US1123205A - Vehicle-lamp. - Google Patents

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W. F. ANKLAM.

VEHICLE L AMP. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1s, 1912.

Patented Dec. 2,9, 1914:,

lilo @il 'whom may concer lnoivn l, "Wir MAM .ein n of tlie United States o Detroit, in the county oie ci Michigan, lieve inver. useful improvements s Lamps, of which tbe feller/in zincation, reference being had therein ing drawings. i

n relates to lamps more ieri Alfor use upon vehicles se" "les, siici it is the parte the construction proviile in ring tbe intensity o the l* e Lic present state of the art va struc ons lieve been devised for tol. the lig in motor vehicle bead.. ptss such as translucent or colores.

screens or adjustments for throwing the laren of focus with the lens or reflectoro e eve also been constructed lamps llov- .1 two lights o?? different intensity capable of alternately usecl with the saine re 1Elector or lens, but all snob constructions involve complexity enrl increase the cost o manufacture.

l the present construction lieve obaire if:- rlesirecl result by providing e. ce of light having s reflector., :incl

a '.ry source of light of considerably lesser intensity than the mein source of and proviclerl with s reector, the auxiliary source oi light and its reflector being so positionerl as not to interfere with the source oi ligL t, but tbe two sources of light and. their reflectors being so associated as to illuminate the same path, that is-to throw 'bt in the same general direction.

invention ,therefore consists broadly the combination of lights of rliiierent in.-

-wey their respective reflectors so L.s of construction and the coml'ons and arrangements of ports :is berewe: set iortli.

` clrevings: Figure l is e vertical,

nil section through tbe lamp. t' evation thereof.

i: j is ie lamp of maximum intensity, may be of any suitable construction shown .consists of a parabolic cese closing e parabolic reflector (C).

is e door for the iront of a lern@ transparent ieee (E) inirone of 'Pstentecl lle-c. 23., i914.A

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and (ll) is the source of light ere coupled to conductors (I) rebly 'passing 'through the space beine outer case and the relector and to en external plug' socket (J). y socket J) is preferably employed fiori with tbe lamp or lesser inten- Y be hereinafter described. s the smaller lamp which is prefer- J the same in its construction and organion es rca-in lamp being provided with a, parabolic reflector (L) and a door (M) having a translucent panel (N).

is tbe electric bulb for the lamp (K), which is provided with e socket (P) preferabt the same in size as the socket (G) so time the saine lit-gings may be employed for esclu. The electrical connections to the lamp ere formed by conductors (Q), preferably passing through the space between the cas-e enti reector oi tbe lamp (l) end thence clcwnwercl through en aperture (R) and ferr/eral through a like aperture (S) into the space between the reliector and case of the main lamp. From this point the conductor is passed to the socket (J which is provided 'with two sets of terminal contacts (T) enel (T).

(U) is plug member for the external connector which is provieol with contacts (V) and (V) for cooperation with the contacts (T) enel (Viv) respectively.

The (K) may be mounted in any clesirecl relation to the mein lamp (A) but ably erre-nge tlie same at the top of lamp supporting it by means of e braclre; (3V) which is attached to the case The clone of the front of the smaller i H '1 lem?, me? oe sli'liti in rear of the lane f i i J o 1 or toe iron of the main ism and the elevation 1 'ri-.eierebly such as to provide an tlirongli bulbs (F) or (O).

ere electric contacts `for the socket Thus where the intense light is required the bulb (F) is used, and whenever it is desired to dim the light this is cut out and the current is sent through the bulb (O) of the lesser light.

What I clainras my invention is:

1. In a headlight, the :combination of -a main source of light and an auxiliary source of light of lesser intensityv than said main source of light, said sources of light being adapted for alternate use, a main and an auxiliary reflector respectively for the main and the auxiliary sources of light, the auxiliary reiector being of considerably lesser size than the main reiiector, casings carryingboth of said reflectors, electrical connections for both of said sources of light completely incased within said casings, and a common connector socket for said connections in one of said casings.

2. In a headlight, the combination with a main electric bulb, an auxiliary electric bulb 'of lesser intensity than and adapted for albraclret upon `the lower casing supporting the upper casing in position, electrical lconnections for the bulb completely inclosed by said casings and bracket and leading to the bulbs, and a common connector socket for said connections. l

' In testimony whereof I alix my signatur in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM F. ANKLAM. Witnesses:

-W.A J. BELKNP, A

JAMES P. BARRY.

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