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US 10,518,697 B2Granted
Lobed input shaft adjuster
AssigneeBurton Technologies, LLC
InventorJohn E. Burton
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Abstract
An adjuster mechanism includes a housing having a neck and an adjustment shaft extending from the housing. The adjustment shaft is engageable in a reflector of a headlamp. An input shaft extends through the neck of the housing and rotation thereof causes movement of the adjustment shaft. At least one lobe is situated on the input shaft so as to create a non-circular interference fit that establishes a resistance to rotation of the input shaft.
Claims10
An adjuster mechanism comprising:
- a housing having a neck;
- an adjustment gear at least partially journaled within the housing;
- an adjustment shaft passing at least partially through the adjustment gear and extending from the housing;
- a drive gear positioned at least partially within the housing, the drive gear rotatable to cause rotation of the adjustment gear and axial movement of the adjustment shaft, wherein the drive gear has an input shaft extending through the neck of the housing;
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- at least one lobe situated on the input shaft of the drive gear, wherein the at least one lobe provides a non-circular interference fit with the housing that establishes a resistance to rotation of the drive gear sufficient to retain the adjustment shaft in a desired adjustment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.