EP2766220A1 - Holder for an automobile headlight, and corresponding headlight - Google Patents

Holder for an automobile headlight, and corresponding headlight

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EP2766220A1
EP2766220A1 EP12775770.6A EP12775770A EP2766220A1 EP 2766220 A1 EP2766220 A1 EP 2766220A1 EP 12775770 A EP12775770 A EP 12775770A EP 2766220 A1 EP2766220 A1 EP 2766220A1
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fixing
support
lug
projector
indexing
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Emmanuel Glasson
Serge DEL-PINO
Sylvain GELFI
Ezequiel MATIAS
Christophe VESQUE
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Renault SAS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/0408—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body
    • B60Q1/0441—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body the housing being fastened onto the vehicle body using means other than screws
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/0408—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body
    • B60Q1/045—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body with provision for adjusting the alignment of the headlamp housing with respect to the vehicle body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/0491—Shock absorbing devices therefor
    • B60Q1/0495—Frangible brackets

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a projector support for a motor vehicle and in particular a halogen-type projector support bi-function.
  • Some luminous projectors especially dual-function halogen projectors, are incompressible to impact and pose a risk of injury in the event of impact with a pedestrian, especially in the area of the femur-hip pedestrian.
  • damping means capable of absorbing part of the energy of a shock.
  • damping means may be elastically deformable, or cause the projector to tilt, so that they are relatively complex and expensive to manufacture and assemble.
  • a motor vehicle headlight fusible support characterized in that it comprises: a support leg of the headlamp, the support leg having a longitudinal shape and being designed to withstand longitudinally a calibrated weight,
  • At least one rupture zone calibrated to rupture under a predetermined force.
  • the support according to the invention can thus support a projector without altering the geometric position of the latter because of the relative adjustment of its support bracket and its fixing base relative to each other.
  • the longitudinal shape of the support leg allows vertical positioning of the fuse holder between the projector and the vehicle structural element, to provide effective support to the projector via the structural element.
  • this support leg is arranged to withstand a calibrated weight, for example 30 kg, which may correspond to a person resting on the projector.
  • the fuse carrier also does not change the ability of the projector to fade, due to the presence of at least one calibrated breaking zone.
  • the front, rear, bottom and top indications are to be considered in the usual sense of these terms, that is to say in the direction of longitudinal axis of the vehicle and according to the gravity vector.
  • the support bracket of the fuse carrier may be formed of a longitudinal plate flanked by flanges along its longitudinal edges, which stiffens the fuse carrier. These wings will for example be perpendicular to the longitudinal plate forming the support leg, or inclined at another angle relative thereto. These wings can be located on the same side of the support leg relative to the plane thereof.
  • the calibrated breaking zone may comprise at least one fold line transverse to the support lug, said fold line being located in a median zone of the support lug and / or in an end zone of the support lug.
  • the support leg When the support leg is provided with wings, it will advantageously realize notches in these wings at the height of the fold line.
  • the fold line can be obtained by reducing the thickness of the support lug along the line, the calibration of the rupture zone then being obtained by choosing an adequate thickness.
  • This fold line may be inclined relative to the horizontal.
  • the support leg may have an upper dish, an inclined median dish and a lower dish, the upper and lower plates being substantially parallel, and said median plate forming an angle with respect to the upper and lower plates.
  • substantially parallel means two planes forming an angle of 0 ° to 20 ° between them, or from 0 ° to 10 °.
  • the fold line separating the middle plate from the upper plate can then form a rupture zone as described above.
  • the shape of the fuse carrier according to the invention will be determined according to the geometry of the projector and the structural element on which the fuse holder must be fixed: it may therefore vary from one vehicle to another.
  • the fold line will be more or less horizontal, and / or the median plane will be more or less inclined with respect to a horizontal plane and of greater or lesser length depending on the vertical offset between the upper fixing point of the fuse holder to the projector and the lower attachment point of the fuse holder to the structural member.
  • the means for fixing the support lug to the fixing base may also form a calibrated breaking zone.
  • the attachment means of the support according to the invention may comprise at least one orifice passing through the support lug adapted to cooperate with a corresponding orifice passing through the fastening base, through which a fixing screw or the like passes through at least one of the orifices. having an enlarged shape at least in the direction longitudinal of the support leg (vertical position in the mounted position of the fuse holder). This arrangement makes it possible to catch up very simply the mounting dispersions of the projector and avoids the alteration of the geometric position of the projector during the fixing of the fuse holder according to the invention.
  • the screw or the like may be calibrated to break under a predetermined force. It may for example be made of a soft material, such as a plastic material.
  • the means for indexing and fixing the fuse holder according to the invention may comprise a fixing lug provided with at least one orifice or finger (or lug) adapted to cooperate and engage with a finger (or lug), respectively an orifice, secured to a wall of the projector.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to position the fuse holder on the projector in a simple and repeatable manner, without tools, for example by simple snapping.
  • the fingers or lugs will for example be integral with the headlamp and the orifices made on the support leg, although the opposite is possible and that it may optionally provide a finger and an orifice on the projector and the corresponding parts on the support leg .
  • these indexing and fixing means may comprise two orifices cooperating with two corresponding fingers, one of the orifices being enlarged in one direction, preferably vertically, and the other being circular.
  • the circular hole indexes the support relative to the projector, while the oblong hole allows adjustment (eg Z).
  • the means for indexing and fixing the fuse holder according to the invention may also comprise a fastening clip facing the fixing lug, arranged to form with the fastening lug a jaw enclosing said wall of the headlamp, when the fixing lug is secured to said wall.
  • the wall of the headlamp is then held rigidly by clamping between the fixing lug and the fastening clip, generally in a direction perpendicular to the vertical and to the plane of the fuse holder (for example X).
  • These indexing and fixing means are for example located on the end of the support tab opposite the end connected to the fixing base, at an upper fixing portion of the fuse holder.
  • the fuse carrier may further include an upper portion for attachment to the illuminated headlamp, which is arranged with a torsion-sensitive, torsion-sensitive zone to allow the headlamp to fade down and back to impact.
  • This may be for example a fold line forming a rupture zone formed between the fixing lug of the indexing and fixing means and the rest of the support lug.
  • the fixing base may also be derived from a longitudinal plate edged with wings along its longitudinal edges receiving the lower part of the support leg to prevent any twisting of the support leg around its longitudinal axis (vertical in position fixed on the projector). These wings can also serve as a guide when fixing the bracket to the mounting base.
  • the fusible support according to the invention is made of plastic material, for example polypropylene. This type of material is well suited to setting the impact force of a fold line forming a rupture zone.
  • the invention also relates to a motor vehicle headlamp comprising a housing enclosing a light source and at least two fusible fixing lugs for fixing it to the chassis of the vehicle, in particular at a distance from the latter, characterized in that it comprises at less a fuse holder according to the invention, and in that it comprises a wall provided with indexing and fixing means adapted to cooperate with the corresponding means of said fuse holder, these indexing and fixing means being located at plumb with a structural element of the frame for receiving in fixing the fusible support mounting base.
  • the projector wall provided with indexing and fixing means will for example be formed by an edge of the housing, along the projector window.
  • the support may be arranged at a distance from the fusible fixing tabs, particularly in the area of the projector where the door false is the most important, in order to take back the efforts suffered by the projector in this area.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of a projector according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of a front light projector support of a motor vehicle according to one embodiment
  • Figure 2 is a rear view of the support shown in Figure 2.
  • front, rear, upper, lower refer to the front and rear directions of the vehicle, when the projector is mounted on the vehicle.
  • the X, Y, Z axes correspond respectively to the longitudinal (front to back), transverse and vertical axis of the vehicle.
  • a vehicle front light projector 1 which comprises a housing 2 equipped with a window 3, enclosing a light source, and fixing means on the chassis of the vehicle.
  • the projector is for example halogen type bi function with a rigid transparent window. This projector 1 can be bent backwards, as can be seen in FIG.
  • These fixing means comprise three fusible fixing tabs 4, 5, 6 arranged so that their end intended to be fixed to the frame is out of alignment with the projector 1 fixed to the frame, as visible in FIG.
  • a first fusible fixing lug 4 secured to the rear of the housing 2, is fixed on a part 7 of the chassis side structure, generally made of sheet metal, for example a wing support.
  • the second and third fuse mounting tabs 5 and 6 are attached to a front face piece 8, generally made of plastic, again called technical front face 8. These lugs 5 and 6 provide the front fixing (lug 5) and central (lug 6) of the projector.
  • These lugs 4, 5, 6 are made in a conventional manner and are arranged to be able to break under the effect of a predetermined shock.
  • the fixing means of the projector further comprise a fusible support 10 according to the invention, which is arranged so that its end intended to be fixed to the frame, is in line with its end fixed to the projector, when the latter is mounted on the chassis by means of the other brackets.
  • the fuse carrier 10 is attached to the projector 1 at the point where the overhang of the projector is the most important.
  • the fuse holder 10 is fixed on the front end beam 9 of the vehicle.
  • the fuse carrier 10 has a longitudinal conformation, arranged substantially vertically on the vehicle. It is made in two parts: a bracket 20 of the headlamp and a fastening base 30 to a structural element of the vehicle (front end beam 9 in the example), the fastening base 30 being arranged to receive one end fixing of the support leg 20.
  • the support lug 20 is derived from a longitudinal plate lined by two vertical lateral wings 22.
  • the support lug 20 comprises an upper plate 23 hollowed out in its median part, an inclined median plate 24, and a lower plate 25.
  • the upper plates 23 and lower 24 extend in substantially parallel planes.
  • the upper plate 23 comprises a fixing lug 231 to the light projector, visible in FIG. 2.
  • the connection between the fixing lug 231 and the upper plate 23 can be a fold 232 of the edge of the shaped plate (at a thickness calculated for the 'effort' to withstand a given effort of holding the projector. Beyond this effort, for example 30 kg, it breaks.
  • the upper plate 23 may also include a fixing clip 233 facing the fixing lug (visible in FIG. 3), this fixing clip 233 and the fixing lug 23i being shaped to form a jaw coming to grip the wall of the casing 2 on which is fixed the bracket 231.
  • the fuse carrier according to the invention comprises means for indexing and fixing the support lug on corresponding means of the projector.
  • these indexing and fixing means comprise the fastening clip 233 and the fastening lug 231 provided with two orifices 23 4 and 23s able to cooperate and engage with lugs 1 4 , I 5 integral with each other. a wall of the projector.
  • the median fold 24 connects the upper plate 23 to the lower plate 25 and is arranged inclined relative to the vertical, for example at an angle of 30 to 60 °, preferably 45 ° relative to the vertical.
  • the fold border or fold line 241 between the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 25 is shaped to a thickness calculated for the force in order to withstand a given twisting force of the upper plate 23 relative to the lower plate 25.
  • Notches 221 may be formed on the flanges 22 at the ends of this fold line 241, to facilitate the initiation of the break at this fold line 241.
  • the fold line 241 can be inclined relative to the horizontal, which makes it possible to more easily adjust the torsion and rupture effect of the upper plate 23 relative to the lower plate 25 and also to make up for any discrepancies between the projector and the structural element on which the support is to be fixed.
  • the lower plate 25 disposed vertically or close to the vehicle, is received in the fixing base 30, fixed on the front end beam 9.
  • This lower plate 25 is fixed to the fixing base 30 by means of a screw 251 of material metal or soft plastic, which possibly gives a possibility of tearing of the attachment to impact.
  • Fixing is provided with the possibility of geometric adjustment of the positioning of the support bracket on the fixing base, for example in Z (at altitude), by a hole in the lower plate 25 or the fixing base 30 larger than the body of the screw 25i, the positioning being fixed by tightening the screw.
  • the fixing base 30 is derived from a plate 31 bordered by two vertical lateral wings 32.
  • the plate 31 and its wings 32 is shaped to receive in abutment the lower plate 25 and the lateral wings 22 of the support leg.
  • the contact of the lateral flanges 22 and 32 may make it possible to limit the torsion of the support flap around a vertical axis.
  • the fastening base 30 may advantageously comprise cable supports 33, for guiding one or more cables along the front end cross member.
  • the lower plate 25 also comprises a tab 252, also extending parallel to the lower plate 25 and arranged to allow the insertion of the plate 31 of the fixing base 30 between this tab 252 and the lower plate 25. thus an X-guide of the support lug when it is fixed on the fixing base.
  • the projector being already properly positioned by its other fusible fastening lugs 4, 5, 6, it is possible to connect the bottom plate 25 to the attachment base 30 and to fasten the corresponding screw 251 to this positioning. Possibly, the positioning can be slightly adjusted at this level by playing on the screw hole and the corresponding clamping.
  • the projector is now mounted and the erasure, particularly to a pedestrian impact, can be exerted in several ways level of the fuse holder of the invention, successively in rear erasure on the upper attachment, erasing on the upper edge of the inclined middle plate, and tearing of the lower fixation.
  • the foregoing shows the advantage of the projector support according to the invention for damping the pedestrian impact on a front light projector of a motor vehicle while effectively supporting the latter.

Abstract

The invention relates to a fusible holder (10) for an automobile headlight, characterized in that it includes: a lug (20) for supporting the headlight, the supporting lug having a longitudinal shape and being designed to longitudinally oppose a calibrated weight; a base (30) which is to attach to a structural element of the vehicle, and which receives one end of the supporting lug; a means for attaching the supporting lug to the attachment base, said attachment means enabling the relative position of the supporting lug and attachment base to be adjusted at least in the longitudinal direction of the lug; a means for indexing and attaching the supporting lug to corresponding means of the headlight; and at least one rupture area calibrated to break when a predetermined amount of stress is applied.

Description

SUPPORT DE PROJECTEUR POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET PROJECTEUR CORRESPONDANT  PROJECTOR SUPPORT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING PROJECTOR
L'invention concerne un support de projecteur pour véhicule automobile et en particulier un support de projecteur de type halogène bi-fonction. The invention relates to a projector support for a motor vehicle and in particular a halogen-type projector support bi-function.
Certains projecteurs lumineux, en particulier les projecteurs de type halogène bi-fonction, sont incompressibles au choc et présentent un risque de blessure en cas de choc avec un piéton, notamment au niveau de la zone fémur-hanche du piéton.  Some luminous projectors, especially dual-function halogen projectors, are incompressible to impact and pose a risk of injury in the event of impact with a pedestrian, especially in the area of the femur-hip pedestrian.
Pour répondre à ce problème, certains projecteurs sont équipés de moyens d'amortissement susceptibles d'absorber une partie de l'énergie d'un choc. De tels moyens d'amortissement peuvent être déformables élastiquement, ou entraîner le basculement du projecteur, de sorte qu'ils sont relativement complexes et coûteux à fabriquer et à monter.  To meet this problem, some projectors are equipped with damping means capable of absorbing part of the energy of a shock. Such damping means may be elastically deformable, or cause the projector to tilt, so that they are relatively complex and expensive to manufacture and assemble.
Une autre solution consiste à monter ces projecteurs à distance de points de fixation sur le véhicule (généralement trois points de fixation) sur des pattes de fixation fusibles. Néanmoins, ce montage induit une fragilité de projecteur à des sollicitations statiques (terme mécanique) et dynamiques (en mouvement), une partie du projecteur se trouvant en porte-à-faux.  Another solution is to mount these projectors remote mounting points on the vehicle (usually three attachment points) on fuse mounting tabs. However, this assembly induces a fragility of projector to static (mechanical term) and dynamic (moving) solicitations, a portion of the projector being cantilevered.
II est alors possible de positionner une pièce de type presseur, formé d'un bloc élastique, sous la partie de projecteur en porte-à-faux. It is then possible to position a presser-type part, formed of an elastic block, under the cantilever projector part.
Ce type de pièce ne permet toutefois pas de respecter les exigences d'amortissement en cas de choc piéton. This type of part, however, does not meet the depreciation requirements in case of pedestrian impact.
En outre, la mise en place d'un support sur la partie en porte-à- faux du projecteur ne doit pas altérer la géométrie du projecteur afin de ne pas engendrer de contraintes au montage sur les pattes de fixation fusibles du projecteur.  In addition, the installation of a support on the cantilevered portion of the projector must not alter the geometry of the projector so as not to cause constraints in mounting on the fuse mounting brackets of the projector.
Il existe donc un besoin pour un support de projecteur de véhicule automobile qui puisse répondre convenablement aux sollicitations statiques, dynamiques et au choc d'un piéton, sans altération de la position géométrique du projecteur.  There is therefore a need for a motor vehicle headlamp support that can respond appropriately to the static, dynamic and impact of a pedestrian, without altering the geometric position of the projector.
Il est proposé un support fusible de projecteur de véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - une patte support du projecteur, la patte support présentant une forme longitudinale et étant conçue pour résister longitudinalement à un poids calibré, It is proposed a motor vehicle headlight fusible support, characterized in that it comprises: a support leg of the headlamp, the support leg having a longitudinal shape and being designed to withstand longitudinally a calibrated weight,
- une base de fixation à un élément de structure du véhicule recevant une extrémité de la patte support,  a base for attachment to a structural element of the vehicle receiving one end of the support lug,
- des moyens de fixation de la patte support à la base de fixation, ces moyens de fixation permettant un réglage de la position relative de la patte support et de la base de fixation au moins selon la direction longitudinale de la patte,  means for fixing the support lug to the fixing base, these fastening means enabling the relative position of the support lug and the fixing base to be adjusted at least in the longitudinal direction of the lug,
- des moyens d'indexage et de fixation de la patte support sur des moyens correspondant du projecteur,  means for indexing and fixing the support lug on corresponding means of the projector,
- au moins une zone de rupture calibrée pour se rompre sous un effort prédéterminé.  at least one rupture zone calibrated to rupture under a predetermined force.
Le support selon l'invention peut ainsi supporter un projecteur sans altération de la position géométrique de ce dernier du fait du réglage relatif de sa patte support et de sa base de fixation l'un par rapport à l'autre.  The support according to the invention can thus support a projector without altering the geometric position of the latter because of the relative adjustment of its support bracket and its fixing base relative to each other.
La forme longitudinale de la patte support permet un positionnement vertical du support fusible entre le projecteur et l'élément de structure du véhicule, permettant d'apporter un support efficace au projecteur via l'élément de structure. En particulier, cette patte support est agencée pour résister à un poids calibré, par exemple de 30 kg, pouvant correspondre à une personne appuyée sur le projecteur.  The longitudinal shape of the support leg allows vertical positioning of the fuse holder between the projector and the vehicle structural element, to provide effective support to the projector via the structural element. In particular, this support leg is arranged to withstand a calibrated weight, for example 30 kg, which may correspond to a person resting on the projector.
Le support fusible ne modifie pas non plus la capacité du projecteur à s'effacer au choc, du fait de la présence d'au moins une zone de rupture calibrée.  The fuse carrier also does not change the ability of the projector to fade, due to the presence of at least one calibrated breaking zone.
Les indications avant, arrière, inférieure, supérieure sont à considérer au sens usuel de ces termes, c'est-à-dire selon la direction d'axe longitudinal du véhicule et selon le vecteur gravité.  The front, rear, bottom and top indications are to be considered in the usual sense of these terms, that is to say in the direction of longitudinal axis of the vehicle and according to the gravity vector.
La patte support du support fusible peut être formée d'une plaque longitudinale bordée d'ailes le long de ses bords longitudinaux, ce qui rigidifie le support fusible. Ces ailes seront par exemple perpendiculaires à la plaque longitudinale formant la patte support, ou inclinées d'un autre angle par rapport à celle-ci. Ces ailes peuvent être situées d'un même côté de la patte support par rapport au plan de celle-ci. La zone de rupture calibrée peut comprendre au moins une ligne de pli transversale à la patte support, ladite ligne de pli étant située dans une zone médiane de la patte support et/ ou dans une zone d'extrémité de la patte support. The support bracket of the fuse carrier may be formed of a longitudinal plate flanked by flanges along its longitudinal edges, which stiffens the fuse carrier. These wings will for example be perpendicular to the longitudinal plate forming the support leg, or inclined at another angle relative thereto. These wings can be located on the same side of the support leg relative to the plane thereof. The calibrated breaking zone may comprise at least one fold line transverse to the support lug, said fold line being located in a median zone of the support lug and / or in an end zone of the support lug.
Lorsque la patte support est pourvue d'ailes, on réalisera avantageusement des encoches dans ces ailes à hauteur de la ligne de pli.  When the support leg is provided with wings, it will advantageously realize notches in these wings at the height of the fold line.
En particulier, la ligne de pli peut être obtenue en réduisant l'épaisseur de la patte support le long de la ligne, la calibration de la zone de rupture étant alors obtenue en choisissant une épaisseur adéquate.  In particular, the fold line can be obtained by reducing the thickness of the support lug along the line, the calibration of the rupture zone then being obtained by choosing an adequate thickness.
Cette ligne de pli pourra être inclinée par rapport à l'horizontale. This fold line may be inclined relative to the horizontal.
La patte support peut présenter un plat supérieur, un plat médian incliné et un plat inférieur, les plats supérieur et inférieur étant sensiblement parallèles, et ledit plat médian formant un angle par rapport aux plats supérieur et inférieur. The support leg may have an upper dish, an inclined median dish and a lower dish, the upper and lower plates being substantially parallel, and said median plate forming an angle with respect to the upper and lower plates.
Par sensiblement parallèles on entend deux plans formant un angle de 0° à 20° entre eux, voire de 0° à 10°.  By substantially parallel means two planes forming an angle of 0 ° to 20 ° between them, or from 0 ° to 10 °.
La ligne de pli séparant le plat médian du plat supérieur, peut alors former une zone de rupture telle que décrite précédemment.  The fold line separating the middle plate from the upper plate, can then form a rupture zone as described above.
La forme du support fusible selon l'invention sera déterminée en fonction de la géométrie du projecteur et de l'élément de structure sur lequel le support fusible doit être fixé : elle pourra donc varier d'un véhicule à l'autre. Par exemple, la ligne de pli sera plus ou moins horizontale, et/ ou le plat médian sera plus ou moins incliné par rapport à un plan horizontal et d'une longueur plus ou moins importante selon le décalage vertical entre le point de fixation supérieur du support fusible au projecteur et le point de fixation inférieur du support fusible à l'élément de structure.  The shape of the fuse carrier according to the invention will be determined according to the geometry of the projector and the structural element on which the fuse holder must be fixed: it may therefore vary from one vehicle to another. For example, the fold line will be more or less horizontal, and / or the median plane will be more or less inclined with respect to a horizontal plane and of greater or lesser length depending on the vertical offset between the upper fixing point of the fuse holder to the projector and the lower attachment point of the fuse holder to the structural member.
En variante ou en combinaison, les moyens de fixation de la patte support à la base de fixation peuvent également former une zone de rupture calibrée.  As a variant or in combination, the means for fixing the support lug to the fixing base may also form a calibrated breaking zone.
Les moyens de fixation du support selon l'invention peuvent comprendre au moins un orifice traversant la patte support apte à coopérer avec un orifice correspondant traversant la base de fixation, traversés par une vis de fixation, ou analogue, l'un au moins des orifices présentant une forme agrandie au moins suivant la direction longitudinale de la patte support (position verticale en position montée du support fusible). Cet agencement permet de rattraper très simplement les dispersions de montage du projecteur et évite l'altération de la position géométrique du projecteur lors de la fixation du support fusible selon l'invention. The attachment means of the support according to the invention may comprise at least one orifice passing through the support lug adapted to cooperate with a corresponding orifice passing through the fastening base, through which a fixing screw or the like passes through at least one of the orifices. having an enlarged shape at least in the direction longitudinal of the support leg (vertical position in the mounted position of the fuse holder). This arrangement makes it possible to catch up very simply the mounting dispersions of the projector and avoids the alteration of the geometric position of the projector during the fixing of the fuse holder according to the invention.
Avantageusement, la vis ou analogue peut être calibrée pour se rompre sous un effort prédéterminé. Elle peut par exemple être réalisée en un matériau tendre, tel qu'une matière plastique.  Advantageously, the screw or the like may be calibrated to break under a predetermined force. It may for example be made of a soft material, such as a plastic material.
Les moyens d'indexage et de fixation du support fusible selon l'invention peuvent comprendre une patte de fixation pourvue d'au moins un orifice ou doigt (ou ergot) apte à coopérer et venir en prise avec un doigt (ou ergot), respectivement un orifice, solidaire d'une paroi du projecteur.  The means for indexing and fixing the fuse holder according to the invention may comprise a fixing lug provided with at least one orifice or finger (or lug) adapted to cooperate and engage with a finger (or lug), respectively an orifice, secured to a wall of the projector.
Cet agencement permet de positionner de manière simple et répétable le support fusible sur le projecteur, sans outil, par exemple par simple encliquetage.  This arrangement makes it possible to position the fuse holder on the projector in a simple and repeatable manner, without tools, for example by simple snapping.
Les doigts ou ergots seront par exemple solidaires du projecteur et les orifices réalisés sur la patte support, bien que l'inverse soit envisageable et que l'on puisse éventuellement prévoir un doigt et un orifice sur le projecteur et les parties correspondantes sur la patte support.  The fingers or lugs will for example be integral with the headlamp and the orifices made on the support leg, although the opposite is possible and that it may optionally provide a finger and an orifice on the projector and the corresponding parts on the support leg .
Avantageusement, ces moyens d'indexage et de fixation peuvent comprendre deux orifices coopérant avec deux doigts correspondants, l'un des orifices étant agrandi selon une direction, de préférence verticalement, et l'autre étant circulaire. L'orifice circulaire assure l'indexage du support par rapport au projecteur, tandis que l'orifice oblong permet un ajustement (par exemple en Z).  Advantageously, these indexing and fixing means may comprise two orifices cooperating with two corresponding fingers, one of the orifices being enlarged in one direction, preferably vertically, and the other being circular. The circular hole indexes the support relative to the projector, while the oblong hole allows adjustment (eg Z).
Les moyens d'indexage et de fixation du support fusible selon l'invention peuvent également comprendre un clip de fixation en regard de la patte de fixation, agencé de manière à former avec la patte de fixation une mâchoire enserrant ladite paroi du projecteur, lorsque la patte de fixation est solidarisée à la dite paroi. La paroi du projecteur est alors maintenue rigidement par pincement entre la patte de fixation et le clip de fixation, généralement suivant une direction perpendiculaire à la verticale et au plan du support fusible (par exemple en X) . Ces moyens d'indexage et de fixation sont par exemple situés sur l'extrémité de la patte support opposée à l'extrémité reliée à la base de fixation, au niveau d'une partie supérieure de fixation du support fusible. The means for indexing and fixing the fuse holder according to the invention may also comprise a fastening clip facing the fixing lug, arranged to form with the fastening lug a jaw enclosing said wall of the headlamp, when the fixing lug is secured to said wall. The wall of the headlamp is then held rigidly by clamping between the fixing lug and the fastening clip, generally in a direction perpendicular to the vertical and to the plane of the fuse holder (for example X). These indexing and fixing means are for example located on the end of the support tab opposite the end connected to the fixing base, at an upper fixing portion of the fuse holder.
Le support fusible peut en outre comporter une partie supérieure de fixation au projecteur lumineux, qui est agencée avec une zone de rupture au choc, sensible en torsion pour permettre au projecteur de s'effacer vers le bas et l'arrière au choc.  The fuse carrier may further include an upper portion for attachment to the illuminated headlamp, which is arranged with a torsion-sensitive, torsion-sensitive zone to allow the headlamp to fade down and back to impact.
Il peut s'agir par exemple d'une ligne de pli formant une zone de rupture réalisée entre la patte de fixation des moyens d'indexage et de fixation et le reste de la patte support.  This may be for example a fold line forming a rupture zone formed between the fixing lug of the indexing and fixing means and the rest of the support lug.
La base de fixation pourra également être issue d'une plaque longitudinale bordée d'ailes le long de ses bords longitudinaux recevant la partie inférieure de la patte support afin d'éviter toute torsion de la cette patte support autour de son axe longitudinal (vertical en position fixée sur le projecteur). Ces ailes pourront également servir de guidage lors de la fixation de la patte support à la base de fixation.  The fixing base may also be derived from a longitudinal plate edged with wings along its longitudinal edges receiving the lower part of the support leg to prevent any twisting of the support leg around its longitudinal axis (vertical in position fixed on the projector). These wings can also serve as a guide when fixing the bracket to the mounting base.
Avantageusement, le support fusible selon l'invention est constitué de matière plastique, par exemple de polypropylène. Ce type de matériau se prête bien au paramétrage de l'effort au choc d'une ligne de pli formant une zone de rupture.  Advantageously, the fusible support according to the invention is made of plastic material, for example polypropylene. This type of material is well suited to setting the impact force of a fold line forming a rupture zone.
L'invention concerne également un projecteur de véhicule automobile comportant un boitier renfermant une source lumineuse et au moins deux pattes de fixation fusibles pour sa fixation sur le châssis du véhicule, notamment à distance de celui-ci, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins un support fusible selon l'invention, et en ce qu'il comprend une paroi pourvue de moyens d'indexage et de fixation aptes à coopérer avec les moyens correspondant dudit support fusible, ces moyens d'indexage et de fixation étant situés à l'aplomb d'un élément de structure du châssis destiné à recevoir en fixation la base de fixation du support fusible.  The invention also relates to a motor vehicle headlamp comprising a housing enclosing a light source and at least two fusible fixing lugs for fixing it to the chassis of the vehicle, in particular at a distance from the latter, characterized in that it comprises at less a fuse holder according to the invention, and in that it comprises a wall provided with indexing and fixing means adapted to cooperate with the corresponding means of said fuse holder, these indexing and fixing means being located at plumb with a structural element of the frame for receiving in fixing the fusible support mounting base.
La paroi du projecteur pourvue de moyens d'indexage et de fixation sera par exemple formée par un bord du boîtier, le long de la vitre du projecteur.  The projector wall provided with indexing and fixing means will for example be formed by an edge of the housing, along the projector window.
En particulier, le support peut être disposé à distance des pattes de fixation fusibles, notamment dans la zone du projecteur où le porte à faux est le plus important, afin de reprendre les efforts subis par le projecteur dans cette zone. In particular, the support may be arranged at a distance from the fusible fixing tabs, particularly in the area of the projector where the door false is the most important, in order to take back the efforts suffered by the projector in this area.
Il est également proposé un véhicule automobile comportant au moins une pièce support de projecteur lumineux avant telle que décrite ci-dessus.  It is also proposed a motor vehicle having at least one front light projector support part as described above.
Un mode de réalisation d'un support de projecteur lumineux selon l'invention est à présent décrit à titre d'exemple non limitatif de l'invention et en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :  An embodiment of a light projector support according to the invention is now described by way of non-limiting example of the invention and with reference to the appended drawings in which:
La figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'un projecteur selon l'invention,  FIG. 1 is a top view of a projector according to the invention,
la figure 2 est une vue de face d'un support de projecteur lumineux avant de véhicule automobile selon un mode de réalisation,  FIG. 2 is a front view of a front light projector support of a motor vehicle according to one embodiment,
La figure 2 est une vue arrière du support représenté sur la figure 2.  Figure 2 is a rear view of the support shown in Figure 2.
Dans la présente description, les termes avant, arrière, supérieur, inférieur, font référence aux directions avant et arrière du véhicule, lorsque le projecteur est monté sur le véhicule. Les axes X, Y, Z, correspondent respectivement à l'axe longitudinal (d'avant en arrière), transversal et vertical du véhicule.  In the present description, the terms front, rear, upper, lower, refer to the front and rear directions of the vehicle, when the projector is mounted on the vehicle. The X, Y, Z axes correspond respectively to the longitudinal (front to back), transverse and vertical axis of the vehicle.
En référence à la figure 1 , il est représenté un projecteur lumineux avant de véhicule 1 , lequel comprend un boîtier 2 équipé d'une vitre 3, renfermant une source lumineuse, et des moyens de fixation sur le châssis du véhicule. Le projecteur est par exemple de type halogène bi fonction avec une fenêtre transparente rigide. Ce projecteur 1 peut être courbé vers l'arrière, tel que visible sur la figure 1.  Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a vehicle front light projector 1, which comprises a housing 2 equipped with a window 3, enclosing a light source, and fixing means on the chassis of the vehicle. The projector is for example halogen type bi function with a rigid transparent window. This projector 1 can be bent backwards, as can be seen in FIG.
Ces moyens de fixation comprennent trois pattes de fixation fusibles 4, 5, 6 agencées de sorte que leur extrémité destinée à être fixée au châssis est hors d'aplomb du projecteur 1 fixé au châssis, tel que visible sur la figure 1.  These fixing means comprise three fusible fixing tabs 4, 5, 6 arranged so that their end intended to be fixed to the frame is out of alignment with the projector 1 fixed to the frame, as visible in FIG.
Une première patte de fixation fusible 4, solidaire de l'arrière du boîtier 2, est fixée sur une pièce 7 de structure latérale du châssis, généralement en tôle, par exemple un support d'aile.  A first fusible fixing lug 4 secured to the rear of the housing 2, is fixed on a part 7 of the chassis side structure, generally made of sheet metal, for example a wing support.
Les deuxièmes et troisièmes pattes de fixation fusible 5 et 6 sont fixées à une pièce de face avant 8, généralement en plastique, encore appelée face avant technique 8. Ces pattes 5 et 6 assurent la fixation avant (patte 5) et centrale (patte 6) du projecteur. The second and third fuse mounting tabs 5 and 6 are attached to a front face piece 8, generally made of plastic, again called technical front face 8. These lugs 5 and 6 provide the front fixing (lug 5) and central (lug 6) of the projector.
Ces pattes 4, 5, 6 sont réalisées de manière classique et sont agencées pour pouvoir se rompre sous l'effet d'un choc prédéterminé.  These lugs 4, 5, 6 are made in a conventional manner and are arranged to be able to break under the effect of a predetermined shock.
Les moyens de fixation du projecteur comprennent en outre un support fusible 10 selon l'invention, lequel est agencé de sorte que son extrémité destinée à être fixée au châssis, est à l'aplomb de son extrémité fixée au projecteur, lorsque ce dernier est monté sur le châssis au moyen des autres pattes de fixation.  The fixing means of the projector further comprise a fusible support 10 according to the invention, which is arranged so that its end intended to be fixed to the frame, is in line with its end fixed to the projector, when the latter is mounted on the chassis by means of the other brackets.
En particulier, le support fusible 10 est fixé au projecteur 1 à l'endroit où le porte-à-faux du projecteur est le plus important. Dans le cas présent, le support fusible 10 est fixé sur la traverse extrême avant 9 du véhicule.  In particular, the fuse carrier 10 is attached to the projector 1 at the point where the overhang of the projector is the most important. In this case, the fuse holder 10 is fixed on the front end beam 9 of the vehicle.
Le support fusible 10 a une conformation longitudinale, disposée sensiblement verticalement sur le véhicule. Il est réalisé en deux parties : une patte support 20 du projecteur et une base de fixation 30 à un élément de structure du véhicule (traverse extrême avant 9 dans l'exemple), la base de fixation 30 étant agencée pour recevoir en fixation une extrémité de la patte support 20.  The fuse carrier 10 has a longitudinal conformation, arranged substantially vertically on the vehicle. It is made in two parts: a bracket 20 of the headlamp and a fastening base 30 to a structural element of the vehicle (front end beam 9 in the example), the fastening base 30 being arranged to receive one end fixing of the support leg 20.
La patte support 20 est issue d'une plaque longitudinale bordée de deux ailes latérales verticales 22. La patte support 20 comporte un plat supérieur 23 évidé dans sa partie médiane, un plat médian incliné 24, et un plat inférieur 25. Les plats supérieur 23 et inférieur 24 s'étendent dans des plans sensiblement parallèles.  The support lug 20 is derived from a longitudinal plate lined by two vertical lateral wings 22. The support lug 20 comprises an upper plate 23 hollowed out in its median part, an inclined median plate 24, and a lower plate 25. The upper plates 23 and lower 24 extend in substantially parallel planes.
Le plat supérieur 23 comporte une patte de fixation 231 au projecteur lumineux, visible sur la figure 2. La liaison entre la patte de fixation 231 et le plat supérieur 23 peut être un pli 232 de bordure du plat conformé (à une épaisseur calculée pour l'effort) pour résister à un effort donné de maintien du projecteur. Au-delà de cet effort, par exemple 30 kg, elle casse. Le plat supérieur 23 peut également comporter un clip de fixation 233 en regard de la patte de fixation (visible sur la figure 3), ce clip de fixation 233 et la patte de fixation 23i étant conformés pour former une mâchoire venant enserrer la paroi du boîtier 2 sur laquelle est fixée la patte de fixation 231 .  The upper plate 23 comprises a fixing lug 231 to the light projector, visible in FIG. 2. The connection between the fixing lug 231 and the upper plate 23 can be a fold 232 of the edge of the shaped plate (at a thickness calculated for the 'effort' to withstand a given effort of holding the projector. Beyond this effort, for example 30 kg, it breaks. The upper plate 23 may also include a fixing clip 233 facing the fixing lug (visible in FIG. 3), this fixing clip 233 and the fixing lug 23i being shaped to form a jaw coming to grip the wall of the casing 2 on which is fixed the bracket 231.
Le support fusible selon l'invention comporte des moyens d'indexage et de fixation de la patte support sur des moyens correspondant du projecteur. Dans l'exemple représenté, ces moyens d'indexage et de fixation comprennent le clip de fixation 233 et la patte de fixation 231 pourvue de deux orifices 234 et 23s aptes à coopérer et venir en prise avec des ergots 14, I 5 solidaires d'une paroi du projecteur. The fuse carrier according to the invention comprises means for indexing and fixing the support lug on corresponding means of the projector. In the example shown, these indexing and fixing means comprise the fastening clip 233 and the fastening lug 231 provided with two orifices 23 4 and 23s able to cooperate and engage with lugs 1 4 , I 5 integral with each other. a wall of the projector.
Le pli médian 24 relie le plat supérieur 23 au plat inférieur 25 et est disposé incliné relativement à la verticale, par exemple selon un angle de 30 à 60°, de préférence de 45° relativement à la verticale.  The median fold 24 connects the upper plate 23 to the lower plate 25 and is arranged inclined relative to the vertical, for example at an angle of 30 to 60 °, preferably 45 ° relative to the vertical.
La bordure de pli ou ligne de pli 241 entre le plat supérieur 23 et le plat inférieur 25 est conformée à une épaisseur calculée pour l'effort afin de résister à un effort de torsion donné du plat supérieur 23 relativement au plat inférieur 25.  The fold border or fold line 241 between the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 25 is shaped to a thickness calculated for the force in order to withstand a given twisting force of the upper plate 23 relative to the lower plate 25.
Des encoches 221 peuvent être réalisées sur les ailes 22 aux extrémités de cette ligne de pli 241 , afin de faciliter l'amorce de la rupture au niveau de cette ligne de pli 241 .  Notches 221 may be formed on the flanges 22 at the ends of this fold line 241, to facilitate the initiation of the break at this fold line 241.
La ligne de pli 241 peut être inclinée par rapport à l'horizontale, ce qui permet d'ajuster plus aisément l'effet de torsion et rupture du plat supérieur 23 relativement au plat inférieur 25 et également de rattraper les éventuels décalages entre le projecteur et l'élément de structure sur lequel le support doit être fixé.  The fold line 241 can be inclined relative to the horizontal, which makes it possible to more easily adjust the torsion and rupture effect of the upper plate 23 relative to the lower plate 25 and also to make up for any discrepancies between the projector and the structural element on which the support is to be fixed.
Le plat inférieur 25 disposé verticalement ou proche sur le véhicule, est reçu dans la base de fixation 30, fixée sur la traverse extrême avant 9. Ce plat inférieur 25 est fixé à la base de fixation 30 au moyen d'une vis 251 en matériau métallique ou plastique tendre, ce qui donne éventuellement une possibilité d'arrachement de la fixation au choc. La fixation est prévue avec possibilité d'ajustement géométrique du positionnement de la patte support sur la base de fixation, par exemple en Z (en altitude), par un trou du plat inférieur 25 ou de la base de fixation 30 plus grand que le corps de la vis 25i, le positionnement étant figé au serrage de la vis.  The lower plate 25 disposed vertically or close to the vehicle, is received in the fixing base 30, fixed on the front end beam 9. This lower plate 25 is fixed to the fixing base 30 by means of a screw 251 of material metal or soft plastic, which possibly gives a possibility of tearing of the attachment to impact. Fixing is provided with the possibility of geometric adjustment of the positioning of the support bracket on the fixing base, for example in Z (at altitude), by a hole in the lower plate 25 or the fixing base 30 larger than the body of the screw 25i, the positioning being fixed by tightening the screw.
La base de fixation 30 est issue d'une plaque 31 bordée de deux ailes latérales verticales 32. La plaque 31 et ses ailes 32 est conformée pour recevoir en appui le plat inférieur 25 et les ailes latérales 22 de la patte support. En particulier, le contact des ailes latérales 22 et 32 peut permettre de limiter la torsion de la patte support autour d'un axe vertical. La base de fixation 30 peut avantageusement comporter des supports de câble 33, pour guider un ou plusieurs câbles le long de la traverse extrême avant. The fixing base 30 is derived from a plate 31 bordered by two vertical lateral wings 32. The plate 31 and its wings 32 is shaped to receive in abutment the lower plate 25 and the lateral wings 22 of the support leg. In particular, the contact of the lateral flanges 22 and 32 may make it possible to limit the torsion of the support flap around a vertical axis. The fastening base 30 may advantageously comprise cable supports 33, for guiding one or more cables along the front end cross member.
Le plat inférieur 25 comprend également une patte 252, s 'étendant également parallèlement au plat inférieur 25 et agencée de manière à permettre l'insertion de la plaque 31 de la base de fixation 30 entre cette patte 252 et le plat inférieur 25. On assure ainsi un guidage en X de la patte support lors de sa fixation sur la base de fixation.  The lower plate 25 also comprises a tab 252, also extending parallel to the lower plate 25 and arranged to allow the insertion of the plate 31 of the fixing base 30 between this tab 252 and the lower plate 25. thus an X-guide of the support lug when it is fixed on the fixing base.
Le montage du support de projecteur et du projecteur est simple. Mounting the projector bracket and projector is simple.
On peut dans un premier temps relier le support 10 au projecteur par sa fixation supérieure (formant mâchoire sur le bord inférieur de projection du projecteur) en encliquetant les ergots 14 et ls du projecteur dans les orifices correspondants 234, 23s du support fusible. We can first connect the support 10 to the projector by its upper attachment (forming a jaw on the lower projection edge of the projector) by snapping the lugs 1 4 and ls of the projector in the corresponding holes 23 4 , 23s fuse carrier.
Le projecteur étant déjà convenablement positionné par ses autres pattes de fixation fusibles 4, 5, 6, on peut relier en fixation le plat inférieur 25 à la base de fixation 30 et serrer la vis correspondante 251 à ce positionnement. Eventuellement, le positionnement peut être légèrement ajusté à ce niveau en jouant sur le trou de vis et le serrage correspondant.  The projector being already properly positioned by its other fusible fastening lugs 4, 5, 6, it is possible to connect the bottom plate 25 to the attachment base 30 and to fasten the corresponding screw 251 to this positioning. Possibly, the positioning can be slightly adjusted at this level by playing on the screw hole and the corresponding clamping.
Le projecteur est à présent monté et l'effacement au choc, notamment à un choc piéton, peut s'exercer de plusieurs manières niveau du support fusible de l'invention, successivement en effacement arrière sur la fixation supérieure, en effacement sur le bord supérieur du plat médian incliné, et l'arrachement de la fixation inférieure.  The projector is now mounted and the erasure, particularly to a pedestrian impact, can be exerted in several ways level of the fuse holder of the invention, successively in rear erasure on the upper attachment, erasing on the upper edge of the inclined middle plate, and tearing of the lower fixation.
Ce qui précède montre l'intérêt du support de projecteur selon l'invention pour amortir le choc piéton sur un projecteur lumineux avant de véhicule automobile tout en supportant efficacement ce dernier.  The foregoing shows the advantage of the projector support according to the invention for damping the pedestrian impact on a front light projector of a motor vehicle while effectively supporting the latter.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Support fusible (10) de projecteur (1) de véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : Fuse holder (10) for a motor vehicle headlamp (1), characterized in that it comprises:
- une patte support (20) du projecteur, la patte support présentant une forme longitudinale et étant conçue pour résister longitudinalement à un poids calibré,  a support leg (20) of the headlamp, the support leg having a longitudinal shape and being designed to withstand longitudinally a calibrated weight,
- une base de fixation (30) à un élément de structure du véhicule recevant une extrémité de la patte support,  a fastening base (30) for a structural element of the vehicle receiving one end of the support lug,
- des moyens de fixation de la patte support à la base de fixation, ces moyens de fixation permettant un réglage de la position relative de la patte support et de la base de fixation au moins selon la direction longitudinale de la patte,  means for fixing the support lug to the fixing base, these fastening means enabling the relative position of the support lug and the fixing base to be adjusted at least in the longitudinal direction of the lug,
- des moyens d'indexage et de fixation de la patte support sur des moyens correspondant du projecteur,  means for indexing and fixing the support lug on corresponding means of the projector,
- au moins une zone de rupture calibrée pour se rompre sous un effort prédéterminé.  at least one rupture zone calibrated to rupture under a predetermined force.
2. Support fusible (10) selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que la patte support (20) est formée d'une plaque longitudinale bordée d'ailes (22) le long de ses bords longitudinaux.  2. fuse holder (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the support lug (20) is formed of a longitudinal plate flanked by flanges (22) along its longitudinal edges.
3. Support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la patte support (20) présente un plat supérieur 3. Fuse holder (10) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the support bracket (20) has a top plate
(23), un plat médian incliné (24) et un plat inférieur (25), lesdits plats supérieur et inférieur étant sensiblement parallèles, et en ce qu'une ligne de pli (241) sépare le plat médian (24) du plat supérieur (23). (23), an inclined middle plate (24) and a lower plate (25), said upper and lower plates being substantially parallel, and in that a fold line (241) separates the center plate (24) from the upper plate (23).
4. Support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la zone de rupture calibrée comprend au moins une ligne de pli (241 , 232) transversale à la patte support, ladite ligne de pli étant située dans une zone médiane de la patte support (20) et/ ou dans une zone d'extrémité de la patte support (20).  4. Fusible support (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the calibrated breaking zone comprises at least one fold line (241, 232) transverse to the support leg, said fold line being located in a median zone of the support lug (20) and / or in an end zone of the support lug (20).
5. Support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation comprennent au moins un orifice traversant la patte support (20), apte à coopérer avec un orifice correspondant traversant la base de fixation, ces orifices étant traversés par une vis de fixation (251) , et en ce que l'un au moins des orifices présente une forme agrandie au moins suivant la direction longitudinale de la patte support (20). 5. fusible support (10) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the fixing means comprise at least one orifice through the support leg (20), adapted to cooperate with a corresponding hole through the fixing base these holes being traversed by a fixing screw (251), and in that at least one of the orifices has an enlarged shape at least in the longitudinal direction of the support lug (20).
6. Support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation de la patte support à la base de fixation comprennent au moins une vis de fixation (25i) calibrée pour se rompre sous un effort prédéterminé et formant une zone de rupture calibrée. 6. Fusible support (10) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the fixing means of the support bracket to the fixing base comprise at least one fixing screw (25i) calibrated to break under a predetermined force and forming a calibrated breaking zone.
7. Support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'indexage et de fixation de la patte support sur des moyens correspondant du projecteur comprennent une patte de fixation (231) pourvue d'au moins un orifice ou doigt apte à coopérer et venir en prise avec un doigt, respectivement un orifice, solidaire d'une paroi du projecteur.  7. fusible support (10) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the means for indexing and fixing the bracket bracket on corresponding means of the projector comprises a bracket (231) provided with at least one orifice or finger adapted to cooperate and engage with a finger, respectively an orifice, secured to a wall of the projector.
8. Support fusible (10) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'indexage et de fixation comprennent un clip de fixation (233) agencé en regard de la patte de fixation (231) de manière à former avec la patte de fixation (231) une mâchoire enserrant ladite paroi du projecteur, lorsque la patte de fixation (231) est solidarisée à ladite paroi.  8. fuse holder (10) according to claim 7, characterized in that the indexing and fixing means comprise a fastening clip (233) arranged opposite the fixing lug (231) so as to form with the leg fixing (231) a jaw enclosing said wall of the projector, when the bracket (231) is secured to said wall.
9. Support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est constitué de matière plastique, par exemple de polypropylène.  9. fuse holder (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of plastic, for example polypropylene.
10. Projecteur (1) de véhicule automobile comportant un boitier renfermant une source lumineuse et au moins deux pattes de fixation (4, 5, 6) fusibles pour sa fixation sur le châssis du véhicule, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins un support fusible (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, et en ce qu'il comprend une paroi pourvue de moyens d'indexage et de fixation aptes à coopérer avec les moyens correspondant dudit support fusible, ces moyens d'indexage et de fixation étant situés à l'aplomb d'un élément de structure du châssis destiné à recevoir en fixation la base de fixation du support fusible.  Motor vehicle headlamp (1) comprising a housing enclosing a light source and at least two fusible fixing lugs (4, 5, 6) for fixing it to the chassis of the vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one fuse carrier (10) according to one of claims 1 to 9, and in that it comprises a wall provided with indexing and fixing means adapted to cooperate with the corresponding means of said fuse carrier, these indexing means and fastening being located vertically above a structural element of the frame intended to receive in fixing the fastening base of the fuse holder.
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