Vehicle headlight for projecting daylight running and main beams, comprises luminous source, two part reflector and movable obscuring element which gives either daylight running or main beams

摘要

The headlight (10) has a light source (14) at the focus of a two part parabolic mirror (12) and obscuring means (18) which consist of a flap (20). The flap is rotated about an horizontal axis (Y) by an electromagnet (22). When closed a daylight running beam is produced using the upper facetted reflector (12S) only. When open a main beam is projected using both the lower reflector (12I) and the upper reflector An Independent claim is also included for : A vehicle which uses the dual purpose headlight