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US 10,647,245 B1Granted
Apparatus and system for a vehicle headlamp adjuster
OwnerChing-Tsung Laiinventor
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Abstract
A headlamp adjustment system comprises a headlamp that, in turn, comprises a headlamp outer lens and headlamp housing. The headlamp adjustment system further comprises a headlamp adjustment bracket, an adjustment screw, a flexible shaft, near and far shaft ends, short and long tabs, a U clamp, a bolt that fastens the straight half, the U-shape half, and, thus, the U clamp together to the long tab, and, thus, the headlamp housing.
Claims7
A headlamp adjustment system, comprising:
- A headlamp that comprises a headlamp outer lens and a headlamp housing;
- a headlamp adjustment bracket attached to said headlamp housing wherein said headlamp adjustment bracket being adapted to adjust an aim of said headlamp relative to said headlamp outer lens;
- an adjustment screw disposed within said adjustment bracket wherein said adjustment screw rotates about its longitudinal axis when said aim is being adjusted;
- a flexible shaft having a near shaft end and a far shaft end;
- wherein said far shaft end being rotatably connected to said adjustment screw's head such that rotation of said shaft actuates a rotation of said far shaft end, which, in turn, actuates a rotation said adjustment screw about said adjustment screw's longitudinal axis;
- wherein said far shaft end's longitudinal axis does not need to axially align with said near shaft end's;
- a long tab and a short tab that are molded to said headlamp housing;
- wherein said long tab has a female threaded bore in about the center of its end;
- wherein said short tab also had a bore in about the center of its end;
- a U clamp that comprises a straight half and a U-shape half;
- wherein said straight half further comprises a bore through a first end of its ends, and a protruding tab from a second end of its end wherein said protruding tab is perpendicular to said straight half's longitudinal axis;
- wherein said U-shape half further comprises a first bore through a first end of its ends, and a second bore through a second end of its ends;
- a bolt that is male threaded wherein said bolt can mate with said female threaded bore of said long tab;
- wherein said bolt fastens said straight half, said U-shape half, and, thus, said U clamp together to said long tab, and, thus, said headlamp housing;
- wherein said near shaft end further comprises a head that has a diameter larger than said U clamp's inner diameter;
- wherein said near shaft end further comprises a smaller diameter cylindrical section that has a diameter smaller than said U clamp's inner diameter;
- wherein said near shaft end further comprises a larger diameter cylindrical section that has a diameter larger than said U clamp's inner diameter;
- wherein said near shaft end interlocks within said U clamp such that said U clamp retains a position of said near shaft end relative to said U clamp, said long tab, said short tab, and said headlamp housing;
- wherein said U clamp allows said near shaft end to rotate within and about said near shaft end's longitudinal axis.
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