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US 12,613,021 B1Granted
Fog lamp with adjustable cut-off line
AssigneeMyotek Holdings, Inc.
InventorsTeerawan Grogan, Aaron M. Eberle
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Abstract
An automotive lamp is configured to emit a light beam with an adjustable cut-off line. The cut-off line is adjusted by altering a position of an inner lens within the automotive lamp.
Claims15
An automotive lamp comprising:
- a light source configured to emit a light beam,
- an inner lens configured to transmit the light beam, the inner lens having at least one arm including an arm opening,
- a moveable bracket configured to rotate about a rotational axis, wherein the moveable bracket includes at least one hook that is inserted into the arm opening of the at least one arm to secure the inner lens to the moveable bracket so that the inner lens rotates about the rotational axis with the moveable bracket, and
- an adjustment screw configured to rotate the moveable bracket about the rotational axis,
- wherein the at least one arm includes a forward arm surface, and the arm opening extends through the forward arm surface,
- wherein the at least one hook includes a flange, wherein the flange secures against the forward arm surface of the arm when the inner lens is coupled to the bracket,
- wherein the at least one hook includes a pair of hooks and each hook of the pair of hooks includes a flange, wherein the flange of a first hook of the pair of hooks extends in a first direction, and the flange of a second hook of the pair of hooks extends in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
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An automotive lamp comprising:
- a printed circuit board including a light source configured to emit a light beam,
- an inner lens configured to transmit the light beam,
- a moveable bracket configured to rotate about a rotational axis, wherein the inner lens is secured to the moveable bracket so that the printed circuit board is positioned between the moveable bracket and the inner lens, wherein the inner lens rotates about the rotational axis with the moveable bracket, and
- an adjustment screw configured to rotate the moveable bracket about the rotational axis,
- wherein the printed circuit board is secured to a heat sink, and
- wherein the heat sink includes at least one notch that receives a tab of the bracket so that the bracket rotates relative to the heat sink.
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An automotive lamp comprising:
- a light source configured to emit a light beam,
- an inner lens configured to transmit the light beam, the inner lens including a convex surface and a pair of flat outer surfaces, wherein one of the flat outer surfaces is positioned above the convex surface and one of the flat outer surfaces is positioned below the convex surface, and wherein the convex surface extends forward of the pair of flat outer surfaces, the inner lens having at least one arm including an arm opening,
- a moveable bracket configured to rotate about a rotational axis, wherein the moveable bracket is secured the inner lens so that the inner lens rotates about the rotational axis with the moveable bracket, wherein the moveable bracket includes a pair of hooks that are inserted into the arm opening of the at least one arm to secure the inner lens to the moveable bracket, wherein a first hook of the pair of hooks extends in a different direction than a second hook of the pair of hooks, and
- an adjustment screw configured to rotate the moveable bracket about the rotational axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.