Patent ID: 7186009

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp having a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, a light source disposed to the rear of a rear focal point of the projection lens, and a reflector for reflecting light from the light source forward and substantially close to the optical axis, said light source comprising: a light-emitting section of a light source bulb fixedly inserted into said reflector in a lateral direction to said optical axis at a position below said optical axis; a first additional reflector with a substantially- spheroidal reflection surface having a first focal point at the position of said light source, and which is disposed at a position upwardly spaced from said optical axis; and a second additional reflector disposed at a position downwardly spaced from the optical axis, the second additional reflector forwardly diffusing-reflecting light from the light source reflected on the first additional reflector in the horizontal direction without passing through the projection lens.