Angular adjustment mechanism
US5214971A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19958
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An angular adjusting mechanism for a headlamp assembly having a rigid two piece press fit molded gear housing assembly. The housing accepts a pair of angularly disposed bevel gears including a drive shaft and drive gear with the drive shaft journaled in a bore in one of the housing sidewalls and the drive gear positioned within the housing and bearing on the interior of the housing sidewall. A tubular nut and an adjusting gear engaging said drive gear with the tubular nut journaled in a second sidewall bore and said nut telescopically accepting an elongated adjusting screw which is axially adjusted when the tubular nut is rotated by the adjusting gear.
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