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Headlight moving apparatus for a motor vehicle
Assignee: KWANG-MYUNG ELECTRIC Co Ltd (50%)
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Filing: 1990-12-05
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Granted: 1992-03-24
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Expires: 2010-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A headlight moving apparatus which includes a steering wheel angle detecting member, a headlight angle detecting member, and an actuating member operatively associated with the steering wheel and headlight angle detecting members, whereby the headlights swing right and left on the basis of the angular position of the steering wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Hyun J. Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 13:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/06; B60Q1/08; B60Q1/12; B60Q1/122; B60Q2300/00; B60Q2300/10; B60Q2300/12; B60Q2300/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A headlight moving apparatus for a motor vehicle provided with at least one rotatable headlight, said headlight moving apparatus comprising: a headlight casing, a headlight angle detecting sensor disposed in said headlight casing, a headlight actuating member operatively connected to said headlight angle detecting sensor and connected to said rotatable headlight, said headlight actuating member including: a mid-gear mounted to the rear portion of said at least one headlight through a pitch surface thereof, a motor gear coaxially provided with motor means, and a headlight sensor gear coaxially provided with said headlight angle detecting sensor, said mid-gear, said motor gear, and said sensor gear being disposed in gearing relationship with each other, a steering wheel, a steering wheel angle detecting sensor operatively associated with the headlight actuating member, a steering wheel actuating member operatively connected to said steering wheel angle detecting sensor and mounted to said steering wheel, said steering actuating member including: a steering wheel gear mounted to the low portion of a steering wheel shaft of said steering wheel, and a steering wheel sensor gear coaxially provided with said steering wheel angle detecting sensor, said steering wheel gear and said steering wheel sensor gear being disposed in gearing relationship with each other, and a connecting circuit operatively connected to said headlight angle detecting sensor, said steering wheel angle detecting sensor, and said motor means, whereby at least one headlight can brighten the forward road surface when the motor vehicle runs along a curved road.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A headlight moving apparatus for a motor vehicle provided with at least one rotatable headlight, said headlight moving apparatus comprising: a headlight casing, a headlight angle detecting sensor disposed in said headlight casing, a headlight actuating member operatively connected to said headlight angle detecting sensor and connected to said rotatable headlight, said headlight actuating member including: a mid-gear mounted to the rear portion of said at least one headlight through a pitch surface thereof, a motor gear coaxially provided with motor means, and a headlight sensor gear coaxially provided with said headlight angle detecting sensor, said mid-gear, said motor gear, and said sensor gear being disposed in gearing relationship with each other, a steering wheel, a steering wheel angle detecting sensor operatively associated with the headlight actuating member, a steering wheel actuating member operatively connected to said steering wheel angle detecting sensor and mounted to said steering wheel, said steering actuating member including: a steering wheel gear mounted to the low portion of a steering wheel shaft of said steering wheel, and a steering wheel sensor gear coaxially provided with said steering wheel angle detecting sensor, said steering wheel gear and said steering wheel sensor gear being disposed in gearing relationship with each other, and a connecting circuit operatively connected to said headlight angle detecting sensor, said steering wheel angle detecting sensor, and said motor means, whereby at least one headlight can brighten the forward road surface when the motor vehicle runs along a curved road.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The headlight moving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the headlight angle detecting sensor includes a circular plate, a ring-shaped rotatable, variable resistor disposed on said circular plate, a movable contacting point picked up on the surface of said variable resistor, and a mid-terminal disposed within said ring-shaped variable resistor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The headlight moving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motor means is a two-way motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The headlight moving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connecting circuit includes an A/D converter connected to said headlight and steering wheel angle detecting sensors, a large scale integrator, a D/A convertor, and a plurality of transistors connected to said motor means.
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