Abstract: The invention concerns a lighting or signalling equipment for a motor vehicle comprising a housing and adjustable means for fixing said housing on a structural part of the vehicle, and stop means countering the headlamp displacement in a specific direction to define a reference position for said headlamp relative to the car body. The invention is characterized in that the adjustable fixing means comprise a rotary fixing member capable of co-operating with said structural part and driving during an initial phase of its rotation means forming a cam capable of urging the equipment in said specific direction. The invention also concerning adapted structural element.

Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle, comprising a light module, at least one reflector, the module having at least one holding frame which is turnable about two axes extending substantially perpendicularly to one another in a plan parallel to a light outlet plan of the light module, the axis intersecting one another and having an intersecting point located inside the light module.

Abstract: A headlamp and method for illumination of the headlamp in which during low beam irradiation, a light distribution pattern P(L) for a low beam is formed by turning on a lighting unit for a low beam and during high beam irradiation, a lighting unit for a high beam is also turned on at the same time to superpose an additional light distribution pattern P(H1) for a high beam thereon, thereby forming a light distribution pattern P(H) for a high beam. During the high beam irradiation, furthermore, a tilting unit of the headlamp is tilted upward by approximately 1.5 degrees and a hot zone HZ(L) of the light distribution pattern P(L) for a low beam is moved to a long distance region in a road placed ahead of a vehicle, thereby enhancing a distance visibility.

Abstract: A roadwork safety unit mounts on the receiver hitch of a vehicle and connects to the conventional trailer lighting coupling. The unit includes a carrier for carrying the usual equipment to a site where the safety unit is to be used, for example cones, picks, shovels, rakes and pole-mounted signage. The carrier also carries a telescopically extendible standard supporting a light unit that includes a red stop light and a flashing amber warning light. The lights may be operated by a traffic control person also handling the pole-mounted signage. The unit is quickly and easily mounted on a vehicle for transport to a roadwork site and can be transported along the road with moving roadworks. Floodlights are mounted on the standard to illuminate the area beside the vehicle where the traffic control person would normally be standing. This provides added visibility and safety in night use.

Abstract: A headlight device for a vehicle has at least two headlights, each emitting a screened light beam with an upper bright-dark limit, which on a counter traffic side and on a traffic side has different portions. A portion on the counter traffic side is arranged deeper in a vertical direction than a portion on the traffic side, and the portion on the traffic side extends so as to ascend starting from the portion on the counter traffic side over a part of the extension of the portion on the traffic side. The headlights are formed so that the light bundles are emitted with different bright-dark limits. At least one headlight emits a first light bundle with a bright-dark limit, with the portion which on the traffic side is located higher in a vertical direction than the portion of the bright-dark limit at the traffic side of a second light bundle emitted by at least one second headlight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a aiming apparatus to be interposed between a reflector and a housing to adjust direction of light reflected by the reflector; the aiming apparatus comprising an adjusting screw rotatably engaged at one end with the housing at a predetermined position; a pivot nut having at one end a nut portion capable of achieving thread engagement with the other end of the adjusting screw and at the other end a pivot portion, respectively; a pivot holder attached to a rear side of the reflector; and a nut receiver fixed on the front side of the housing at a predetermined position.

Abstract: A headlight device for a vehicle for producing light bundles with difference characteristics has at least one headlight having a plurality of headlight units, light means including a plurality of light sources with at least one light source provided for each of the headlight units, each of the light sources produces a light bundle with at least one characteristic, the headlight units being simultaneously operatable in various combinations, at least one of the headlight units being formed so that it produces a light bundle with at least two different characteristics.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp capable of moving an auxiliary light distribution pattern in the horizontal direction by pivoting an auxiliary lamp fixture unit in which degradation in the visibility of the road surface ahead of the vehicle caused by movement of an auxiliary light distribution pattern is substantially reduced. The brightness of a low-beam light distribution pattern formed by a headlamp unit is partially reinforced with auxiliary light distribution patterns formed by a pair of auxiliary lamp fixture units. When the vehicle turns, one of the auxiliary light distribution patterns is moved in the same direction with an upward displacement, whereby sufficient visibility ahead of the vehicle is assured. As a result of this movement, the hot zone of the auxiliary light distribution pattern is separated from the hot zone of the low-beam light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes abnormality detecting means for detecting abnormality in the AFS of the vehicle lighting apparatus, and means for adjusting optical axis of the lamp in the vertical direction for setting the angle of the optical axis of the lamp downward in the vertical direction in comparison with the reference angle upon receipt of abnormality-detected signal from the abnormality detecting means. When the vehicle lighting apparatus lapsed into malfunction, by tilting the optical axis of the lamp in the deflected state downward in the vertical direction, the lamp is prevented from dazzling oncoming cars even when the lamp is in the deflected state toward the oncoming cars, thereby realizing failsafe which is preferable in terms of traffic safety.

Abstract: An adjustable fixing element, particularly for headlights of motor vehicles, has a setscrew on which a first screw element and a second screw element are arranged with locating surfaces which face each other. In order to create an adjustable fixing device which can be adjusted higher from the side of the plate facing away from the object to be fixed or from another holder, it is proposed to provide a handling aid on the first screw element which projects beyond its locating surface. The second screw element exhibits a corresponding recess in its locating surface for receiving the handling aid of the first screw element.

Abstract: A blade guide adapted to be attached to a snow plow blade comprising a mounting bracket for attachment to a snow plow blade, a member extending upwardly from the mounting bracket relative to the snow plow blade, and a light source operatively attached to the member for illuminating the blade guide.

Abstract: The headlight arrangement for a vehicle produces respective light beams with different characteristics and includes at least two headlight units (10), each having a number of individual headlights (12, 14, 16), by means of which the respective light beams are produced and operated simultaneously and/or in different combinations. The headlight unit (10) has at least one base headlight (12) by which a light beam with low beam characteristics is produced. In a basic or initial configuration the base headlights of two headlight units on opposite sides of the vehicle have substantially parallel optic axes (11) and their light beams are superimposed. The base headlights (12) may be pivoted in opposite directions from each other from their initial configuration about vertically extending axes (40) so that their optic axes (11) diverge or converge.

Abstract: A variable beam width headlight whose beam width decreases and length increases as velocity of a vehicle increases and whose beam width increases and length decreases as velocity of a vehicle decreases. As the velocity of a vehicle increases or decreases so too does the airflow to the headlights. Therefore, airflow can be used as a measurement of an increase or decrease in velocity. Each headlight has a reflector, a light source within the reflector and an aperture through which a beam passes after light rays from the light source have been reflected from a reflector surface. When the velocity of a car increases, the aperture of the reflector decreases in size resulting in a narrower, longer beam of light allowing the driver to see objects far in the distance. When the velocity of a car decreases, the aperture of the reflector increases in size resulting in a wider, shorter beam of light allowing the driver to see objects nearby that are to either side of him.

Abstract: The combination of a case having a wall defining a light chamber and an adjusting subassembly for the case for connection between the case and a surface upon which the case is supported. The adjusting subassembly has a first cam element with a first cam surface and a second cam element with a second cam surface. The first and second cam surfaces are abuttable to each other and slidable one against the other so that the first and second cam elements are thereby relatively movable between first and second relative positions. First and second cam elements in the first relative position cause the case to be a first attitude relative to a surface upon which the case is supported. The first and second cam elements in the second relative position cause the case to be in a second attitude relative to a surface upon which the case is supported, with the second attitude being different than the first attitude.

Abstract: An integrated lamp and fascia system for a vehicle comprises a lamp having a lamp housing. A vehicle fascia includes a fascia pocket defined by two side walls, a bottom wall, and a rear wall, in which the lamp housing is disposed. The rear wall has a fixed portion, a flanged portion, and a cross car hinge seam about which the flanged portion flexes. The lamp housing is mounted to the flanged portion. An adjustment means includes an adjustment clip mounted to the fixed portion of the rear wall to provide a vertical extension thereto, and an adjustment screw accessible from a forward surface of the lamp housing and extending through an upper region of the lamp housing and through the adjustment clip. Turning the screw either moves the upper region of the lamp housing closer to or further from the pocket rear wall by rotating the lamp housing about the hinge seam to adjust vertical aim of the lamp.

Abstract: A headlight device for a vehicle has at least two headlights each emitting a screened light beam with an upper bright-dark limit which on a counter traffic side and on a traffic side has different portions so that a portion on the counter traffic light is arranged deeper than a portion on the traffic side, and the portion on the traffic side extends so as to ascend starting from the portion on the counter traffic side at least over a part of its extension, the headlights being formed so that the light bundles are emitted with different bright-dark limits, and at least one first headlight emits a first light bundle with a bright-dark limit with the portion which on the traffic side is located higher than the portion of the bright-dark limit at the traffic side of a second light bundle emitted by at least one second headlight, and a direction of the second light bundle is changeable so that a position of its bright-dark limit is changed at least in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A spotlight is disclosed for use with an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile with the spotlight being selectively removably positioned in a U-shaped bracket which is pivotally secured to the vehicle about a vertical axis. The spotlight includes a housing having indentations at its opposite sides which removably receive inner ends of connectors which are positioned at the inner sides of the upper ends of the leg portions of the U-shaped bracket. The connectors are pivotally secured, about horizontal axes, to the leg portions. The leg portions of the U-shaped bracket are able to flex with respect to one another to permit the spotlight to be secured to the U-shaped bracket and to be removed therefrom.

Abstract: A portable light device for vehicles for providing useful and needed light when working with or about a vehicle. The portable light device for vehicles includes includes a magnetic base member; and also includes an elongate contortable member having a first end and a second end with the first end being securely fastened to the magnetic base member; and further includes a support member being securely and pivotally attached to the second end of the elongate contortable member and having a first portion and a second portion which is rotatably mounted upon the first portion with the second portion also including a top wall and a recessed portion in the top wall; and also includes light-emitting assembly.

Abstract: A headlamp for an automobile includes a lamp body, a light source, a reflector, and an aiming mechanism. The aiming mechanism includes a screw insertion hole and an aiming screw operable to move the reflector by pivoting the aiming screw. The aiming screw includes a supported portion supported by the screw insertion hole, a male screw portion forward from the supported portion, and a pivotal movement operating force transmitted portion rearward from the supported portion. A front end side of the supported portion includes an elastic locking portion operable to pass through the screw insertion hole by being deformed elastically to an inner side in a radial direction, and a rear end side of the supported portion is integrally formed with an elastic rib brought into press contact with a peripheral edge portion on a rear end side of the screw insertion hole to fixedly position the aiming screw.

Abstract: An adjusting element is provided for fastening a headlight arrangement on a vehicle. The adjusting element has a nut element and a screw element, the screw element being screwed into the nut element. An opening is formed at a vehicle-body-side supporting plate for the nut element. The nut element is formed by an expansion nut which can be inserted into the opening, can be adjusted and has an eccentrically constructed receiving groove, so that, in the insertion direction and transversely thereto, the opening has a larger measurement than the inside diameter of the receiving groove and that, as a result of the screwing of the screw element into the positioned expansion nut, the latter is fixed on the supporting plate.

Abstract: An integrated lamp and fascia system for a vehicle comprises a lamp having a lamp housing. A vehicle fascia includes a fascia pocket defined by two side walls, a bottom wall, and a rear wall, in which the lamp housing is disposed. The rear wall has a fixed portion, a flanged portion, and a cross car hinge seam about which the flanged portion flexes. The lamp housing is mounted to the flanged portion. An adjustment means includes an adjustment clip mounted to the fixed portion of the rear wall to provide a vertical extension thereto, and an adjustment screw accessible from a forward surface of the lamp housing and extending through an upper region of the lamp housing and through the adjustment clip. Turning the screw either moves the upper region of the lamp housing closer to or further from the pocket rear wall by rotating the lamp housing about the hinge seam to adjust vertical aim of the lamp.

Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle for producing a low beam and at least one light beam with a greater distance, the headlight comprising a light source, a reflector, the light source and the reflector together forming a headlight unit, an electrically adjusting device for changing a relative position between the light source and the reflector, a light width adjusting device for turning the headlight insert about an at least approximately horizontally extending axis, and a safety device operative for monitoring at least indirectly an operation of the adjusting device and in the case of an error when the adjusting device operates not in an orderly manner, the safety device reduces an electric power with which the light source is operated and/or reduces a distance of a light beam produced by the headlight unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatic correction of the orientation of at least one motor-vehicle (V) headlamp (P) upon variations in the attitude of the motor vehicle (V), including

Abstract: A vehicle lamp including an optical means having a light source to be rotated by the driving unit having a driving source. The driving unit is provided with a rotational position detecting means including a base member and a rotating body being rotatable with respect to the base member for supplying signals corresponding to the rotational position of the rotating body with respect to the base member of the rotating body, and the optical means and rotating body of the rotational position detecting means are connected by clutch means.

Abstract: A pivot structure of a vehicle lamp that is tiltably mounted on a vehicle body. The pivot structure includes: a fulcrum member that comprises a threaded shaft portion, a spherical portion and an operating portion; a screw receiving portion formed on the vehicle body so that the threaded shaft portion of the fulcrum member is screwed to the screw receiving portion; a pivot receiving member formed on a vehicle lamp so as to rotatably house the spherical portion of the fulcrum member; and a projecting wall that covers the operation portion of the fulcrum member and prevents the user from making an access to the operating portion with a rotating tool.

Abstract: A pivot structure of a vehicle lamp that is tiltably mounted on a vehicle body. The pivot structure includes: a fulcrum member that comprises a threaded shaft portion, a spherical portion and an operating portion; a screw receiving portion formed on the vehicle body so that the threaded shaft portion of the fulcrum member is screwed to the screw receiving portion; a pivot receiving member formed on a vehicle lamp so as to rotatably house the spherical portion of the fulcrum member; and a projecting wall that covers the operation portion of the fulcrum member and prevents the user from making an access to the operating portion with a rotating tool.

Abstract: An apparatus for affixing an auxiliary light to the pipe of a grill guard by clamping a mounting plate to the pipe and affixing the lamp to the plate.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp utilizing a light source bulb of the H4 type and which provides a low-beam light distribution pattern which makes it easy for the driver to drive and reduces the possibility of oncoming drivers being dazzled by glare. A light source bulb is securely supported by a reflector so that left and right upper edges of a shade are located at substantially the same height and an axis of a filament is upwardly offset from an optical axis of the reflector at a predetermined angle. A reflecting surface of the reflector is provided with a downward deflective reflection zone which downwardly deflects and reflects the light that has traveled from the filament past the right upper edge of the shade and impinged on a traveling-lane-side reflection zone.

Abstract: A footrest for a motorcycle, such footrest having a hollow body containing a light source. A lens extends substantially over the entire surface of an opening of the housing for providing high visibility to oncoming traffic. A lens cover protects the lens from impact.

Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle is provided for generating a light beam, and particularly a dipped beam, of a given configuration. The headlight has a light source, a reflector of the elliptical type having a first focus in the vicinity of which the light source is situated, and a lens placed in front of the reflector. The reflector has at least two zones which are situated side by side and which are adapted to form, in a focal region of the lens, patches of light which are preformed in width, and overlap each other in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp has a reflector which is supported at not less than three points through respective link members in relation to the lamp body in a tiltable manner. The reflector is molded by molding of a synthetic resin material. At least one of the link members is supported by an attachment piece which is integrally formed with and protrudes outward from a location where the opening periphery of a reflective surface of the reflector as viewed from the blanking direction during molding of the reflector.

Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle for producing low beam light and at least one further light function has a reflector, at least one light source, an adjusting device which moves the light source relative to the reflector between a position for a light function of low beam and at least one further position for at least one further light function, the adjusting device being arranged at a rear side of the reflector under the light source, and an additional reflector arranged in a light outlet direction after the adjusting device and provided with an additional light source which is inserted in the additional reflector transversely to the optical axis.

Abstract: A lamp apparatus or a vehicle headlamp comprising first and second lamp units that are provided adjacent to each other in the lateral direction so as to tilt in a lamp body by first and second aiming mechanisms, respectively. First supporting portions for supporting a fulcrum pin and aiming screws of the first aiming mechanism are provided behind the first lamp unit in the lamp body, and second supporting portions for supporting a fulcrum pin and aiming screws of the second aiming mechanism are provided behind the second lamp unit in the lamp body; and at least one of the plurality of first supporting portions and at least one of the plurality of second supporting portions are provided so as to overlap each other in a direction in which the lamp units are disposed when the headlamp is viewed from front.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp of a movable reflector type comprising a lamp body, a reflector having a lamp, and an aiming mechanism disposed between the lamp body and the reflector and structured so as to support the reflector and adjust the angle of the reflector with respect to the lamp body when aiming screws mounted in screw insertion holes of the lamp body are turned; and a portion of each of the aiming screws which is installed in and supported by the screw insertion hole is made of plastic, and annular elastic waterproofing ribs are formed on the plastic portion of the aiming screw so as to be brought into a sliding contact with the inner surface of the screw insertion hole, thus securing a waterproofing capability for the vehicle headlamp.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp with a movable reflector in which suitable aiming is possible using an aiming screw made from synthetic resin. The headlamp includes a synthetic resin lamp body and synthetic resin front lens that define a lamp compartment is which a reflector carrying a light source is housed. An aiming mechanism is disposed between the lamp body and the reflector and that supports the reflector such that it may be tilted relative to the lamp body. The aiming mechanism includes an aiming fulcrum that forms a tilt fulcrum for the reflector, a synthetic resin screw that extends forward and is rotatably supported in the screw insertion hole of the lamp body, and a synthetic resin nut member attached to a bracket formed on the reflector that meshes with the screw and is moved forward or backward in connection with the rotation of the screw. A nut slide guide carrying the nut member and supporting it so that it can slide forward and backward is integrally formed with the lamp body.

Abstract: The projection headlight has a reflector (10), a light source (20) arranged in a peak region of the reflector, a stop or mask (30) arranged in front of the reflector and a projection lens (40) arranged in front of the stop or mask. The reflector (10) and the light source (20) are pivotally mounted and connected with each other so as to rotate together about a rotation axis (60) arranged in the vicinity of a second principal point of the projection lens (40). The illumination device has at least two of these projection headlights, advantageously on opposite sides of the vehicle. The angular orientations of the reflectors (10) are controlled independently of each other in the illumination device.

Abstract: A boat light apparatus comprising a mounting block, a main upright pole, a lamp boom, a main head lamp and a bait lamp. The apparatus has a generally tubular shaped lamp boom with a distal end, proximal end and mid-region. The head lamp is attached to the distal end of the lamp boom and the bait lamp is attached along the lamp boom behind the head lamp. On the proximal end of the lamp boom is a grip handle perpendicular to the lamp boom. The lamp boom is pivotally attached in its mid-region to the main upright pole. This pivotal attachment allows the head lamp to be positioned along the vertical plane. The main upright pole is generally a tubular shaped mast with a top end and bottom end. The lamp boom is pivotally attached near the top end of the upright pole. The bottom end of the upright pole is coupled to a mounting block. The mounting block has an inner cavity to receive the bottom end of the upright pole and allows horizontal rotation of the head lamp.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp including a light source bulb, a reflector reflecting light from the light source bulb forward in a convergent manner, a condensing lens provided at such a position that, of the light reflected from the reflector, at least a meridian light flux in a vertical cross-section is incident as divergent light, a shade provided in proximity to a position of convergence of the meridian light flux and which blocks part of the reflected light, and an aiming bracket to which an aiming member for tilting the reflector is attached. The shade is composed of a metal plate member that is formed integrally with the aiming bracket, and is attached to the reflector. With this construction, the total number of parts of the headlamp is reduced and costs can be reduced accordingly.

Abstract: A vehicle headlight capable of switching beams between low and high beams by vertically tilting a reflector by a predetermined angle so that upward forward visibility ahead of a vehicle can be secured during high-beam traveling by using a light distribution pattern having a cutoff line as a low-beam light distribution pattern. An upward deflection prism, projecting substantially perpendicularly downward from an upper side of a reflector up to a vicinity of a height position of an upper end edge of the reflective surface of the reflector, is provided in the vicinity of the front of the front end opening of the reflector.

Abstract: A supplemental automotive lighting for increasing the effective illumination of an area in front of a vehicle. The supplemental automotive lighting includes a housing. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls such that at least one compartment is defined by the walls. Each of the side walls has a pair of arcuate slots therein. Each pair arcuate slots are spaced and lie along an edge of a common circle. A headlight may be placed in the compartment. A bracket means pivotally secures the housing to the bumper. The bracket means comprises a base portion. The base portion is elongate and has a first end and a second end. A pair of leg portions is integral to and extends in parallel direction away from one of the ends of the base portion such that the bracket means is generally U-shaped. A bore extends through a central portion of the base portion. A fastener may extend through the bore into the bumper of the vehicle. Each of the leg portions has a pair of holes therein.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp including: a reference member mounted on and fixed to a vehicle body; an inclinable member including a light source mounted thereon, and disposed in the reference member inclinably with respect to the reference member for setting an optical axis of the headlamp; an aiming mechanism for adjusting the inclination of the inclinable member in the vertical direction thereof as well as in the right and direction thereof with respect to the reference member; and an inclination measuring device interposed between the reference member and the inclinable member for measuring the inclination of said optical axis of the headlamp in the right and left direction thereof, while a zero point adjustment operation portion of a zero point adjust mechanism disposed in the inclination measuring device is exposed outwardly of the reference member, the headlamp being characterized in that a hide member is mounted directly on the zero point adjustment operation portion or on a vertical wall formed integrally with

Abstract: A rear combination lamp 1 is arranged in a manner that a wiring portion 6 is formed and divided into plural pieces along the periphery of the socket inlet 5 of a lamp body 2, a conductor 7 is divided into plural pieces and the plural pieces of the conductors are wired at the plural pieces of the wiring portion 6, respectively, and stop ribs 10 for restricting the insertion amount of a socket 20 are provided at the vicinity of guide grooves 9 which guide bayonets 25 when the bayonets 25 provided at the socket 20 is fitted to the wiring portion thereby to attach the socket to the lamp body. At the time of attaching the socket 20 to the lamp body 2, when a socket body 21 is inserted into the socket inlet 5, terminal contacts are brought into contact with the conductors 7, whereby the one end of the socket 20 abuts against a top face of the stop ribs 10. Thus, since the insertion amount of the socket 20 is restricted, the excessive deformation of the terminal contacts can be surely prevented.

Abstract: An arrangement for the automatic adjustment of headlights consists of an adjusting element which interacts with an angle sensor. This arrangement can be connected with at least one control arm of a wheel suspension by means of a holding element which can be fastened to the control arm by means of a clamping pin and which has on its one free end extending beyond the control arm at least one bearing for an adjusting rod of the angle sensor.

Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle has a holder, at least one reflector displaceably supported on the holder, an adjusting device for displacing the reflector and including an adjusting screw having a thread and a displaceably guided transmission element which is articulately connected with the reflector and with the adjusting screw so that during turning of the adjusting screw the transmission element is displaced in a longitudinal direction to displace reflector. The transmission element disengages from the thread of the adjusting screw in the longitudinal direction after the transmission element has reached a predetermined maximum longitudinal displacement, but after a smaller displacement it abutts against at least one abutment, so that during a further movement of the transmission element until the transmission element disengages from the thread of the adjusting screw, a return force is produced which loads the transmission element in an opposite longitudinal displacement direction.

Abstract: A first lamp base assembly is provided which includes two separate base components. The first base component is attachable to a lamp via a lamp retainer and to the second base component. The second base component is attachable to the first base component and to a connector. The first component includes a retainer clamp to the lamp. The retainer includes two parallel folded back walls. The retainer is then coupled to outward facing spring arms that slip behind the parallel walls. The retainer and spring arms are adjusted with in plane shifts, including rotations with respect to each other thereby providing final lamp adjustments. The walls and the spring arms are then welded with out pressing directly on the lamp. The spring arms may be further formed with heat conduction resistant slots. A lamp including the foregoing lamp base assemblies is also provided.

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.

Abstract: A lighting fixture connected to a power source for illuminating an area. The lighting fixture includes a housing having a first end, a second end and a socket for receiving a light bulb positioned in the first end. A canopy including a hemispherical member having a first reflective side and a vertical member having a cavity cut through a portion thereof extending through a central portion of the hemispherical member is adjustably connected to the first end of the housing by a securing device. The light bulb within the socket is at least partially positioned within the cavity such that light produced by the light bulb at least partially passes through the cavity and is reflected by said reflective side of the hemispherical member to illuminate the desired area when the canopy is secured atop the first side of the housing.

Abstract: The headlight unit has at least one low beam headlight and at least one high beam headlight. The headlight unit is constructed so that it fulfills the different sets of legal regulations for the high beam in both the U.S.A. and Europe. According to the regulations in the U.S.A. the high beam produced by the high beam headlight must have a maximum light intensity in the center of the high beam and at least one required light intensity on the opposing traffic side. The at least one required light intensity on the same traffic side is provided by the low beam propagated from the at least one low beam headlight. This low beam has an asymmetric light-dark boundary that is higher on the same traffic side than on the side of the opposing traffic. According to the European regulations a comparatively higher maximum light intensity is permitted in the center of the high beam and a comparatively lower light intensity is required in the lateral regions.

Abstract: A flexible headlamp position adjusting assembly 10 employs flexible cable 14, 14' connected to a drive member 12 and the adjusting member 16. Adjusting member 16 is slidably received within housing 18 for movement and adjustment of a movable frame 26 of a headlamp. Advantageously, drive member 12 may be situated remotely from the moveable frame and/or housing 18 to allow drive member 12 to be positioned in an accessible area for control of adjusting member 16.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing evidence of tampering with a vehicle headlamp position adjusting assembly. An indicator 30 is designed to simply slip over a drive member 2. Protrusions 38 engage a groove 44 in an enlarged portion 42 of the drive member 2 on a vehicle headlamp adjusting assembly 100. Projections 36 at an upper edge angle inwardly and are constructed to snap or break off if engaged with a rim 52 on the drive member 2, if one attempts to remove apparatus 30 from the assembly 100.