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Headlamp ventilation system

US4833572A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 1988
Grant dateMay 23, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21S45/33
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ventilation system for a replaceable bulb headlamp in which the reflector member is formed with at least two slots in line with and behind the sealant channel and each slot is adapted to slidingly receive a vent device which establishes a labyrinth-type flow path for air to enter and exit from the interior of the headlamp.

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