Automotive headlamp having a movable light source for creating different beams

An automotive headlamp (12) having a light engine (20) including a solid-state light source (32) emitting visible light and a reflector (26) configured to receive and reflect light emitted by the solid-state light source (32). The automotive headlamp (12) further includes an adjustment unit (22) hav...

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Main Authors ENG, HOWARD B, RICE, LAWRENCE, TESSNOW, THOMAS, BOYD, RONALD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 28.08.2013
Subjects
BLASTING
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES
STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
SYSTEMS THEREOF
VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLEEXTERIORS
WEAPONS
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Summary:An automotive headlamp (12) having a light engine (20) including a solid-state light source (32) emitting visible light and a reflector (26) configured to receive and reflect light emitted by the solid-state light source (32). The automotive headlamp (12) further includes an adjustment unit (22) having a displacement member (40) coupled to the solid-state light source (32) and adapted to displace the solid-state light source (32) relative to the reflector (26) between a first position, wherein the headlamp (12) projects a low-beam pattern, and a second position, wherein the headlamp (12) projects a high-beam pattern.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120196242