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US 4,027,149 AGranted
Motor vehicle with tiltable headlamps
AssigneeThe Lucas Electrical Company Limited
InventorFrederick Raymond Patrick Martin
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AssigneeThe Lucas Electrical Company Limited
InventorFrederick Raymond Patrick Martin
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A motor vehicle has a pair of vertically tiltable headlamps mounted on the vehicle body. An elongate rod extends horizontally between the two headlamps and is slidable in bushes fixed to the motor vehicle body. The elongate rod is connected at its respective ends to the headlamps by way of respective pairs of links disposed on opposite sides of the rod. One link of each pair is pivotally connected between the rod and the respective headlamp whilst the other rod of each pair is pivotally connected between the rod and the body. Movement of the rod effects simultaneous movement of the headlamps and is effected by a mechanical/hydraulic system linked to a rear axle housing and an engine of the motor vehicle so that headlamp tilting occurs to compensate for tilting of the body under changing conditions of load, acceleration and braking.
A motor vehicle including a vehicle body, a pair of headlamps mounted on said vehicle body for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, said headlamps being spaced apart transversely of the longitudinal axis of said vehicle body, and means for effecting pivotal movement of said headlamps, said means including an elongate element extending between said headlamps, said elongate elements being slidable transversely relative to said longitudinal axis of said vehicle body and along its own longitudinal axis, said means further including a linkage attached to each end of said elongate element and to an adjacent one of said pair of headlamps, said linkages being arranged so that longitudinal movement of said element causes simultaneous pivotal movement of said headlamps.
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