Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly comprising a reflector, with three (3) mounting bosses arranged in a triangular fashion on the rear side thereof, a light source and a housing. Three (3) pivot sockets are fixedly attached to each mounting boss, respectively. The vehicle lamp assembly also comprises two (2) ball pivot adjusting screws that are movably secured within two (2) of the three (3) pivot sockets, and an actuator ball pivot that is movably secured within the third pivot socket. An actuator is fixedly attached at one end to the housing and attached at the other end to the actuator ball pivot in a manner that permits linear motion of the actuator. The invention further comprises a vertical adjuster plate and a reflector plate. Movement of the actuator causes the reflector to adjust in both the horizontal and vertical directions, thus allowing the vehicle lamp assembly to produce both low beam and high beam lighting functionality.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp fixture in which a reflector is housed in a lamp body, a transparent front lens is attached to the lamp body, and a non-transparent treatment is applied to a region near a seal leg of a front lens. The non-transparent treatment is done by forming a plurality of convex cylindrical lens elements in a striped pattern on the entire region of the outer peripheral side and on a predetermined region of the inner peripheral side of the seal leg of the rear and/or front surface of the front lens, thus preventing a gap between the reflector and the lamp body from appearing dark when viewing the lamp fixture from the front and also preventing a seal groove of the lamp body from being directly seen.

Abstract: An auxiliary light is adapted to removably mount on a body of a car at any selected position to function like a warning and decorating light. The removable auxiliary light for car includes a fixing seat for removably mounting onto the car, and a lamp connected to a top of the fixing seat. The lamp may also be directly coupled with a sidelight, a directional light, a stoplight or a reverse light of the car. A locating member may be turnably provided between the fixing seat and the lamp to allow angular adjustment of the lamp relative to the fixing seat via the locating member. The auxiliary light also has the function of testing a bank note for its genuineness.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp in which a spherical leading end portion of a tilting actuator is prevented from dropping out of a reflector-side groove-type ball bearing body in a reflector tilting device for tilting a reflector mounted within a lamp body. A reflector tilting device capable of tiltably adjusting a reflector contained in a lamp body includes a tilting actuator disposed in the lamp body having an actuator rod displaceable in the direction of the optical axis of the reflector. A groove-type ball bearing body is mounted to the reflector and fitted into a spherical leading end portion disposed at a leading end of the actuator rod. The groove-type ball bearing body has, at each end of a groove portion which has opposed open ends and into which the spherical leading end portion is fitted, a dropout-preventing strip portion protruding towards the interior of the groove portion.

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: In a vehicular head lamp wherein a synthetic resin reflector having a light source is tiltably supported in a synthetic resin lamp body by an aiming mechanism interposed between the reflector and the lamp body, an elastic engagement strip which projects forwards and has a side surface provided with an engagement concave portion, is formed integrally with an interior of the lamp body, and an engagement convex portion that can engage the engagement concave portion of the lamp body is formed integrally with a back face of the reflector. The engagement convex portion is brought to engage the engagement concave portion so that the engaged engagement convex and concave portions constitute an aiming fulcrum.

Abstract: A disengageable pivot connection includes a ball stud that is capable of being selectively removed from the corresponding socket. The ball stud includes an engagement head that has substantially flat faces or grooves that correspond to tabs extending from the rim of the socket into which the ball stud is engaged. To install, the ball stud is inserted into the socket such that the substantially flat faces or grooves on the head pass by the tabs extending from the rim of the socket. Then, the ball stud is rotated such that the head engages the tabs extending from the rim of the socket. Alternatively, the head of the ball stud is snap-fitted into the socket as is conventional in the art. As such, the head cannot be removed from the socket without additional rotation. The head remains free to pivot within the socket as required for the particular application. One particularly desirable application of the present invention is in automotive lamp assemblies.

Abstract: A pivot connection includes a ball stud head that creates strong anti-rotation characteristics while retaining substantially full pivotability. The ball stud head includes a mid-section that grips the interior of the socket so as to resist rotation. The improved ball stud head is useful in connection with quarter turn style ball sockets and quarter turn headlamp adjusters.

Abstract: A reflector 20 installed in a lamp body 10 of a headlamp is supported by an aiming mechanism E1 in such a way as to adjustably tilt the reflector 20. The aiming mechanism E1 includes one ball joint 13 which is held between the reflector 20 and the lamp body 10, two aiming screws 16 and 18 which are each rotatably supported by the lamp body 10, and nut members 17 and 19 which are each screwed onto the aiming screws 16 and 18 and integrally fitted to the reflector 20. The reflector 20 is fitted with a light-distribution switching mechanism F1 for alternatively switching between light distribution for a low beam and light distribution for a high beam. Each of the nut members 17 and 19 is carried by a pair of vertically opposed horizontal ribs 52 and 52 extendedly formed in the lamp body 10 so that a reflector-side load (weight) acting on the aiming mechanism E1 is reduced to ensure smooth aiming and the formation of adequate light distribution.

Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp has a reflector which is mounted on a support element of the headlamp by means of an interposed intermediate fastening element having a first end for cooperating with the support element of the headlamp, and a second end which cooperates with a mounting component of the reflector, in a fitting direction along which the intermediate fastener is inserted into the mounting component. The intermediate fastener has resiliently deformable fins which extend transversely to the fitting direction and which are engaged with a smooth surface of the mounting component of the reflector, while deforming so as to retain the fastener by friction irremovably in the mounting component of the reflector.

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 vehicle lamp having an aiming mechanism, in which a spherical pivot and a ball seat can readily be formed with great accuracy by reducing the number of parts and assembling steps. A fulcrum portion 7 of the aiming mechanism in a vehicle lamp includes a spherical pivot 10 formed integrally with a reflector 3, and a ball seat 20 formed integrally with a lamp body 1, which is used for receiving the spherical pivot 10. The spherical pivot 10 which has a spherical portion 12 and a strut portion 13 and is projected from the reflector 3 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the mold-parting direction when the reflector 3 is molded, does not require sliders for use in molding the spherical pivot. Moreover, the ball seat 20 includes a curved surface groove portion 21 and a pair of ball holding-down plates 22 with the spherical portion 12 of the spherical pivot 10 held therebetween.

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 headlamp for an automobile comprising: a light source unit having a reflector and a light source mounted therein; a housing disposed rear the light source unit and secured to a vehicle body; an aiming mechanism interposed between the light source unit and the housing, for tiltably cantilevering the light source unit; a bracket secured to a rear surface of the light source unit, for connecting the aiming mechanism; and a rearwardly extending projection provided on the rear surface of the light source unit, wherein the rearwardly extending projection abuts against the bracket to prevent the deformation of the bracket due to the self-weight of the light source unit.

Abstract: An elongated duct having a front opening and a rear opening is attached by duct mounting hardware inside the engine compartment of a vehicle. Headlamp mounting hardware attaches a headlamp to the rear opening of the duct, the headlamp being aimed to shine through the duct and out the front opening. The duct mounting hardware maintains the duct at a critical angle of inclination, so that the upper edge of the front opening is level with or below the lower edge of the rear opening.

Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle, has a holder, at least one reflector displaceably supported on the holder, a displacing device for displacing the reflector and having a displacement screw which is turnable on the holder about a longitudinal axis of the displacement screw but is non displaceable in a direction of the longitudinal axis, the displacing device also having a deviating transmission with a receptacle which is mountable on the holder, an adjusting element supported on the receptacle non rotatably about a longitudinal axis of the adjusting element but non displaceable in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the adjusting element, the adjusting element engaging with the displacement screw, the deviating transmission being formed as a bevel gear transmission, the displacement screw being provided with a first bevel toothing while the adjusting element being formed as a bevel gear provided with a second bevel toothing and the receptacle being mounted on the housing transversely to the longitudinal axis of

Abstract: An inverted L-shaped fixed-side bracket 13 for fastening a lamp body 2 to a vehicle body 10. A vehicle-body fitting hole 13c is vertically bored through a tongue edge portion 13b projecting rearwardly from the upper end portion of the fixed-side bracket, and a cylindrical body 19 having a tapping hole 18 is projected rearwardly from a main portion 13a. The tapping hole 18 has a polygonal shape and receives an aiming-adjusting screw 15.

Abstract: An articulated piece (4) for pivoting a pivotal reflector (2) of a vehicle headlight (1) about a first axis (7) and about a second axis (8) running perpendicular to the first axis, has, at an end facing the reflector, a joint shell (13) that can be connected to a translational-movable spherical head of an adjusting device for causing pivoting movement about the first axis, a snap-on part (11) at an opposite end that can be connected to the reflector, with the articulated piece being structured to be flexible in a plane running crosswise to the second axis.

Abstract: A reflecting mirror for an automotive lamp includes an opening edge, and a first portion. A thickness of at least a portion of the opening edge is greater than a thickness of the first portion.

Abstract: A vehicle headlight assembly includes a snapping engagement between a bezel, a housing and a lens. The snapping engagement positions all three pieces relative to each other during a manufacturing or assembly process. The light bulbs of the headlamp assembly are supported on the internally aimed reflector by bulb retainers that snappingly engage openings in the reflector. The bulbs preferably include housings that bias tab members on the bulb retainers into engagement with the reflector. The reflector is moved within the housing to direct the beam of light from the bulbs. Socket retainers snappingly engage the reflector. Ball members on conventional adjustors are received within the socket retainers so that the adjustors support the reflector within the housing and provide the ability to adjust the angular position of the bulbs and reflector relative to the remainder of the assembly.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp has a reflector coupled to a lamp housing via a pivotal connection and two aiming mechanisms for tilting the reflector relative to the lamp housing about horizontal and vertical axes intersecting at the pivotal connection. One such aiming mechanism comprises an aiming screw rotatably mounted to the lamp housing, a socket member affixed to the back of the reflector, and a ball with a tapped hole extending therethrough to fit over the aiming screw. The socket member has a hollow extending therethrough for receiving the aiming screw with clearance. Part of the hollow in the socket member is formed into a socket for rotatably receiving the ball on the aiming screw. A lockpin on the ball is engaged in a slot in the socket member thereby locking the ball against rotation relative to the socket member about the axis of the hole therein.

Abstract: The movable reflector of the headlight of a motor vehicle can be orientated by means of an orientation adjustment device located inside the body of the headlight. The orientation of the reflected light beam is controlled with the help of an adjustable graduated scale which is connected to the reflector and which can move with respect to a stationary indicator fixed to the headlight, so as to indicate the changes in orientation of the reflector. The graduated scale is set to zero by means of a manual adjustment carried out by specialized personnel using a special tool, once the reflector has been correctly orientated by means of the adjustment device. The stationary indicator and the graduated scale are located so that they are clearly visible inside the headlight, beneath the transparent cover of a porthole which can be opened in order to set the scale to zero.