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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837367 | Automobile headlight high-low switching device An automobile headlight high-low switching device includes a fixing plate, an electromagnetic valve, a driven device and a light-shielding board. The fixing plate has a recess, a sliding slot and a pivotal pin. The electromagnetic valve is fixed on the fixing plate,... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7575351 | Vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp includes a first reflector disposed fixed with respect to the light source; a second reflector rotatable in a direction that opens and closes a reflective surface of the first reflector; a bracket rotatably supporting the second reflector via a ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7387415 | Vehicle headlamp having symmetrical actuator with front connector A vehicular lamp has a lamp unit with a light source and controls light from the light source to obtain a predetermined light distribution, and an actuator that rotates the lamp unit using an output shaft to change a direction of illumination. A direction for drawin... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370996 | Vehicle headlamp A vehicle headlamp is provided with: a projector lens; a light source bulb; a reflector for reflecting direct light from the light source bulb to the front side; a movable shade; and an actuator for moving the movable shade between a shading position and a shading r... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364333 | Vehicle headlight system with variable beam shape In a vehicle headlight system with a light source (2) and at least one reflector (1) for shaping the light emitted by the light source into a high beam and a low beam, and with a shield (7) adjustable via an actuating element (9) between ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7301251 | Actuator equipped with an electronic card with an arrangement for limiting electromagnetic radiations The invention concerns an actuator. In a common housing are a motor contained in a metallic casing and an electronic card adapted to control the motor. The casing is electrically connected to a ground. This connection is made by a deformable element, whose deformati... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290907 | Vehicle headlamp with daytime running light A vehicle headlamp. The headlamp comprises a light source and a reflector to direct light received from the light source out of the headlamp. A movable shade is positionable to control the light received by the reflector. A shade driver is coupled to the movable sha... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287887 | Vehicle headlamp A movable shade is moved by a shade driving device between a first shade position which is positioned on an optical axis at a rear focal point of a projection lens and a second shade position which is located further downward than the first shade position. Even in t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275846 | Adaptive head light and lens assemblies Disclosed herein is an adaptive head light assembly, comprising a parabolic reflector for housing a filament assembly; a lever arm having one end pivotably affixed to a bearing point of the parabolic reflector; an actuator in operative communication with the other e... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207704 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp having a distance adjustment section that adjusts the distance between the lamp body and the reflector and includes an adjustment shaft, a gear member, and a receiving element. The adjustment shaft has a spherical end; the gear member includes a sha... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201502 | Light beam adjusting device for vehicle A light beam adjusting device includes a housing having a reflector, a light device disposed within the reflector for generating light which may be partially reflected upwardly and partially reflected downwardly by the reflector. The light reflected downwardly by th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195384 | Adjusting device for head light system An adjusting device for head light assembly includes a motor fixed to a frame and the output shaft of the motor extends through a guiding passage in the frame and connected to a driving rod which includes outer threaded periphery. An activation rod has a spherical h... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178949 | Lighting equipment The lighting device comprises a light source and an associated hollow reflector of transparent material having an internal surface and an external surface which are close to and far away from the source respectively. The inner surface of the reflector has in cross s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156542 | Vehicle headlight system having digital beam-forming optics A vehicle headlight system including a light source, digital beam forming optics optically coupled to the light source, and a memory storing a plurality of light illumination patterns. The memory is electrically coupled to the digital beam forming optics. The digita... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121703 | Multifunction adaptive projector system for motor vehicles A multifunction adaptive projector system for motor vehicles is provided having a positioning mechanism designed to vary the position of a shield between three defined positions. The system includes an ellipsoidal reflector, a light source, a shield and a mechanism ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118260 | Lamp unit for vehicle In a lamp unit for a vehicle, light incident into a translucent member from a light emitting element is reflected by the inner surface of the translucent member reflecting surface and irradiated from the irradiating surface of the translucent member in the forward d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097335 | Vehicle light beam adjusting device A vehicle light beam adjusting device includes a light device disposed within a reflector, a housing attached to the reflector and having one or more lower passages formed between spacers, and having one or more upper openings. A casing is slidably attached onto the... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083312 | Lighted exterior mirror system for a vehicle A lighted exterior mirror system for a vehicle comprises an exterior mirror assembly having a first portion adapted for mounting to a vehicle and an actuator disposed at a second portion. A reflective element is supported by a reflective element support member mount... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077551 | Tamper-indicating security cap; such a cap in combination with a motor vehicle headlight; and a method of adjusting the headlight An adjustable element is part of an apparatus such as an automotive headlight which includes a support, and a security cap prevents undetected interference with the adjustment of that element, guaranteeing its inviolability. The adjustment is effected with a control... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059750 | Headlamp When a position of an adjustable shade is switched from a low beam position to a high beam position, a spring acts so as to attenuate an repulsion force or attraction force of the solenoid rapidly due to a sudden increase in an elastic force of the spring at the end... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036966 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly (10) having a lamp bulb (12) for emitting light and a bulb housing (14) having a light transmissive portion (16) for transmitting light from the lamp bulb to an illumination zone. The housing is coated with a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029155 | Motor vehicle headlight with at least two functions A motor vehicle headlight comprises a reflector arranged to be oriented along the horizontal axis of the vehicle, together with a light source situated in the vicinity of the focus of the reflector. It also includes a filter which is able to occupy a withdrawn first... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008094 | Vehicle light with movable reflector portion and shutter portion for selectively switching an illuminated area of light incident on a predetermined portion of the vehicle light during driving A vehicle light can include a light source, a major reflecting surface, a projection lens, and a shutter. A first reflecting surface of an ellipse group reflecting surface preferably has a first focus on the light source and a second focus, capable of being inserted... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004607 | Motorized lamp adjuster A motorized adjuster for adjusting the aim of a lamp having a housing, motor, and control rod. The control rod passes through the motor. An anti-rotation gear is positioned inside the housing. The control rod passes through the gear. A flex point is positioned insid... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997590 | Headlamp for a motor vehicle comprising a moveable mask equipped with locking means The invention proposes a lighting headlamp for a motor vehicle, comprising a light source, a reflector of the elliptical type, a first focus of which is arranged in the vicinity of the source and a second focus of which is arranged in the vicinity of the focal plane... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994458 | Vehicle headlight and process for operation thereof The invention concerns a process for operation of a vehicle headlight as well as a vehicle headlight (1) with a housing and a light source (3) provided within the housing. In accordance with the invention the housing of the vehicle headlight (1)... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981790 | Two-light headlamp A shade is moved to a high-beam position by a driving force of a solenoid and held in that position. The shade is switched to a low-beam position by a spring force of a plate spring and held in that position. The solenoid is the pull-type solenoid. The shade is thin... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6923564 | Selectively deployable driving lights An improved system for selectively deploying an auxiliary lighting system in which the vehicle onboard power system is utilized to permit the operator of the vehicle to deploy lamps to an in use position and to stow the same in a protected environment. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918688 | Vehicle headlamp apparatus A vehicle headlamp device contains a rotation-state recognizing circuit operating such that when any of Hall elements used for controlling a rotational position of a drive motor for deflecting the optical axes in a headlamp device is abnormal, a rotation-state recog... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918687 | Leveling apparatus for vehicle headlamp A leveling apparatus for a vehicle headlamp has a case body, a motor disposed within the case body, a worm wheel supported by the case body rotatably but unmovably in the longitudinal direction and rotated by the motor and a shaft screwed into the worm wheel. The sh... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913375 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly having a light source for emitting light and a source enclosure having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the light source to an illumination zone. The enclosure is affixed with a material which covers a selected r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910714 | Energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same An energy absorbing assembly includes a covering; and a shape memory material in operative communication with the covering, wherein the shape memory material has a first shape attached to an underside of the covering and is operative to change to a second shape in r... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902307 | Taillight apparatus and method of making The present invention relates to a taillight assembly that includes a light source for emitting light and a light source enclosure having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the light source to an illumination zone. A portion of the enclosure in... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883947 | Automotive laser illumination module and system A laser illumination system, for use with an automobile, comprising a plurality of modules. Each module has a housing having a lens, and a mode selection switch for choosing between headlight and taillight modes. Preferably, two modules are mounted at the front of t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6824302 | Lamp device for vehicle Due to an effect of a solenoid of a moving mechanism, when a valve and a shutter are positioned at a first position, a light source is positioned at a first light source position and a shutter is in a state of closing a window. A lighting luminous flux from a light ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6742918 | Movable condenser lens A system for adjusting the direction of a light beam from a headlamp assembly comprises a condenser lens which is movable along an arcuate path. As a vehicle turns a corner, the system moves the condenser lens along the arcuate path, so as to direct the light beam i... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6663270 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp mounted on a vehicle body which can lean to one side at the time of turning, i.e., going around a curve, moving circularly, or the like. The lamp can include a first ellipse group reflecting surface having a movable part and an opening part... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659631 | Vehicle headlamp with shape memory adjusting means A vehicle headlamp having two glass panes carrying an array of micro-lenses that can be moved relative to each other both along the optical axis of the headlamp and along a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. These movements are controlled via a num... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648494 | Vehicle lamp and rotary driving apparatus A vehicle lamp includes an optical means whereof the direction of irradiation is change by rotation, a motor, an output shaft for driving the optical means, and a rotation transmitting mechanism for transmitting rotation from the motor to the output shaft... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641292 | Illumination axis adjusting apparatus for automotive headlamps An illumination axis adjusting apparatus includes a stepping motor integrally having in turn an automatic angle adjusting structure for automatically adjusting the angle of the illumination axis of an automotive headlamp by driving the motor and a manual ... | 11/04/2003 |
