US1191650A - Adjustable reflector. - Google Patents

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A. BAUMGARTEN. ADJUSTABLE REFLECTOR.

I l 9 l 5- v Patented July 18, 1916.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21

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ED STATES PATEN OF I E Anon B'AUMGARTEN, or MUNCIE, INDIANA, Assmivon" OFONE-THIRD 'ro HARRY L, m'rsnnmaunnn ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM H. .SCHAUFELBERGER, no'rn or MUNCIE,

INDIANA;

ADJUSTABLE BErLEcron.

Specification of'Letters Patent.

Applieation'nled october 21,.191'5. Serial No; 57,924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLr- Bitumen-mu,

a subject of Emperor William of Germany, and a resident of Muncie, county of Delaware, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Adjustable Reflector;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts. i

The object of this invention is to provide a means in a headlight whereby the light may be reflected where desired by simple adjusting means. Heretofore it has been necessary to move or bend the entire lamp or bracket in order to focus the light on the desired spot,

7 vide reflectors in a headlight which will understood from the accompanying throw the light directly on the road in front, when used onautomobiles, and not parallel or upward so as to be blinding to persons approaching from the other direction. This headlight is especially adapted to be used-on automobiles and the like, and its construction will comply with" the dimming ordinames of the various cities asa means of protecting others from the glare of'the light. In other words, this light is especially adapted to take the place of dimming devices.

There is provided a reflector adapted to swing from th e top of the lamp and extending downwardly within the casing behind the bulb or lighting means. Another reflector is pivoted to the sides of the casing and extends downwardly therefrom in front of the lighting means so as toreflect the rays rearwardly and toward the first mentioned reflector. Suitable means are secured to the reflectors so as to eitend through the casing, whereby the reflectors maybe adjusted as desired. 7

The full nature of, the invention will be drawings and the following description and claim.

Patented July 18,1916.

I Figural is a front elevation of the head light. Fig. 21s a cross-section on theline "2- 2 of Flg. 1.-

"In the drawings there is shown a head:

light having a casing 10, a lensll, a lamp.

bulb" 12 and socket 13. There is a concave reflector 14 of substantially the same shapeas the rear portion of the casing and secured at the top thereof by a" hinge-.15. Said reflector extends downwardly and to the rear of the lamp l2. Secured to said reflector there. are linkmembers 16. A sleeve 17 rides loosely upon the set-screw 18 and is pivoted to the brace 16, whereby thereflector 14 may be swung from its hinge 15 forward or backward and adjusted in any desired position.

A second reflector 19 is pivoted at eachend by means'of the pins 20 and 21 to the, sides of the casing forward of the lam or lighting means 12'. Said reflector. swings downwardly in front of said lamp near to the bottom of the casing. There is a'thumb screw 22 extending through the casing, upon which a sleeve 23 rides, which is secured to the reflector 19 by the link 24. This reflector maybe adjusted by means of the set-screw to any desired position, swinging on the hinge 20. Integral with the easing, andextending forward and downward from the top thereof, there is-a cap projection-25 which will further prevent the up-v ward reflection of the rays.

reflector is of such a shape that the-rays from the lamp will be-concentrated and may be thrown in any desired position by means y of the adjustment of said-reflector by simply turning the set-screw 18. The reflector 19 will catch; the forward rays'from the lamp and reflect them back to the reflector 14, which will in turn reflect the rays through the lens 11. This second reflector may also be properly adjusted so "astothrow its rays in the desired place upon the reflector 14. It will be readily seen that no direct rays will be'sent'from the lamp itself, and by means of the adjustable" reflectors a concentration of the rays will be thrown where desired.

The invention claimed is:

A. headlight including a lamp, a casing, a downwardly extending reflector hinged at its upper end tothe upper portion of said casing and extending to the rearward of said lamp, a second upwardly extending reflector pivoted to the sides of said casing forward of said lamp, and external means 1') for adjusting said reflectors.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of the witnesses herein named; a

ADOLF BAUMGARTEN.

Witnesses:

W. H. SCHAUFELBEGER, CHARLINE HINKLE.

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