Patent ID: 8177403

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp comprising: a projection lens that projects light in a forward direction; a light source disposed on a rear side of a rear side focal point of the projection lens; a reflector that reflects the light emitted from the light source toward the projection lens; a first shade that includes an upper end crossing in a vicinity of the rear side focal point and shields a part of the light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector to form a first light distribution pattern; and a second shade that includes a light shielding portion for shielding a part of the light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector to form a second light distribution pattern, wherein the second shade is movable between a first position where the second shade is positioned above the first shade to be separated from the first shade and the first light distribution pattern is formed by the first shade, and a second position where the second shade covers the upper end of the first shade and the second light distribution pattern is formed, and wherein the second shade is rotatable around an axis extending in a front-rear direction of the headlamp.