US3135893A
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Headlight control arrangement
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1962-01-03
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Granted: 1964-06-02
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Expires: 1982-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fetzer Martin
- 👤 Lichtenberger Albert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:07
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/14; B60Q1/1407
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
IN A HEADLIGHT CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, IN COMBINATION, HEADLIGHT MEANS INCLUDING A HIGH BEAM FILAMENT AND A LOW BEAM FILAMENT; MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS ALTERNATIVELY CONNECTABLE TO SAID HIGH BEAM FILAMENT AND TO SAID LOW BEAM FILAMENT, RESPECTIVELY, FOR ENERGIZING THE FILAMENT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED; CONTROL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS AND MOVABLE BETWEEN A POSITION IN WHICH SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IS CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID FILAMENTS AND A POSITION IN WHICH IT IS CONNECTED TO THE OTHER ONE OF SAID FILAMENTS; MAIN SWITCH MEANS IN SAID MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN A CIRCUIT CLOSING POSITION IN WHICH SAID MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IS ADAPTED TO ENERGIZE THE FILAMENT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED, AND A CIRCUIT OPENING POSITION IN WHICH SAID MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS CANNOT ENERGIZE THE FILAMENT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED; ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING ONE OF SAID FILAMENTS ONLY WHEN SAID MAIN SWITCH MEANS IS IN SAID CIRCUIT OPENING POSITION; ADDITIONAL SWITCH MEANS IN SAID ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN CIRCUIT OPENING AND CIRCUIT CLOSING POSITIONS; AND ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID CONTROL MEANS AND WITH SAID ADDITIONAL SWITCH MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID CONTROL MEANS BETWEEN SAID TWO POSITIONS THEREOF AND SAID ADDITIONAL SWITCH MEANS BETWEEN SAID CIRCUIT OPENING AND CLOSING POSITIONS THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
IN A HEADLIGHT CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, IN COMBINATION, HEADLIGHT MEANS INCLUDING A HIGH BEAM FILAMENT AND A LOW BEAM FILAMENT; MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS ALTERNATIVELY CONNECTABLE TO SAID HIGH BEAM FILAMENT AND TO SAID LOW BEAM FILAMENT, RESPECTIVELY, FOR ENERGIZING THE FILAMENT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED; CONTROL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS AND MOVABLE BETWEEN A POSITION IN WHICH SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IS CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID FILAMENTS AND A POSITION IN WHICH IT IS CONNECTED TO THE OTHER ONE OF SAID FILAMENTS; MAIN SWITCH MEANS IN SAID MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN A CIRCUIT CLOSING POSITION IN WHICH SAID MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IS ADAPTED TO ENERGIZE THE FILAMENT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED, AND A CIRCUIT OPENING POSITION IN WHICH SAID MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS CANNOT ENERGIZE THE FILAMENT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED; ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING ONE OF SAID FILAMENTS ONLY WHEN SAID MAIN SWITCH MEANS IS IN SAID CIRCUIT OPENING POSITION; ADDITIONAL SWITCH MEANS IN SAID ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN CIRCUIT OPENING AND CIRCUIT CLOSING POSITIONS; AND ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID CONTROL MEANS AND WITH SAID ADDITIONAL SWITCH MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID CONTROL MEANS BETWEEN SAID TWO POSITIONS THEREOF AND SAID ADDITIONAL SWITCH MEANS BETWEEN SAID CIRCUIT OPENING AND CLOSING POSITIONS THEREOF.
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