Headlight tilting control device of motor vehicle

Claim 1

Headlight tilting control device of a motor vehicle comprising, in combination: two headlight frames arranged on the opposite lateral ends of the vehicle body front portion, each said frame having one end pivotally mounted on a fixed part of the vehicle body and the other end constantly loaded by spring means to maintain said headlight frame in a predetermined tilted position; tilt adjusting means for providing tilting movement of said headlight frames against the load of said spring means; manually operating means located on a fixed part of the vehicle body accessible to an operator comprising a manually moveable lever pivotally mounted on a fixed part of the vehicle body, a positioning plate having a plurality of grooves in any of which said manually moveable lever is received and held in position upon pivotal movement of said lever; and intermediate linkage means linked between said tilt adjusting means and said manually operating means for transferring the manually operating effort applied to a positioning plate having a plurality of grooves in any of which said manually moveable lever is received and held in position upon pivotal movement of the manually moveable lever, said intermediate linkage means comprising a linkage frame located intermediate of said two headlight frames and extending substantially in parallel with the headlight frames, a moveable plate mounted on said linkage frame to be moveable relative thereto, two oppositely directed L-shaped levers pivotally carried on said linkage frame, each said L-shaped lever having one end connected with said moveable plate and an opposite end, two connecting cables each interconnecting said opposite end of the angled arm and said opposite end of the L-shaped lever, and a drive transferring cable having one end connected with said moveable plate and the other end length-adjustably connected with said manually moveable lever.