Complementary projector for a motor vehicle

• US 4,485,430 A
• Filed: 09/08/1982
• Issued: 11/27/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cibie Projecteurs
• Original Assignee: Cibie Projecteurs
• Inventors: Achiaga Fustel, Victor
• Primary Examiner(s): Lechert, Jr., Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US06/425,074
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: 362/80, 362/82, 362/267, 362/269, 362/287, 362/370, 362/427, 293/134
• US Class Current: 362/505
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0483 mounted on a bracket, e.g. details concerning the mouting of the lamps on the vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/18 being additional front lights bracket mounted headlights B60Q1/0483

Abstract

The present invention relates to auxiliary spotlights (headlamps) for automobile vehicles, for example fog and spot lamps. Such auxiliary spotlights generally comprise a sealed beam unit, i.e. a reflector-light source-glass assembly, housed in a casing forming a protective housing. A system of articulated assembly connects the casing to the automobile vehicle on which the spotlight is thus fixed by the outside.

Claims

1. An auxiliary spotlight for securing to the outside of an automobile vehicle having an assembly support (10, 50) for fixing on any zone of assembly (Z) of the automobile vehicle and a sealed beam unit (20, 60) adjustably mountable on the assembly support (10, 50), said light comprising:

a deformable tubular element (30,

     70) engaged with the front peripheral zone (26,

     63) of said beam unit, surrounding both the assembly support and the sealed beam unit and hermetically applied against said zone of assembly of the vehicle.

2. An auxiliary spotlight according to claim 1, in which said tubular element is elastically deformable.

3. An auxiliary spotlight according to claim 2, in which said deformable tubular element is constituted by belows (30, 70).

4. An auxiliary spotlight according to claim 3 in which said bellows (30, 70) are generally arcuate in form, in the free state.

5. An auxiliary spotlight according to claim 3 or 4 in which said bellows (70) comprise a front wall (72);

the assembly support (50) comprises a base (51), said base (51) pressing said wall (72) against the zone of assembly (Z).

6. An auxiliary spotlight according to one of claims 3 or 4 in which said bellows (70) comprise a peripheral flange (71) adapted to cooperate with a homologous peripheral element (63) of the sealed beam unit (60).

7. An auxiliary spotlight according to one of claims 1, 2, 3, or 4, in which said assembly support (50) comprises assembly arms (52), the sealed beam unit (60) comprises assembly lugs (64), and the pivoting of the sealed beam unit (60) on the support (50) is effected by homologous slots (53, 65) made in said arms and said lugs, through which pass pivot pins (68) for assembly.