Patent ID: 6866408

Claim:
A motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a light source, a reflector having first and second focal regions, and a converging lens, the light source being located in the first focal region and the lens possessing a focus situated in the second focal region, the reflector and the lens having axes which are essentially coincident defining an optical axis of the headlamp, the reflector comprising a first area extending in the vicinity of an axial vertical plane, said first area generating, in a focal plane of the lens, images of the light source having centers which are substantially offset with respect to the focus of the lens, the reflector further comprising two second areas which are situated on either side of said first area for generating, in the focal plane of the lens, second images of the right source having centers which pass close to or onto the focus of the lens, whereby the headlamp generates a light beam exhibiting high intensity along the optical axis and a limited extension below the optical axis.