Patent ID: 8210727

Claim:
A vehicle headlamp, comprising: (i) a semiconductor-type light source; (ii) a reflector having a main reflecting surface and a first auxiliary reflecting surface for reflecting light from the semiconductor-type light source; (iii) a shade for shading a part of light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the reflector to form a light distribution pattern having a cutoff line by a remaining part of the reflected light; (iv) a second auxiliary reflecting surface for reflecting a part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the reflector, as a light distribution pattern for overhead sign; (v) a third auxiliary reflecting surface for reflecting another part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the reflector; (vi) a fourth auxiliary reflecting surface for reflecting the light reflected from the third auxiliary reflecting surface, as an auxiliary light distribution pattern, between the light distribution pattern having the cutoff line and the light distribution pattern for overhead sign; and (vii) a projecting lens for forwardly projecting the light distribution pattern having the cutoff line, the light distribution pattern for overhead sign, and the auxiliary light distribution pattern, wherein the first auxiliary reflecting surface is arranged above the second, third and fourth auxiliary reflecting surfaces, and the second auxiliary reflecting surface is arranged above the third auxiliary reflecting surface.