Illumination – Vehicle steering mechanism or element moves pivoted lamp or... – Tie rod element controlled
Patent
1995-07-06
1996-12-03
Lazarus, Ira S.
Illumination
Vehicle steering mechanism or element moves pivoted lamp or...
Tie rod element controlled
362273, 362289, 74417, B60Q 1068
Patent
active
055801498
ABSTRACT:
An automotive headlamp including a gear apparatus having a cylindrical gear shaft supporting wall extending from an opening edge of a shaft insertion hole formed in a supporting wall of a lamp housing, the gear shaft supporting wall being formed on an edge surface thereof with slits or protrusions, a gear shaft having a gear part which is provided at a surface thereof facing the edge surface of the gear shaft supporting wall with projections or slits which engage with the slits or projections of the gear shaft supporting wall, the gear shaft further including an engagement groove formed on an outer peripheral surface of a portion in the vicinity of the other end thereof, and a fastener engaging with the engagement groove for holding the gear shaft in position when it is inserted into the gear shaft supporting wall and the shaft insertion hole. The fastener is provided with resilient pieces extending outward from an outer peripheral edge thereof. The resilient pieces incline toward the supporting wall side and resiliently abut against the supporting wall. During operation, the resilient pieces are deformed to thereby disengage the protrusions or slits of the gear shaft from the slits or protrusions of the gear shaft supporting wall.
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Cariaso Alan B.
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Lazarus Ira S.
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