Motor vehicle headlight with adhesive accumulation means

Claim 1

A motor vehicle headlight comprising: a plastic reflector having a curved rear portion having at least one opening therein, and a forward open end portion; a lens member secured to said open end portion of said reflector to provide a closure therefor; an electrical lamp disposed within said reflector and including a glass envelope, at least two lead-in wires projecting from said envelope, and at least two support wires, each of said wires being fixedly secured to a respective one of said lead-in wires and passing through said rear portion of said plastic reflector, at least one of said wires being positioned within said opening within said rear portion; terminal means for being electrically connected to said support wire positioned within said opening, said terminal means including a metallic eyelet located within said opening and substantially surrounding said support wire within said opening, and a metallic lug member including a base segment and an upstanding leg segment, said eyelet being secured to said base segment of said lug; a quantity of adhesive located within said opening and surrounding said eyelet, said curved rear portion of said reflector including an upstanding portion located on an external surface of said reflector and about said opening having said eyelet, support wire, and adhesive therein, said upstanding portion defining a reservoir therein relative to said opening for accommodating excessive amounts of adhesive which may occur during assembly of said headlight, said reservoir comprising a substantially annular groove formed within said upstanding portion of said reflector and substantially surrounding said opening within said reflector.