Abstract: A lighting or signaling device for a vehicle comprises a plastic back wall (24) and a lamp holder (10) fixed to the back wall. It further includes a metal plate (4) fixed to the back wall.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp is provided with a leveling unit and a mechanical drive type beam switching device having one actuator mechanism. A low beam is switched to a high beam by driving the actuator of the leveling unit so as to tilt a reflector upward by an angle greater than a maximum upwardly-tilted angle at the time of leveling adjustment in order that the actuator may be set for common use. Moreover, a bulb holder is vertically tiltably supported by the reflector and tilted together with the reflector up to the aforementioned maximum upwardly-tilted angle on one hand, and the bulb holder is fixed to the maximum upwardly-tilted angle separately from the reflector by a stopper pin while the reflector may coincide with a high-beam upwardly tilting angle.

Abstract: A pin is used to anchor an end of a brake shoe to a boss in a brake spider. The brake shoe has a pair of spaced apart ribs, each of the ribs having an aperture at an end thereof. The pin is a two-piece assembly with first and second elongate members. A first end of each of the elongate members has a trunnion formed on it, and the second end of the elongate members are sized and adapted to telescope one into the other. The trunnions are sized to be received in the rib apertures while an intermediate portion of the pin between the trunnions is sized to be received in the brake spider boss. The first and second trunnions can be compressed towards each other a sufficient distance to permit the trunnions to be disengaged from the rib apertures. A biaser is located inside the pin to urge the first and second elongate members apart from each other, to assist in maintaining the trunnions in the respective rib apertures.

Abstract: A sun visor assembly is provided wherein a sun visor is easily attached to a headliner with an improved assembling efficiency. The sun visor assembly which is attached to a body panel includes a headliner that is mounted on the inner surface of the body panel, a sun visor which is attached to the headliner, and mounting members used for mounting the headliner on the body panel to form a sub-assembly prior to attaching the sub-assembly to a vehicle body panel.

Abstract: A lamp assembly for mounting to a substrate having a housing formed, such as by molding, of a translucent silicone rubber with a cavity formed therein for receiving a miniature incandescent lamp with the leads thereof bent into the mounting plane to enable the lead to be utilized for mechanical and electrical bonding to the substrate. In one embodiment the housing has an enlarged base with a peripheral generally planar lip providing a pick-up surface for vacuum type tools. The base may be generally circular in cross-section with opposing sides of the peripheral flattened to provide indexing surfaces for mechanical orientation and handling devices. The enlarged base may be oval-shaped in cross-section and provided with spacing means adjacent the cavity, or may be rectangular in cross-section with V-shaped cut-outs on opposite edges for enabling protrusion of the leads into the slots so formed, thus providing protection for the leads during handling.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a one piece, integrally molded, bumper-bellows subassembly for use in vehicles, for example, for use in suspension systems, rack and pinion steering systems and airsprings. The present subassembly prevents the elements from entering the bottom of the subassembly and thus eliminates the possibility of damage to the piston rod and seals of the damper. The present subassembly is cost-effective to produce and can be installed quickly and easily. During operation, the present subassembly is stable and is not affected by a severe drop in the suspension.