Vehicle headlamp with laser for alignment of projected beam pattern, and method
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1. A vehicle headlamp comprising:
- a housing;
one or more lamps located in the housing;
a beam alignment light source positioned in the housing and configured to aid in alignment of the one or more lamps;
a light source aperture positioned in-line with a travel path of light emitted from the beam alignment light source, the light source aperture equipped with an image filter; and
a beam alignment mechanism operably coupled to the housing and configured to adjust the direction of light from at least one of the one or more lamps.
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Abstract
A vehicle headlamp includes a housing, at least one lamp located in the housing, at least one beam alignment light source positioned in the housing and configured to project an image to aid in alignment of the at least one lamp, and at least one beam alignment mechanism operably coupled to the housing and configured to adjust the direction of light from the at least one lamp based on an image projected by the beam alignment light source.
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1. A vehicle headlamp comprising:
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a housing; one or more lamps located in the housing; a beam alignment light source positioned in the housing and configured to aid in alignment of the one or more lamps; a light source aperture positioned in-line with a travel path of light emitted from the beam alignment light source, the light source aperture equipped with an image filter; and a beam alignment mechanism operably coupled to the housing and configured to adjust the direction of light from at least one of the one or more lamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle headlamp comprising:
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a low-beam housing; one or more low-beam lamps; one or more high-beam lamps; a low-beam alignment mechanism operably coupled to the low-beam housing; a low-beam alignment light source positioned in the low-beam housing; a low-beam housing bezel positioned about a perimeter of the low-beam housing; and a low-beam alignment light source aperture in the low-beam housing positioned in-line with a travel path of light emitted from the low-beam alignment light source. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of aligning a vehicle headlamp comprising the steps of:
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illuminating an alignment light source within the vehicle headlamp; projecting the illuminated alignment light source onto a surface; aligning the alignment light source to a pre-determined position on the surface; adjusting one or more lamps to correspond with the pre-determined position of the alignment light source; and utilizing an on-board vehicle camera to evaluate the alignment of the vehicle headlamp. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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