Pivoted Lamps Having Plural Unlike Motions Controlled Additionally By Manual Movement Patents (Class 362/39)
  • Patent number: 8360594
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing, one or more light sources, one or more lenses and an attachment mechanism or clip. The housing includes a front end, a lower surface, and an upper surface. The one or more light sources are positioned at a front end of the housing. The one or more lenses are positioned proximate to the light sources. The clip or the attachment mechanism is coupled to the lower surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl K Sant, Lai King Ma, Frank F Huang
  • Patent number: 8267922
    Abstract: A phototherapy light device for directing light onto an infant. The phototherapy light device has a base containing an illumination source and a gooseneck type of elongated neck that extends outwardly from the base and has a distal end adapted to be positioned to direct the light onto the infant. An optical fiber transmits the light from the illumination source to the distal end through the optical fiber where the light is passed through a light emanating device located at the distal end of the elongated neck. The elongated neck has two flexible sections, one of which has two coaxial springs to provide flexibility in positioning as well as to impart sufficient strength and rigidity to the elongated neck. The dual spring concept provides a system having reduced stresses while creating a double fault structural system without compromising the flexibility of the elongated neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Colin G. Hodge, Michael H. Mackin
  • Patent number: 7914186
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle includes a lamp unit serving to irradiate a light forward, and an actuator having a single output shaft for tilting the lamp unit vertically and transversely. The lamp unit is disposed in a lamp housing formed by a lamp body and a transparent cover for covering a front surface of the lamp body. The lamp unit includes a body coupling portion to be coupled to the lamp body and an actuator coupling portion to be coupled to the actuator. The lamp body includes a lamp unit coupling portion coupled to the body coupling portion and serving to support the lamp unit tiltably in vertical and transverse directions. The actuator is supported on the lamp body and includes an output shaft for tilting the lamp unit vertically and transversely in engagement with the actuator coupling portion of the lamp unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohisa Tatara, Masahiro Kusagaya
  • Patent number: 7620876
    Abstract: A device reduces false positive memory error detections by using a masking unit and sensitivity mask data to exclude unused portions of the memory from the error detection computations. A device includes an error detection unit to read data from the memory and verify data integrity. The sensitivity mask data indicates unused portions of the memory. Unused portions of the memory may correspond with configuration data for unused portions of a programmable device. Each bit of the sensitivity mask data may indicate the usage of one or more bits of the data from the memory. In response to the mask data, the masking unit sets data from the unused portions of the memory to values that do not change the result of the error detection computations. This prevents any errors in data from the unused portions of the memory from raising an error signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: David Lewis, Robert Blake, Richard G. Cliff, Srinivas T. Reddy
  • Patent number: 7275839
    Abstract: The multi-color light lamp has a base divided into a plurality of segments. The three segments are spaced at 120 degrees. More or less segments can be used. An LED is positioned in each segment, the LED in each segment emits a color distinct from the light emitted by the LEDs in the other segments. If the lamp is to be used for automotive purposes, the LED in a first segment emits red light as a taillight and a stop light, the LED in a second segment emits yellow light a turn signal lamp, and the LED in the third segment emits white light as a backup light. A light pipe is operatively associated with the LEDs in each segment for directing emitted light away from the base. The LEDs (preferably two per segment) are mounted upon a thermally efficient printed circuit board such as a flex-on aluminum board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Coushaine, Michael Tucker, Thomas Tessnow
  • Patent number: 6942369
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is a device for the automatic adjustment of the position of at least one headlight of a motor vehicle in relation to the bodywork by pivoting around at least one axis which is essentially parallel to the road surface, the said device comprising at least one actuator capable of making the said headlight(s) pivot, at least one sensor integral with the vehicle, and more particularly fixed to the chassis close to one of the vehicle wheels, and at least one electronic system to control the actuator with the aid of information provided by the sensor(s). The said electronic control system, or at least the essential part of its components, is fixed to or implanted in the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Jean-François Le Bars, Robert Phan Van Ho, Ludovic Toulisse
  • Patent number: 6793359
    Abstract: A transmission member is swingably connected respectively to a reflector and a nut member, about an axis substantially orthogonal to a tilting direction of the reflector and to an advancing and backward direction of the nut member. As a result, the transmission member, which forms a link of a link mechanism, converts the linear motion of the nut member into rotation motion and transmits the rotation motion to the reflector, and also adjusts a misalignment between the linear motion of the nut member and the rotation motion of the reflector. Accordingly, optical axis adjustment is carried out smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Miyoshi Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20030123249
    Abstract: A transmission member is swingably connected respectively to a reflector and a nut member, about an axis substantially orthogonal to a tilting direction of the reflector and to an advancing and backward direction of the nut member. As a result, the transmission member, which forms a link of a link mechanism, converts the linear motion of the nut member into rotation motion and transmits the rotation motion to the reflector, and also adjusts a misalignment between the linear motion of the nut member and the rotation motion of the reflector. Accordingly, optical axis adjustment is carried out smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Miyoshi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 6558014
    Abstract: An illustration illuminator has a leg arrangement and a frame connected to the leg arrangement and extending upwardly and at a slant rearwardly away from the leg arrangement. A support surface is arranged at the front side of the frame for supporting an illustration to be illuminated. A light assembly is connected to the frame remote from the leg arrangement for illuminating the support surface. The light assembly has lamps emitting light rays and further has a front end with an outlet via which the light rays exit and impinge on the support surface. The light assembly has a reflector arranged relative to the lamps such that the light rays emitted by the lamps pass through the outlet only after having been reflected at least once on the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Just Normlicht Vertriebs-GmbH
    Inventors: Christa Just, Michael Gall
  • Patent number: 6220735
    Abstract: A head lamp for vehicle use is provided, which includes a intermediate tilting member tiltably supported by a lamp body at three points. One point acts as a tilting fulcrum, while the other two points are supported by an aiming adjusting member of an aiming adjusting mechanism, for changing positions of the intermediate tilting member with respect to the lamp body. The head lamp also includes a reflector which is tiltably supported by the intermediate tilting member at three support points, wherein two points are formed into tilting fulcrums, and the other point is supported via a leveling actuator of a leveling adjusting mechanism, for changing a position of the reflector with respect to the intermediate tilting member by an automatic operation or a remote operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Matubara
  • Patent number: 4336571
    Abstract: During acceleration and deceleration the front end of the body of a motor vehicle dips or rears on the suspension causing light beams from the headlamps to be directed upwards or downwards too much. To avoid this the orientation of a headlamp is variable by pivoting the lamp relative to the vehicle body, about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the body, in response to operation of an orientation control which responds to acceleration and deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: Cibie Projecteurs
    Inventor: Charles H. Marchand
  • Patent number: 4121278
    Abstract: A motorcycle headlight tilt control cooperates with wind deflecting fairing. It includes:(a) support means supporting the headlight structure to the fairing so that the headlight is tiltable to tilt the headlight forward beam up and down,(b) a manual control on the fairing, and(c) other means connected with the headlight structure and the manual control to controllably tilt the headlight in response to manual operation of said control,(d) there being a spring acting to transmit force biasing said headlight structure in a tilt direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Spirit of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald L. Doll