Headlamp for an automotive vehicle having improved means for running adjustment
First Claim
1. A headlamp for an automotive vehicle comprising a housing including means defining opposed side walls, a reflector mounted in the housing between said side walls, at least one lamp mounted in the housing and defining with the reflector an optical axis, and a closure glass mounted on the front of the housing and being substantially inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the said optical axis, the headlamp further comprising pivot means mounting the reflector in the housing and defining at least a horizontal axis, and adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the reflector by pivoting movement of the latter at least about the said horizontal axis, said adjusting means including first and second knuckles fixed with respect to the reflector and positioned adjacent said opposed side walls of said housing, and means defining respective sockets connected with the housing, the said knuckles being received respectively in the said sockets and together defining the said horizontal axis, the said pivot means being disposed in the housing so as to define the said horizontal axis closely adjacent to the closure glass, substantially parallel to the latter, and inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis;
- and means defining slides formed in said side walls, with the said means comprising sockets for said first and second knuckles in the form of bars retained in said slides.
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Abstract
This invention is concerned with an automotive vehicle headlamp, of the kind comprising a housing, at least one lamp and a reflector mounted in the housing and defining an optical axis, with a closure glass which is substantially inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. The headlamp also includes means for adjusting the orientation of the reflector by pivoting movement of the latter, at least about a horizontal axis.
The headlamp is characterized in that the said horizontal axis is disposed closely adjacent to the cover glass and substantially parallel to the latter.
The invention is applicable to the reduction of misalignments between the various portions of the light beam and the homologous zones of the glass during adjustment operations.
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1. A headlamp for an automotive vehicle comprising a housing including means defining opposed side walls, a reflector mounted in the housing between said side walls, at least one lamp mounted in the housing and defining with the reflector an optical axis, and a closure glass mounted on the front of the housing and being substantially inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the said optical axis, the headlamp further comprising pivot means mounting the reflector in the housing and defining at least a horizontal axis, and adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the reflector by pivoting movement of the latter at least about the said horizontal axis, said adjusting means including first and second knuckles fixed with respect to the reflector and positioned adjacent said opposed side walls of said housing, and means defining respective sockets connected with the housing, the said knuckles being received respectively in the said sockets and together defining the said horizontal axis, the said pivot means being disposed in the housing so as to define the said horizontal axis closely adjacent to the closure glass, substantially parallel to the latter, and inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis;
- and means defining slides formed in said side walls, with the said means comprising sockets for said first and second knuckles in the form of bars retained in said slides.
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