Patent ID: 7470050

Claim:
A vehicle light comprising: a first lamp unit including, a first light source having an optical axis which horizontally extends in a forward direction, a first elliptic reflector having a first focus and a second focus, the first elliptic reflector configured to reflect light from the first light source in the forward direction, the first focus being located in the vicinity of the first light source, the second focus being located substantially on the optical axis of the first light source, a first convex projection lens having a first light source side and a focus on the first light source side being located substantially on the optical axis of the first light source and in the vicinity of the second focus of the first elliptic reflector, and a first light-shading member located in the vicinity of the second focus of the first elliptic reflector, the first light-shading member having an upper edge configured to form a cut-off line in a light distribution pattern; and a second lamp unit including, a second light source having an optical axis which horizontally extends in the forward direction, a second elliptic reflector having a primary focus and a secondary focus, the second elliptic reflector configured to reflect light from the second light source in the forward direction, the primary focus being located in the vicinity of the second light source, the secondary focus being located substantially on the optical axis of the second light source, a second convex projection lens having a second light source side and a focus on the second light source side which is located substantially on the optical axis of the second light source and in the vicinity of the secondary focus of the second elliptic reflector, and a second light-shading member located in the vicinity of the secondary focus of the second elliptic reflector, the second light-shading member having an upper edge configured to form a cut-off line in another light distribution pattern, wherein the second lamp unit is located adjacent to the first lamp unit and one of vertically above and below the first lamp unit; and a movable mirror, wherein an opening is provided at a boundary between the first and second lamp units, and the movable mirror is movable between an insertion position at which the movable mirror reflects light emitted from the first lamp unit toward the second elliptic reflector of the second lamp unit through the opening, and a withdrawn position at which the movable mirror is withdrawn from light paths of the first and second lamp units.