Patent ID: 8628226

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp unit comprising: at least one light source; a transparent light guide configured to introduce light from another lamp unit, wherein the light guide is arranged between the outer peripheral portions of the projection lenses; and a plurality of projection lenses configured to project light from the at least one light source, wherein the plurality of projection lenses is configured and arranged such that each of the projection lenses comprises an outer peripheral portion that faces and extends along an outer peripheral portion of an adjacent one of the projection lenses, wherein the outer peripheral portion of each of the projection lenses touches or lies close to the outer peripheral portion of the adjacent one of the projection lenses such that light emitting areas of the plurality of projection lenses as a whole are visually recognized as a single light emitting area, wherein each of the projection lenses has a noncircular shape when observed from a front view, and wherein the outer peripheral portion of each of the projection lenses comprises a side that causes the shape of the projection lens to be noncircular, wherein the plurality of projection lenses has different rear focal points, and wherein the side of the each of the projection lenses comprises a straight line section and wherein the straight line section of the each of the projection lenses faces the straight line section of the adjacent one of the projection lenses.