Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Including headlamp beam measuring or indicating
Patent
1997-04-09
1999-04-27
Husar, Stephen
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Including headlamp beam measuring or indicating
362460, B60Q 106, G01B 524, G01B 525, G01D 2100
Patent
active
058972021
ABSTRACT:
A device for adjusting an automotive headlamp reflector to a desired position and indicating a variance in the actual position of the headlamp reflector from the desired zero position. The device includes a directing member which can be operatively engaged with the reflector. An input shaft is provided in operative communication with the directing member, and the shaft, when rotated, can move the directing member in order to move the reflector to the desired position. A rotatable platform is disposed about the shaft. A planetary gear arrangement is provided which engages a gear on the shaft and includes an outer ring gear. Indicia is provided for indicating a position of the ring gear with relation to a position of the platform in order to indicate variance in the actual position of the headlamp reflector from the desired position. The platform is also movable without disengaging any of the gearing, and also without movement of the input shaft and the directing member, which movement can be employed to re-align the indicia to a zero position, after the device has been operated to attain the desired position for the reflector member.
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Elco Textron Inc.
Husar Stephen
Spark Matthew J.
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