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Vehicle headlamp

  • US 6,891,333 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2003
  • Issued: 05/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle headlamp operable to form a predetermined light distribution pattern comprising:

  • a plurality of lamp units employing semiconductor light-emitting elements as light sources, wherein the plurality of lamp units include a lamp unit of direct projection type which is constructed to radiate direct light output from the light source ahead of the lamp by way of a condenser lens provided forward of the light source; and

    at least one type of lamp unit selected from a lamp unit of projector type which is constructed to reflect light output to be converged in a forward direction from a light source by means of a reflector and to radiate the reflected light ahead of a lamp by way of a projection lens provided ahead of the reflector, and from a lamp unit of reflection type which is constructed to reflect light output from the light source ahead of the lamp by means of the reflector.

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