US4845598A
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Headlight for automobile
Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-09-16
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2008-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A headlight device for use in an automobile and of the type including a lamp body having a recess opening in the front direction, a lens covering the front end of the lamp body, a reflective mirror being formed of a synthetic resin material and tiltably supported between the lamp body and the lens, and a lamp supported on the reflective mirror. The reflective mirror is supported on the lamp body through one rotatable portion and two space adjusting portions. Each space adjusting portion consists of a nut member supported on the mirror and an adjusting rod rotatably supported on the lamp body and having a screw-thread portion for engaging screw-threadingly with the nut member. A bracket is formed on the reflective mirror integrally for supporting the nut member and has a recess in the front side thereof. And the front surface of a wall defining the front end of the recess acts as a part of the reflective mirror.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinji Watanabe
- 👤 Akira Saijo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:26
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S41/00; F21S41/60; F21S41/67; F21S41/675; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/06; B60Q1/068; B60Q1/0683; F21S41/20; F21S41/25; F21S41/30; F21S41/32; F21V; F21V7/00; F21V7/04; F21V7/06; F21V7/22; F21V7/24; F21W; F21W2102/00; F21W2102/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A headlight device for use in an automobile, comprising: a stationary lamp body defining a lamp space therein; a lens covering the front end of the lamp body; a reflective mirror tiltably supported in the lamp space and formed of a synthetic resin material, said reflective mirror having a recessed reflective surface, a portion of which is displaced forward to define a recess on a rear side thereof, a front surface of said portion being adapted to act as a portion of an effective reflective surface of the reflective mirror; a lamp supported on the reflective mirror; one rotatable portion and two space adjusting portions for supporting the reflective mirror on the lamp body, each space adjusting portion comprising a nut member being supported on the reflective mirror and an adjusting rod being rotatably supported on the lamp body and having a screwthread portion on the tip end for screwthreadingly engaging with the nut member; and a bracket formed integrally on the reflective mirror and at the rear end of said recess, said bracket supporting the nut member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A headlight device for use in an automobile, comprising: a stationary lamp body defining a lamp space therein; a lens covering the front end of the lamp body; a reflective mirror tiltably supported in the lamp space and formed of a synthetic resin material, said reflective mirror having a recessed reflective surface, a portion of which is displaced forward to define a recess on a rear side thereof, a front surface of said portion being adapted to act as a portion of an effective reflective surface of the reflective mirror; a lamp supported on the reflective mirror; one rotatable portion and two space adjusting portions for supporting the reflective mirror on the lamp body, each space adjusting portion comprising a nut member being supported on the reflective mirror and an adjusting rod being rotatably supported on the lamp body and having a screwthread portion on the tip end for screwthreadingly engaging with the nut member; and a bracket formed integrally on the reflective mirror and at the rear end of said recess, said bracket supporting the nut member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A headlight device according to claim 1, wherein one of the space adjusting portions aligns vertically with the rotatable support portion, and the space adjusting portions align horizontally with each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A headlight device according to claim 1, wherein the space adjusting portions are located on the lower side of the lamp body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A headlight device according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the wall defining the front end of the recess is a parabolic surface, the reflective mirror has also a parabolic surface, with the focal distance of the former being shorter than of the latter, and the focal points of both surfaces being on the same point.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A headlight device according to claim 3, wherein the space adjusting portions can be adjusted from the front side of the headlight device through mechanisms which include an operating rod, a pair of bevel gears with one of which being secured to the operating rod and the other of which being connected to the adjusting rod.
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