Patent ID: 8646955

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp comprising: a semiconductor-type light source; a lens configured to illuminate light from the semiconductor-type light source forward a vehicle, as a first light distribution pattern and a second light distribution pattern; a light control member that is made of a mount portion and a light transmission portion that is fixed to the mount portion, an opening portion being formed between the light transmission portion and the mount portion; and a driving member configured to position the light control member so as to be changeably movable between a first location and a second location, wherein when the light control member is positioned in the first location, the light transmission portion is configured to cause the light from the semiconductor-type light source so as to be directly incident to the lens and then illuminate the incident light as the first light distribution pattern, wherein when the light control member is positioned in the second location, the light transmission portion is configured to change an optical path of a part of the light from the semiconductor-type light source, cause the changed part of the light to be incident to the lens, and illuminate the incident light from the lens, as the second light distribution pattern, and wherein when the light control member is positioned in the second location, the opening portion is configured to cause a remaining part of the light from the semiconductor-type light source as is, and cause the transmitted remaining part of the light to be incident to the lens.