Patent ID: 7350948

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp comprising: a projection lens which is placed on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of a vehicle; a light source which is placed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens; a reflector which reflects light emanated directly from the light source in a forward direction and toward the optical axis; and a light-dark boundary forming plate which is placed between the projection lens and the light source, wherein the light-dark boundary forming plate extends rearward and obliquely downward from a vicinity of the rear focal point of the projection lens, a light-dark boundary forming portion is formed on a front end portion of the light-dark boundary forming plate, the light-dark boundary forming portion shields a part of the light reflected from the reflector and forms a cut-off line of a light distribution pattern; a shade which shields a part of the light reflected from the reflector and eliminates upwardly projected light, wherein the shade is disposed perpendicular to the optical axis, a light transmitting portion is formed in a vicinity of an upper edge of the shade, an opening is formed by the light transmitting portion and the front end portion of the light-dark boundary forming plate, and light transmitting though the opening forms an overhead sign pattern which illuminates above an upper portion of the cut-off line.