Patent ID: 7290909

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp comprising: a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a light source disposed on a rear side of a rear focal point of the projection lens; a reflector, wherein light from the light source is reflected on the reflector to a front side toward the optical axis; a first additional reflector provided on a rear side of the light source, wherein the light from the light source is reflected on the first additional reflector in a direction apart from the optical axis; a second additional reflector provided on a rear side of the projection lens and in a vicinity of an outer peripheral edge of the projection lens, wherein the light reflected on the first additional reflector is reflected on the second additional reflector to a rear side of the second additional reflector in a direction apart from the optical axis; a third additional reflector provided on a rear side of the second additional reflector, wherein the light reflected on the second additional reflector is reflected on the third additional reflector to a front side of the third additional reflector; and an additional lens provided on an outer periphery of the projection lens, wherein the light reflected on the third additional reflector passes through the additional lens and travels to a front side of the additional lens, substantially parallel to the optical axis.