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Replaceable lamp assembly for automotive headlamps

US5239226A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 1990
Grant dateAug 24, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21S41/192
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A replaceable lamp assembly for automotive headlamps includes an incandescent lamp having a pinch seal mounted on a plastic base by means of a one piece sheet metal holder. One end of the holder clamps around the pinch seal of the lamp and the other end is secured to the plastic base via a pair of leg portions each having a spherical gimballed end RF welded to the base.

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