Illumination – Vehicle steering mechanism or element moves pivoted lamp or... – Tie rod element controlled
Patent
1996-10-30
1998-11-10
Cariaso, Alan
Illumination
Vehicle steering mechanism or element moves pivoted lamp or...
Tie rod element controlled
362282, 362284, 362419, 362427, 33288, B60Q 106
Patent
active
058333460
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for providing a visual indication of the horizontal and vertical orientation of a movable component of a headlamp assembly wherein said headlamp assembly is of the general type including a stationary housing and a movable reflector component, said movable component being pivoted to the stationary housing for movement in the vertical and horizontal plane by means of a stationary universal pivot and a vertical adjust mechanism vertically spaced from said stationary pivot and including a universal pivotal mounting to said movable component, and a horizontal adjust mechanism horizontally spaced from said stationary pivot and including a universal pivot effecting operative connection to said movable reflector component. The stationary universal pivot and said horizontal pivot define the vertical pivot axis for said component. Further said stationary universal pivot and the horizontal adjust pivot in effect defining a vertical pivot axis about which said movable component is pivoted in the vertical plane. A novel horizontal position indicator system is provided, in the form of an arm pivotally mounted to said movable component such that said movable component can pivot in the vertical plane relative to said horizontal position indicator, with said horizontal position indicator being fixed against pivotal movement relative to said stationary housing component. The pivot axis for the pivotal attachment of said horizontal position indicator to said movable component is substantially coaxial with said vertical pivot axis about which said movable component is pivoted in the vertical plane as such said movable reflector component can pivot in the vertical plane independent of any movement of the horizontal position indicator which will remain relatively stationary, said horizontal position indicator moving only upon pivoting of the movable component in the horizontal plane.
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Cariaso Alan
Elco Textron Inc.
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