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US 6,146,005 AGranted
Flexible adjuster for headlamps
AssigneeTrans Technology Enginered Components LLC
InventorTimothy P. Sullivan
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Abstract
A flexible headlamp position adjusting assembly 10 employs flexible cable 14, 14' connected to a drive member 12 and the adjusting member 16. Adjusting member 16 is slidably received within housing 18 for movement and adjustment of a movable frame 26 of a headlamp. Advantageously, drive member 12 may be situated remotely from the moveable frame and/or housing 18 to allow drive member 12 to be positioned in an accessible area for control of adjusting member 16.
Claims14
A vehicle headlamp position adjusting assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a bore therethrough and being constructed to mount to a frame on a vehicle;
- an adjusting member slidably received within the bore of said housing, said adjusting member having a first and a second end with said first end being constructed to engage a movable frame;
- and
- a drive member operable to axially move said adjusting member from said housing, said drive member having a first and a second end, said second end of said drive member being connected to said second end of said adjusting member with a cable, said cable being secured within the bore of said housing for controlling movement of said adjusting member.
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A method for adjusting a difficult to access headlamp, comprises the steps of:
- providing a housing with a bore therethrough,
- an adjusting member through the bore of the housing;
- attaching a flexible cable to one end of the adjusting member and to one end of a drive member, the flexible cable being secured within the housing yet allowing controlled axial movement of the adjusting member therein;
- mounting the assembled device within an opening in a frame containing an adjustable headlamp;
- engaging the adjustable headlamp with a distal end of the adjusting member;
- situating the drive member in an accessible location of a vehicle having a difficult to access adjustable headlamp;
- and
- adjusting the headlamp with the drive member through use of the flexible cable from the accessible location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.