Vehicle headlight system with variable beam shape
First Claim
1. A vehicle headlight system comprising:
- a light source (2), at least one reflector (1) for shaping the light emitted by the light source into a high beam and a low beam (4, 5), a first shield (7) adjustable via an actuating element (9, 16) between a position in which the light from the light source (2) is blocked across a maximum cross section and an essentially transmissive position in which this light is substantially allowed to pass, wherein the actuating element (9, 16) is adapted for adjusting the first shield (7) in a plurality of intermediate positions between the maximal blocking and the essentially transmissive position in which the blocked cross section is less than the maximum cross section.
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Abstract
In a vehicle headlight system with a light source (2) and at least one reflector (1) for shaping the light emitted by the light source into a high beam and a low beam, and with a shield (7) adjustable via an actuating element (9) between a position in which the light from the light source (2) is blocked across a maximum cross section and an essentially transmissive position in which this light is substantially allowed to pass through, the actuating element (9) adapted for adjusting the shield (7) in a plurality of intermediate positions between the maximal blocking and the essentially transmissive position in which intermediate position the blocked cross section is less than the maximal cross section.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle headlight system comprising:
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a light source (2), at least one reflector (1) for shaping the light emitted by the light source into a high beam and a low beam (4, 5), a first shield (7) adjustable via an actuating element (9, 16) between a position in which the light from the light source (2) is blocked across a maximum cross section and an essentially transmissive position in which this light is substantially allowed to pass, wherein the actuating element (9, 16) is adapted for adjusting the first shield (7) in a plurality of intermediate positions between the maximal blocking and the essentially transmissive position in which the blocked cross section is less than the maximum cross section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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