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US 10,864,844 B2Granted
Vehicle lamp fitting
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorKeiichi Tajima
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Abstract
Provided are: a lamp body (21) housing a light source; a joint (24) secured to a lower portion of the lamp body (21); a bracket (30) connected with the joint (24); and an actuator (40) including a movable shaft (42) that moves upward and downward. The joint (24) is connected to the bracket (30) through a fulcrum member (50) pivotable to the bracket (30), and the movable shaft (42) is connected to the joint (24) on the rear side of the fulcrum member (50).
Claims13
A vehicle lamp fitting comprising:
- a lamp body housing a light source;
- a joint secured to a lower portion of the lamp body;
- a bracket connected with the joint;
- and
- an actuator including a movable shaft that moves upward and downward,
- wherein the joint is connected to the bracket through a fulcrum member pivotable to the bracket, and
- the movable shaft is connected to the joint on a rear side of the fulcrum member, wherein
- the bracket includes a main portion extending in a left and right direction and an erect portion extending in an upward and downward direction on at least one of a left end and a right end of the main portion, and
- an optical-axis adjustment mechanism that adjusts an emission direction of light from the light source in the upward and downward direction, is mounted on the erect portion.
6 more elements
A vehicle lamp fitting comprising:
- a lamp body housing a light source;
- a joint secured to a lower portion of the lamp body;
- a bracket connected with the joint;
- and
- an actuator including a movable shaft that moves upward and downward,
- wherein the joint is connected to the bracket through a fulcrum member pivotable to the bracket,
- the movable shaft is connected to the joint on a rear side of the fulcrum member,
- the bracket includes a cut-away portion at a back of the bracket, and
- at least part of a connection between the joint and the movable shaft is housed in the cut-away portion when the connection is located at a lowest level.
6 more elements
A vehicle lamp fitting comprising:
- a bracket including a main portion extending in a left and right direction and an erect portion extending in an upward and downward direction on at least one of a left end and a right end of the main portion;
- a lamp unit disposed above the main portion of the bracket, the lamp unit including a first shaft extending downward;
- an actuator disposed below the main portion of the bracket, the actuator including a second shaft extending upward, the actuator being configured to rotate the second shaft around an axis of the second shaft;
- an aligning member secured to the main portion of the bracket, the aligning member holding a rotary shaft including the first shaft and the second shaft coupled, rotatably;
- and
- an optical-axis adjustment mechanism mounted on the erect portion, the optical-axis adjustment mechanism being capable of adjusting an optical axis of the lamp unit in the upward and downward direction,
- wherein the bracket is not formed above the lamp unit.
4 more elements
A vehicle lamp fitting comprising:
- a lamp body housing a light source;
- a joint secured to a lower portion of the lamp body;
- a bracket connected with the joint;
- and
- an actuator including a movable shaft that moves upward and downward,
- wherein the joint is connected to the bracket through a fulcrum member pivotable to the bracket, and
- the movable shaft is connected to the joint on a rear side of the fulcrum member, and
- the movable shaft extends horizontally in a forward and backward direction.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.