Elliptical headlight with beam modification by movement of optical elements
AssigneeValeo Vision
InventorsEric Blusseau, Alexis Dubrovin, Benny Grigorescu, Laurent Jeannot
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Abstract
A motor vehicle headlight has a reflector with two focal regions, a light source in one of these focal regions producing a pool of reflected light in the other focal region, and a lens which converts the pool of light into a beam projected on the road. The headlight includes means for displacing the light source with respect to the reflector.
Claims10
A motor vehicle headlight comprising a reflector defining two focal regions, a light source placed in one said region to produce a pool of reflected light in the other said focal region, and a lens disposed in front of the reflector and arranged to convert the said pool of light into a beam for projection on the ground in front of the vehicle, the headlight further including displacement means connected to the light source for selectively displacing the light source with respect to the reflector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.