Headlights for motor vehicles

Abstract

A headlight for motor vehicles includes a reflector, a light source, a screen and a lens. The screen includes a screen edge which has two stepped portions. A distance y.sub.1 between a part of the screen edge on a side of the less distant road edge and a central part of the screen edge is in a range defined as follows: y.sub.1 =(0.005 to 0.026).times.(x.sub.F +d/3) wherein x.sub.F is the distance between the screen and the lens, and d is the thickness of the lens. A distance Y.sub.2 between the central part of the screen edge and a part of the screen edge on a side of the more distant road edge is such that the total distance y.sub.1 +Y.sub.2 is in a range defined as follows: y.sub.1 +Y.sub.2 =(0.008 to 0.044).times.(x.sub.F +d/3). The headlights according to the invention have improved luminous intensity of the dipped beam on the side of the road of the nearer road edge.

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