Quick release vehicle headlamp arrangement
US5428511A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q2200/32
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement of an aimable vehicle headlamp assembly connected to a panel of an automotive vehicle is provided including in a preferred embodiment a bulb; a reflector housing mounting the bulb; at least one rod connecting to the panel of the vehicle and projecting therefrom with a balled end; a longitudinal channel connected to the reflector housing facing the panel of the vehicle, the channel having a forward wall having a depression, and the channel having side walls with converging flange portions spaced from the forward wall with a slotted region between the flanges; and a slider with a top tab, the slider being slidably mounted in the channel and captured by the forward wall, side walls and flanges, the slider having an elongated aperture having a first diameter larger than the rod ball and a second diameter smaller than the rod ball wherein to connect the reflector housing to the panel of the vehicle, the ball of the rod being generally aligned with the channel depression through the slot region in the channel, and thereafter the slider is moved downward.
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