Patent ID: 8398279

Claim:
A headlamp apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) light source located at a first focal point and emitting light; a reflecting member surrounding the LED light source and reflecting light emitted from the LED light source; a lens unit disposed in front of the LED light source and allowing light to pass therethrough; a cooler disposed under the LED light source to cool the LED light source and having a leading end located behind a second focal point; a shielding part rotatably disposed at the second focal point between the LED light source and the lens unit within a lamp housing, the shielding part including a reflective plate reflecting light to enter the lens unit when the light is reflected by the reflecting member and travels towards the second focal point, the reflective plate having an indentation formed at a leading end thereof towards a rear side of the reflective plate; and a drive unit connected to the shielding part to rotate the shielding part.