Patent ID: 8240896

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp, comprising: (i) a holder; (ii) a first movable reflector and a second movable reflector, a respective one of which is rotatably held on the holder; (iii) a light source which is fixed and held on the holder; and (iv) a drive unit for changing over a light distribution pattern while rotating the first movable reflector and the second movable reflector between a first location and a second location, respectively, in synchronism with each other, wherein: the drive unit includes: a drive source which is held on the holder; and a drive force transmission mechanism which is held on a lateral site relative to the first movable reflector, the second movable reflector, and the light source, of the holder, and is provided between the drive source and a respective one of the first movable reflector and the second movable reflector, for transmitting a drive force generated in the drive source to the first movable reflector and the second movable reflector, respectively, to rotate the first movable reflector and the second movable reflector, respectively, in reverse directions, wherein the drive source and the drive force transmission mechanism is a single drive source and a single drive force transmission mechanism configured to provide drive force to both the first movable reflector and second movable reflector.