Motor vehicle headlight with contact lug defining adhesive reservoir

Claim 1

In a motor vehicle headlight including an electric lamp, a glass reflector defining at least one opening therein and having a first reflective surface for reflecting light from said electric lamp and a second external surface including a boss portion extending above said second surface and surrounding said opening, a metal eyelet positioned substantially within said opening and including an outer end portion projecting above said boss portion, a quantity of adhesive located within said opening and surrounding said eyelet, an external contact lug having a base portion positioned on said boss portion and including an aperture therein, said outer end portion of said eyelet secured to said base portion of said contact lug, and a lead-in support wire extending through said metal eyelet and said aperture within said base portion of said contact lug for being electrically connected to said electric lamp, the improvement wherein said base portion of said external contact lug includes a peripheral edge portion for resting on said boss portion of said reflector and an elevated portion extending upwardly from said edge portion and having said aperture therein, said base portion defining a reservoir immediately adjacent said opening within sad glass reflector and extending above said boss portion for accommodating excessive amounts of said adhesive which may occur during assembly of said headlight.