 is, at another end thereof, electrically connected to another end 
of the conductive support 52. A transparent and cylindrical shroud 55 is 
attached to cover the discharge pipe 51. Conductive light-shielding 
coating 56 is applied to a portion of the shroud 55 to restrict regions of 
light emitted from the discharge pipe 51. 
The socket fixture 16 is formed into a plate-like shape having a 
substantially annular shape, the socket fixture 16 having a plurality of 
tag portions 161 in the periphery thereof so as to be, with screws, 
secured to the bulb attaching hole 3a of the reflector 3. A portion of the 
socket fixture 16 is brought into contact with a portion of the aluminum 
film 11 when the socket fixture 16 is secured with screws so as to be 
electrically connected to the aluminum film 11. The socket fixture 16 may 
be electrically connected to the aluminum film 11 through the screws for 
securing the socket fixture 16. A plurality of hooks 162 for hooking a 
retainer spring 17, to be described later, are formed in the outer 
periphery of the socket fixture 16. Moreover, a projection 161 for 
establishing the electrical connection with the connector 10 is formed on 
the outer periphery of the socket fixture 16. 
When the outer periphery of the front surface of the socket 5a of the 
discharge bulb 5 is brought into contact with the socket fixture 16 so as 
to be pressed by the spring force of the retainer spring 17 hooked by the 
hooks 162 of the socket fixture 16, the discharge bulb 5 is secured by the 
reflector 3 through the socket fixture 16. A shade 18 for obtained a 
required light distribution characteristic is disposed in front of the 
discharge bulb 5. The shade 18 is made of metal which is capable of 
shielding light. The shade 18 has a leg portion 181 projecting downwards 
from the lower portion of the shade 18 and, with screws 182, secured to a 
portion projecting over the front surface of the reflector 3. As a result, 
the shade 18 is, through the leg portion 181, electrically connected to 
the aluminum film 11 of the reflector 3. In this case, the shade 18 may be 
secured to a part of the socket fixture 16 to thereby electrically connect 
to the socket fixture, if desirable. 
Moreover, the connector 10 is attached to the socket 5a of the discharge 
bulb 5, the connector 10 having a circular pit 101 which is capable of 
receiving the rear portion of the socket 5a. First and second terminals 
102 and 103 respectively made of conductive springs are disposed in the 
central portion of the circular pit 101 and a portion of the inner surface 
of the same. Moreover, a metal cover 104 manufactured from a metal member 
and serving as a conductive coating is integrally formed with the outer 
surface of the connector 10. The metal cover 104 has a periphery 105 of 
the front opening thereof which is projected to a position more forward 
than the connector 10. 
A cord 19 drawn from a lighting circuit 20 is connected to the connector 
10. The cord 19 is a shielded cable manufactured by shielding twin-core 
internal conductive cables. The internal conductive cables respectively 
are connected to the first and second terminals 102 and 103 of the 
connector 10. The shielded cable is held by the surface of an insertion 
hole of the metal cover 104 so as to be electrically connected to the 
metal cover 104. When the socket 5a of the discharge bulb 5 is pushed in 
the circular pit 101 of the connector 10, the socket 5a is received by the 
connector 10. Simultaneously, the first and second electrodes 53 and 54 of 
the socket 5a are brought into contact with the first and second terminals 
102 and 103 of the connector 10 so as to be electrically connected to each 
other. The periphery 105 of the front opening of the metal cover 104 is 
brought into contact with a projection 163 of the socket fixture 16 so as 
to be electrically connected to the same. 
The lighting circuit 20 for applying high voltage to the discharge bulb 5 
is formed by integrating a stabilizing circuit to which the voltage of the 
car battery is applied and a starter circuit for generating high voltage 
for turning the discharge bulb 5 on from the output voltage from the 
stabilizing circuit, the lighting circuit 20 being accommodated in a metal 
case 21. The case 21 for the lighting circuit 20 is, by a bracket or a 
bolt (not shown), secured to the lower surface of the lamp body 1, in 
particular, a position right under the low beam lamp LL having the 
discharge bulb 5. The cord 19 connected to the discharge bulb 5 is drawn 
from the case 21 for the lighting circuit 20, the cord 19 being then, with 
a waterproof rubber bushing 22, inserted into a cord insertion hole formed 
in the rear surface of the lamp body 1. Then, the connector 10 is 
connected to the leading end of the cord 19 disposed in the lamp body 1. 
The shielded coating of the cord 19 is electrically connected to a ground 
terminal provided for the lighting circuit 20. Note that a power supply 
cord 23, which is connected to a battery (not shown) mounted on the 
vehicle, is drawn from the case 21 for the lighting circuit 20. 
A portion 31 for supporting an optical-axis adjustment mechanism is formed 
in the substantially central portion of the upper portion of the unified 
reflector 2. A portion 32 for vertically and laterally adjusting the 
optical axis is disposed right under the support-point portion 31, while a 
portion 33 for vertically adjusting the optical axis is disposed at a 
position inner than the portion 32 for vertically and laterally adjusting 
the optical axis. The optical-axis adjustment support-point portion 31 is, 
as shown in FIG. 5, formed by integrally attaching a pivot receptor 34 on 
the rear side of the unified reflector 2. A pivot stud 35 is stood erect 
from the lamp body 1 disposed opposite to the unified reflector 2. A pivot 
36 at the leading end of the pivot stud 35 is received by the pivot 
receptor 34 so that a support-point portion for vertically and laterally 
moving the unified reflector 2 is formed. 
As represented by the portion 32 for vertically and laterally adjusting the 
optical axis shown in FIG. 5, the portion 32 for vertically and laterally 
adjusting the optical axis and the portion 33 for vertically adjusting the 
optical axis, an adjusting nut 37 is placed on the rear side of the 
unified reflector 2. An adjusting screw 38 is held by the lamp body 1 
placed opposite to the unified reflector 2 in such a manner that the 
adjusting screw 38 can be turned. The adjusting screw 38 is received by 
the adjusting nut 37. When the adjusting screw 38 is turned, the position, 
at which the adjusting screw 38 is received by the adjusting nut 37, is 
changed in the lengthwise direction. Thus, the unified reflector 2 can be 
inclined both vertically and laterally or vertically in such a manner that 
the optical-axis adjustment support-point portion 31 is used as the 
support point. In this embodiment, the adjusting screw 38 is, by a gear 
mechanism 39, connected to an optical-axis adjustment shaft 40 projecting 
in the direction of the front surface of the lamp body 1. When the 
optical-axis adjustment shaft 40 is rotated from a position in front of 
the lamp, the optical axis can be adjusted. 
Since the lamp according to this embodiment has the structure such that the 
lighting circuit 20 is shielded by the metal case 21, electromagnetic 
waves are not outwardly radiated from the lighting circuit 20. Since the 
cord 19 drawn from the case 21 for the lighting circuit 20 and extended to 
the discharge bulb 5 comprises the shielded cable, also radiation of 
electromagnetic waves from the cord 19 can be prevented. Since the 
discharge bulb 5 has the structure such that the metal cover 104 provided 
for the connector 10 to serve as a conductive coating and the socket 
fixture 16, which is brought into electrical contact with the metal cover 
104, respectively are made to be ground potentials, the rear portion and 
the portion around the discharge bulb 5 and the socket 5a are shielded. 
Therefore, radiation of electromagnetic waves from the discharge bulb 5 
and the socket 5a into the rearward direction can be prevented. 
Since the metal shade 18 is disposed in front of the discharge bulb 5 and 
the leg portion 181 of the shade 18 is electrically connected to the 
aluminum film 11 such that the shade 18 is electrically connected to the 
socket fixture 16 and the shade 18 is electrically connected to the metal 
cover 104 of the connector 10 so as to be the ground potential, the 
discharge bulb 5 is shielded by the shade 18 in also the forward 
direction. Therefore, radiation of electromagnetic waves can be prevented. 
In this case, also the conductive coating 56 applied to the shroud 55 
surrounding the discharge pipe 51 of the discharge bulb 5 prevents 
radiation of electromagnetic waves from the discharge pipe 51 in this 
direction. Also the aluminum film 12 formed on the inner surface of the 
lamp body, the metal shield plate 14 and the aluminum film 13 formed on 
the inner surface of the back cover 7 prevent radiation of electromagnetic 
waves to the outside of the lamp body 1. 
If a required space is kept in the lamp body 1 to enable the adjustment of 
the optical axis of the unified reflector 2 to be performed and if the 
lighting circuit 20 is disposed on the outside of the lamp body 1 in order 
to reduce the size of the lamp body 1, radiation of electromagnetic waves 
generated by the lighting circuit 20, the cord 19, the discharge bulb 5 
and portions around the foregoing elements in at least a direction toward 
the rear side of the lamp on which various electronic devices mounted on 
the vehicle are disposed can be prevented. As a result, mixture of noise 
in the radio of the vehicle and influences of electromagnetic waves on the 
other electronic devices can be prevented, In particular, forward 
shielding of the discharge bulb 5, which has been difficult, can be 
realized by the shade 18. Thus, forward radiation of electromagnetic waves 
can effectively be prevented so that the influence of electromagnetic 
waves on the vehicle is prevented. 
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. 
FIG. 8A is a partially exploded perspective view of a lamp according the 
second embodiment, and FIG. 8B is a cross sectional view showing a state 
where the lamp has been assembled. Referring to the drawings above, the 
similar elements as those of the foregoing embodiment are given the same 
reference numerals. The metal shade 18 is provided with a pair of stems 
183 extending straight toward the rear portion of the lamp. The bulb 
attaching hole 3a of the reflector 3 has a recess 3b. Thus, a leading end 
184 of the stems 183 is, from a position in front of the reflector 3, 
inserted into the bulb attaching hole 3a, and then disposed in the recess 
3b. Then, the socket fixture 16 is secured to the bulb attaching hole 3a 
with a screw 185 from the rear side of the reflector 3. Thus, the leading 
end 184 is held between the bulb attaching hole 3a and the socket fixture 
16. As a result, the shade 18 is electrically connected to the socket 
fixture 16 through the stems 183. Thus, the shade 18 can be maintained to 
the ground potential so that the effect of preventing the radiation of 
electromagnetic waves from the discharge bulb 5 is improved. The retainer 
spring 17 is received by a concave groove 3c formed in a portion 
projecting from the bulb attaching hole 3a in the radial direction in such 
a manner that the retainer spring 17 is pressed by the socket fixture 16. 
The projection 163 provided for the socket fixture 16 shown in FIG. 6 may 
be formed by a pair of projections 164 each having a shape shown in FIG. 
8. The projections 164 are used to wind and secure the cord 19 connected 
to the connector 10. As a result, the shielded coating of the cord 19 and 
the socket fixture 16 can reliably be electrically connected to each 
other. The shielded coating is, at an end thereof, electrically connected 
to the ground terminal provided for the lighting circuit 20. The other end 
of the shielded coating is electrically connected to the socket fixture 16 
so that the two ends of the shielded coating are grounded. Thus, the 
shielding characteristic of the cord 19 can be improved so that the 
radiation of electromagnetic waves from the cord 19 is furthermore 
effectively prevented. 
The metal cover provided integrally with the outer surface of the connector 
according to the above-mentioned embodiment may be formed by thickly 
applying conductive coating to the outer surface of the connector. As an 
alternative to this, the metal cover may be formed individually from the 
connector. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the connector 10 may have a 
structure having no metal cover and manufactured by molding usual resin. 
Moreover, a metal connector cover 25 molded individually from the 
connector 10 is mounted on the resin connector 10. In this case, the 
connector cover 25 is formed into a container shape having one opened 
side. A flange 252 formed at the periphery of the opening is elastically 
held by four engaging members 165 formed at the periphery of the socket 
fixture 16. Thus, the connector cover 25 is supported by the bulb 
attaching hole 3a of the reflector 3 at a position outside the connector 
10. 
As shown in FIG. 9B showing the cross sectional structure, the cord 19 is 
received by a cut portion 251 formed in the lower surface of the connector 
cover 25. Then, the connector cover 25 is electrically connected to the 
periphery of the socket fixture 16 at the edge of the opening of the 
connector cover 25. Moreover, the connector cover 25 is also electrically 
connected to the shielded coating of the cord 19. In an example case shown 
in FIG. 9B, the lower end of the connector cover 25 is brought into 
elastically contact with the projections 164 so as to be electrically 
connected to the socket fixture 16 and the shielded coating of the cord 
19. Also the connector cover 25 provided individually from the connector 
10 attains the shielding effect similar to that obtainable from the 
foregoing embodiment if the 25 surrounds the connector 10. 
Although the above-mentioned embodiment has the structure such that cord is 
the two-core shielded cable, a mono-core shielded cable 19A may be 
employed such that two shielded cables 19A are disposed in parallel as 
shown in FIG. 10A. As an alternative to this, a mono-core structure having 
10 a resin coating on the outside of the shielded coating and two-core 
shielded cable respectively shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C may be employed. 
Although the shielded coating is formed by a metal mesh made of conductive 
wires, the shielded coating may, of course, be made of metal foil. 
In the case where the two-core structure is employed, a cord 19D structured 
as shown in FIG. 10D may be employed in which each of shielded cables 191 
is coated with an inner waterproof soft resin 192 and an outer heatproof 
soft resin 193; the two shielded cables 191 are inserted into a hollow 
tube 194 having a sufficiently large inner diameter and made of heatproof 
soft resin; and the tube 194 is covered with a metal mesh 195. Since the 
cord 19D has the double structure consisting of the tube 194 and the 
coating 193 each of which is made of heatproof resin, the heat resistance 
can significantly be improved. Moreover, the waterproof soft resin 192 
improves the water resistance. Since a gap 196 is formed between the tube 
194 and each core wire, the dielectric constant of air improves the 
voltage resistance. As a matter of course, the metal mesh 195 prevents 
electromagnetic waves. 
Although the above-mentioned embodiment has the structure such that the 
stabilizing circuit and the starter circuit for forming the lighting 
circuit is integrally included in one case 21 for the lighting circuit 20, 
a structure as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C may be employed in which a 
stabilizing circuit 201 and a starter circuit 202 are accommodated in 
different circuit cases. In the structure shown in FIG. 11A, the 
stabilizing circuit 201 and the starter circuit 202 provided individually 
are disposed and secured in parallel on the bottom of the lamp body 1. In 
the structure shown in FIG. 11B, the stabilizing circuit 201 is secured to 
the bottom of the lamp body 1 and the starter circuit 202 is secured to 
the rear side of the lamp body 1. In the structure shown in FIG. 11C, the 
starter circuit 202 is secured to the rear side of the lamp body 1 and the 
stabilizing circuit 201 is secured to a portion of the car body 
individually from the lamp body 1. 
In the structure shown in FIG. 11B, a connection cord 26 for connecting the 
stabilizing circuit 201 and the starter circuit 202 to each other is 
extended to the inside portion of the lamp body 1 so that radiation of 
electromagnetic waves from the connection cord 26 to the outside of the 
lamp body 1 is prevented and therefore the shielding effect is improved. 
In the structure shown in FIG. 11C, the connection cord 26 for connecting 
the stabilizing circuit 201 and the starter circuit 202 to each other is 
extended to the outside of the lamp body 1. A shielded cable as shown in 
FIG. 9 is employed as the connection cord 26 so that radiation of 
electromagnetic waves from the connection cord 26 is prevented and the 
shielding effect is obtained. 
Although the foregoing embodiment has been described in which the present 
invention is applied to a four-lamp head lamp, the present invention may 
be applied to a two-lamp head lamp or a combination type head lamp formed 
by integrating a fog lamp, a clearance lamp and the like. 
As described above, the shade disposed in front of the discharge bulb for 
limiting the range of light beam emitting from the discharge bulb is made 
of the conductive material and the shade is maintained at the ground 
potential. Therefore, electromagnetic waves radiated from the discharge 
bulb toward positions in front of the lamp can effectively be shielded so 
that the radiation is restricted and prevented. As a result, the EMI of 
the radio and the other electronic devices on the vehicle can effectively 
be prevented. Accordingly, even if the turning-on circuit is attached to 
the exterior of the lamp body to thereby keep a space for allowing the 
optical axis adjustment mechanism to move within the lamp body, the 
electromagnetic waves can be assuredly prevented from irradiating from the 
turning-on circuit. Therefore, a compact lamp body can be designed without 
raising a problem of electromagnetic waves. 
Although the invention has been described in its preferred form with a 
certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present 
disclosure of the preferred form can be changed in the details of 
construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts without 
departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as hereinafter 
claimed.