Patent ID: 7789545

Claim:
A vehicle headlight assembly comprising: a housing defining a compartment and including a reflector and a lens disposed in front of said reflector; a light source mounted in said compartment and disposed on an optical axis; a light shielding plate mounted in said housing between said light source and said lens; and a light guiding plate mounted in said housing and disposed below said optical axis; wherein a first portion of light beams emitted upwardly by said light source is reflected by said reflector, passes over said light shielding plate, and further passes through said lens, which refracts said first portion of the light beams to form a first illuminating pattern; wherein a second portion of the light beams emitted by said light source passes through said light guiding plate and further passes through said lens, which refracts said second portion of the light beams to result in a second illuminating pattern that is directed forwardly and upwardly.