Horizontal sighting apparatus for head-lamps
AssigneeStanley Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsToru Umeda, Hidetaka Kondo, Kouichi Kato
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Abstract
A horizontal sighting apparatus for head lamps, in which an index portion having an index moved by adjusting an adjusting screw is brought into engagement with the adjusting screw. A mating-index portion having a mating-index is provided on the lamp housing at a position confronting the index portion. The index portion and the mating-index portion are capable of being aligned with each other irrespective of an adjustment amount of the adjusting screw.
Claims6
A horizontal sighting apparatus for head lamps, wherein the head lamps having a housing and an adjusting screw means for adjusting a horizontal sighting thereof, the apparatus comprising:
- an index portion coupled to the adjusting screw means, and having an index which is moved by adjusting an adjusting screw of the adjusting screw means;
- a mating-index portion coupled to the head lamp housing, and having a mating-index means provided at a position confronting said index portion for cooperating with said index portion;
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- means for moving at least one of said index portion and said mating-index portion for coinciding them with each other irrespective of an adjustment amount of said adjusting screw means;
- said index portion comprising a nut coupled to said adjusting screw and movable only in an axial direction of said adjusting screw, and said index being engaged with and cooperating with said nut;
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- said mating-index portion comprising a mating-index mounted so as to be movable substantially in parallel with the moving direction of said nut and index, and locking means for locking said mating-index portion in a position to which it is moved.
A horizontal sighting apparatus for head lamps, wherein the head lamps having a housing and an adjusting screw means for adjusting a horizontal sighting thereof, the apparatus comprising:
- an index portion coupled to the adjusting screw means, and having an index which is moved by adjusting an adjusting screw of the adjusting screw means;
- a mating-index portion coupled to the head lamp housing, and having a mating-index means provided at a position confronting said index portion for cooperating with said index portion;
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- means for moving at least one of said index portion and said mating-index portion for coinciding them with each other irrespective of an adjustment amount of said adjusting screw means;
- said index portion comprising a first gear coupled to said adjusting screw, and a second gear mounted on said housing, said second gear engaging and meshing with said first gear and carrying said index;
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- said mating-index portion is mounted on said housing and comprises a mating-index provided at a position confronting and cooperating with said index carried by said second gear.
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