Patent ID: 8348485

Claim:
A headlamp for a motor vehicle, said headlamp comprising: at least one optical module capable of emitting a plurality of light beams, including a low beam and at least one additional light beam, said at least one optical module being accommodated within a housing of the headlamp and combining a light source and an optical system, the optical module being equipped with a cover plate which can be moved between at least two positions, said cover plate being configured along a shaft mounted so as to rotate in said at least one optical module and driven in rotation at least by a motor, said cover plate comprising a plurality of cut-off profiles of light beams emitted by said at least one optical module, wherein said shaft comprises at least one first cut-off member configured as a double-edged cover plate providing an oblique cut-off for emission of the low beam, and at least one second cut-off member configured as a wall of substantially constant height, angularly offset relative to said at least one first cut-off member and providing at least one substantially vertical cut-off line for emission of a high beam corresponding to a first additional light beam.