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Headlight system

CA 1255643 A · Owner: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. · Inventors: De Vrijer, Bertus

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11, ABSTRACT:, The headlight system has a pair of low beam and a pair of high beam lamps (1a, 1b; 2a, 2b) adapted to be mounted in the front part (3) of an automobile with one lamp of each pair to a respective side of the front part. The lamps each have a flattened concave reflector, a high-pressure discharge arc in a translucent envelope as a compact light source, and a substantially quadrangular lens. The ratio of width and height of the lens is larger than 3 and the height is smaller than 6 cm. The low-beam lamps produce a beam of uniform brightness, large width and length and sharp light dark transitions, as a result of which the risk of dazzling is small despite a large viewing …

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  • Granted June 13, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 13, 2006.
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FiledFebruary 21, 1985
GrantedJune 13, 1989
Term endedJune 13, 2006
Patent numberCA 1255643 A
Classification (IPC)B60Q1/14 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedFeb 21, 1985Patent grantedJune 13, 1989Term endedJune 13, 2006

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