Patent ID: 7722210

Claim:
An automotive lamp and reflector assembly for low beam and advanced forward lighting system comprising: a light transmissive envelope defining a lamp axis extending positively in a forward direction, and defining an enclosed volume; the envelope having a seal at a rear end of the envelope; a first filament located in the enclosed volume and having a first filament axis extending generally in the lamp axis direction, the first filament axis being offset from the lamp axis on a first side of a plane through the lamp axis; and having a front leg at a forward end of the first filament, and a rear leg at a rear end of the first filament; a second filament located in the enclosed volume and having a filament axis extending in a second filament direction substantially perpendicular to the lamp axis in a plane parallel to but offset from the lamp axis on a second side opposite the first side of the plane through the lamp axis, the second filament being positioned rearward of a rearwardmost portion of the first filament; and the second filament having a first leg at a first side end of the second filament, and a second leg at a second side end of the second filament; a first electrically conductive lead extending through the seal and electrically coupled to and mechanically supporting the front leg of the first filament; one or more second electrically conductive leads extending through the seal and electrically coupled to and mechanically supporting the rear leg of the first filament; and mechanically supporting the first side leg of the second filament; a third electrically conductive lead extending through the seal and electrically coupled to and mechanically supporting the second side leg of the second filament; and a reflector having a concave reflective surface, having at least one reflective first section defining at least one first focal point located adjacent to or within a convex volume defined by the first filament, the first section optically defined to project light from the first filament in a forward direction as an automotive forward beam pattern; and having at least one reflective second section defining at least one second focal point located adjacent to or within a convex volume defined by the second filament, the second section optically defined to project light from the second filament in a direction that is horizontal and to a side of the forward direction when the lamp axis is horizontal.