Vehicle headlight system with variable beam shape

摘要

In a vehicle headlight system with a light source ( 2 ) and at least one reflector ( 1 ) for shaping the light emitted by the light source into a high beam and a low beam, and with a shield ( 7 ) adjustable via an actuating element ( 9 ) between a position in which the light from the light source ( 2 ) is blocked across a maximum cross section and an essentially transmissive position in which this light is substantially allowed to pass through, the actuating element ( 9 ) adapted for adjusting the shield ( 7 ) in a plurality of intermediate positions between the maximal blocking and the essentially transmissive position in which intermediate position the blocked cross section is less than the maximal cross section.