Modular cutoff shield for headlights
AssigneeAutosystems, a division of Magna Exteriors Inc.
InventorsGaurav Bhutani, Patrick J. Stuart, Richard Rupke
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Abstract
A lighting module for a headlight in a vehicle includes: a light source; a lens; and a housing. The housing holds the light source. The housing also holds the lens at a fixed position relative to the light source and spaced apart therefrom. The housing includes an outer surface that defines a slot. A cutoff shield extends through the slot and into an interior of the housing between the light source and the lens for blocking a portion of light emitted from the light source.
Claims17
A lighting module for a headlight in a vehicle, comprising:
- a light source;
- a lens;
- a housing holding the light source and holding the lens at a fixed position relative to the light source and spaced apart therefrom, wherein the housing includes an outer surface that defines a slot;
- and
- a cutoff shield extending from outside the housing through the slot and into an interior of the housing between the light source and the lens for blocking a portion of light emitted from the light source,
- wherein the cutoff shield is selected from a set of interchangeable cutoff shields, each having a different shape to define a different cutoff pattern and each sized and configured to extend through the slot.
A headlight assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a bezel inside the enclosure and defining an opening;
- and
- at least one lighting module disposed inside the enclosure and including:
- a light source;
- a lens that protrudes through the opening in the bezel;
- a housing holding the light source and holding the lens at a fixed position relative to the light source and spaced apart therefrom, wherein the housing includes an outer surface that defines a slot;
- and
- a cutoff shield extending through the slot and into an interior of the housing between the light source and the lens for blocking a portion of light emitted from the light source,
- wherein the cutoff shield comprises a flat sheet with a bend to define an L-shaped cross-section along a width thereof, wherein the cutoff shield includes a shield portion and a base portion at a right-angle to the shield portion,
- wherein the shield portion defines a terminal edge opposite from the base portion and configured to define a cutoff pattern along an edge of the portion of light emitted from the light source,
- wherein the outer surface of the housing defines a flat surface adjacent to the slot and which engages and locates the base portion of the cutoff shield, and
- wherein the cutoff shield is selected from a set of interchangeable cutoff shields, each having a different shape to define a different cutoff pattern and each sized and configured to extend through the slot.
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