B60Q2200/32

Rotation adjustment mechanism and headlight device

A rotation adjustment mechanism includes a rotation target module supported to be freely rotatable with respect to a fixation member around a first rotary shaft and an adjustment unit including a slider. Rotation of the rotation target module around the first rotary shaft is regulated by a contact point where a connection groove of the rotation target module and a projection part of the slider contact each other, and a shape of a surface of the connection groove contacting the projection part is a shape formed by a locus that successively connects the contact points of the connection groove and the projection part each of which is obtained each time the rotation target module is moved around the first rotary shaft by a unit angle and simultaneously the projection part fixed to the slider is translated by a constant amount in a direction parallel to the slide axis.

LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
20230373381 · 2023-11-23 · ·

A lighting device for a vehicle, having a housing, at least one light module for producing a light function, a supporting frame that is arranged in the housing so as to be pivotable. The at least one light module is mounted in the supporting frame such that it is pivoted upon a pivoting of the supporting frame. An adjuster is designed to pivot the supporting frame about a vertical axis. The adjuster being connected to the supporting frame in a first engagement region and in a second engagement region that is arranged horizontally on the opposite side of the supporting frame. The adjuster moving the supporting frame in a first horizontal direction in the first engagement region and to simultaneously move it in a second horizontal direction, which is opposite to the first direction, in the second engagement region.

Supporting frame, casing, alignment mechanism, alignment method, and vehicle light and vehicle
11548431 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A problem to be solved by an embodiment of the present invention is how to reduce the load-bearing requirement for a supporting bracket. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a supporting bracket of a vehicle headlight is disclosed, wherein the supporting bracket includes a first supporting part for supporting a low beam unit; a second supporting part for supporting a high beam unit; and a first rotary part for causing the first supporting part and the second supporting part to rotate simultaneously in a horizontal direction about the rotation axis of the first rotary part.

Adjustment device for a motor vehicle headlight
11458883 · 2022-10-04 · ·

Adjusting device for adjusting an optically relevant assembly of a motor vehicle headlight. The device includes: a drive device with a first actuator adjustable along a displacement axis and having a first engaging portion, a transfer element mechanically engaged with the first actuator, and which has a first counter engaging portion corresponding to the first engaging portion, a supporting bushing in which the transfer element is supported and rotatable about the displacement axis, wherein the supporting bushing is firmly connected to a carrying frame, wherein the assembly is arranged on the carrying frame, and a second actuator rotatable about the displacement axis and having a second engaging portion, wherein the transfer element has a second counter engaging portion arranged opposite to the first counter engaging portion on the displacement axis, and wherein the second counter engaging portion is mechanically engaged with the second engaging portion.

Ball channel assembly
11293480 · 2022-04-05 · ·

A ball channel and ball channel assembly are disclosed with the ball channel having a channel top, a channel bottom, and an inner portion including a first inner sidewall, a second inner sidewall, a first end wall, and a second end wall. A first resilient tab extends from the first inner sidewall with a first tab end surface, and a second resilient tab extends from the second inner sidewall with a second tab end surface. An elongated gutter extends longitudinally along the inner portion and adjacent the channel bottom, wherein the combination of the first and second tab end surfaces and a gutter top surface form a ball track for receiving a head of a ball stud and allowing secured sliding longitudinal movement of the head. An outer portion is also provided having a flange wall that is configured to engage a receiving wall of a mounting panel.

SUPPORTING FRAME, CASING, ALIGNMENT MECHANISM, ALIGNMENT METHOD, AND VEHICLE LIGHT AND VEHICLE
20220097598 · 2022-03-31 · ·

A problem to be solved by an embodiment of the present invention is how to reduce the load-bearing requirement for a supporting bracket. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a supporting bracket of a vehicle headlight is disclosed, wherein the supporting bracket includes a first supporting part for supporting a low beam unit; a second supporting part for supporting a high beam unit; and a first rotary part for causing the first supporting part and the second supporting part to rotate simultaneously in a horizontal direction about the rotation axis of the first rotary part.

Blind Boss Ball Socket Assembly
20220018509 · 2022-01-20 · ·

A ball socket assembly is provided that includes a ball socket having a socket base with a plurality of socket legs extending therefrom, the socket legs include ball stud interface surfaces forming a ball cavity for receiving and selectively engaging a ball head of a ball stud, a plurality of slots extending between the plurality of socket legs, a lower abutment wall having a bend line and situated in the socket base, and a flexible securing substrate positioned under the lower abutment wall, the socket assembly further including a mating boss substrate having a first boss inner passage with a first passage inside diameter, a second boss inner passage having a second passage inside diameter, wherein the first passage inside diameter is greater than the second passage inside diameter, a boss transition wall between the first boss inner passage and the second boss inner passage, and a boss bottom.

Regulating assembly for light source, and lighting and/or signaling device, adjusting device, lighting device and motor vehicle, bezel device, gas guiding device, and lighting and/or signaling device containing the same

A regulating assembly for a light source and a lighting and/or signaling device, an adjusting device, a lighting device and a motor vehicle, a bezel device, and a gas guiding device and a lighting and/or signaling device containing the same are provided in the present disclosure. The regulating assembly and the adjusting device are used to adjust the lighting and/or signaling module in the lighting device provided in the housing of the lighting device. The bezel device and the gas guiding device may be used for the lighting and/or signaling device. The regulating assembly comprises a supporting frame coupled in a displaceable manner to the light source, a fixed regulating portion which is rotatable, and horizontal and vertical regulating portions in a form of a ball-headed screw-thread part. The adjusting device includes an adjusting screw, a slider and a base; and the bezel device includes a top bezel having a flat plate-like body and a main bezel including a first bezel and a second bezel. The gas guiding device comprises a gas channel and a flow guiding component for guiding an air flow through one or more readily condensable locations of the lighting and/or signaling device.

Ball socket coupling assembly and method of use

A coupling assembly is provided that includes a ball socket having a central socket axis, the ball socket includes a lower body portion extending to an upper flange portion, wherein the body portion and flange portion are at least partially segmented by a plurality of longitudinal socket slots to form a plurality of longitudinally extending arms, further included are a plurality of longitudinally extending journaling ribs protruding radially from the body portion, wherein the ribs include an upper rib portion and a lower rib portion, and wherein the upper rib portion has a greater radial width than the lower rib portion, a plurality of wedges extending from the body portion, a plurality of engagement tabs extending from the body portion, each having a tab end portion, and a ball stud engagement cavity centrally formed between the arms for receiving and pivotably securing a ball head of a ball stud therein.

Regulating assembly for light source, and lighting and/or signaling device, adjusting device, lighting device and motor vehicle, bezel device, gas guiding device, and lighting and/or signaling device containing the same

A regulating assembly for a light source and a lighting and/or signaling device, an adjusting device, a lighting device and a motor vehicle, a bezel device, and a gas guiding device and a lighting and/or signaling device containing the same are provided in the present disclosure. The regulating assembly and the adjusting device are used to adjust the lighting and/or signaling module in the lighting device provided in the housing of the lighting device. The bezel device and the gas guiding device may be used for the lighting and/or signaling device. The regulating assembly comprises a supporting frame coupled in a displaceable manner to the light source, a fixed regulating portion which is rotatable, and horizontal and vertical regulating portions in a form of a ball-headed screw-thread part. The adjusting device includes an adjusting screw, a slider and a base, and the bezel device includes a top bezel having a flat plate-like body and a main bezel including a first bezel and a second bezel. The gas guiding device comprises a gas channel and a flow guiding component for guiding an air flow through one or more readily condensable locations of the lighting and/or signaling device.