Patent ID: 7281829

Claim:
A vehicle headlight comprising: a main reflector having a main reflection-surface based on an ellipsoid of revolution; a light source that is arranged at a first main focal-point of the main reflection-surface or near the main first focal-point; a shade that is arranged at a second main focal-point of the main reflection-surface or near the second main focal-point, cuts off a part of reflected light from the main reflection-surface, and transmits the rest of the reflected light, to form a predetermined main light-distribution-pattern; a projection lens that is arranged ahead of the second main focal-point and the shade, and projects the main light-distribution-pattern ahead of a vehicle; a sub reflector arranged between the main reflector and the projection lens; and a sub reflection-surface that is provided in the sub reflector, and reflects a light from the light source to irradiate the light on outer sides of the main light-distribution-pattern as a predetermined sub-light distribution pattern through the projection lens, wherein a first sub focal-point of the sub reflection-surface is located at the light source or near the light source, wherein a second sub focal-point of the sub reflection-surface is located in front of the second main focal-point.