US1269426A

US1269426A - Automobile-headlight.

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Publication number: US1269426A
Application number: US1?52?217A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank W Green; Nicholas Green
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Publication date: 1918-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 1935-06-11

Description

F. W. & N. GREEN.

AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 19H.

1,269,426.. Patented June 11, 1918.

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To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that W9, FRANK: t. and NICHOLAS GREEN, citizens of the United States, residing at Gshkosh in the county oi Winnebago and State of l V iseonsim l we invented new and useful IIHPTOVGKZlmllw in Automobile-Heedlights, of which the following is e specification.

This invention relates to headlights espe cially adapted to be used upon automobile machines and it consists in the novel tures hereinafter described and. l'lllllllllitl.

An object of the invention is to provide a headlight with means for swinging the bulb support with relation to the r loot-or in order that. the beams of light may be cast at e considerable distance in advance of the machine or may b cast the pet-h of travel of the machine in a dowrnmrcl direction and comparatively close to the With this object in View the headlight comprises a reflector of usual pattern in which a bulb supporting socket, is pivotal? mounted. The said socket is normally held under the influence of a spring so that. the rays of light from the bulb are cast, in edoWnWerd direction in the path of travel of utively close to the same. However, when it is desired. to oust the rays of light in advance of the machine for a. considerable distance on. electrome' net is energized whereby the said hulh supporting socket is swung and the position of the bulb is changed with relation to the refiector and the rays of light are directed approximately horizontal with relation to the surface of the roadway,

In the accompanying drewing:--

Figure l is a vertical sectional View of the headlight showing the electri system in diagram;

F "2 is a transverse sectional. View oi the some.

The headlight comprises reflector which is of the usual pattern and which is supported upon the frame or" an automobile in a usual manner. socket member passes transversely through the center of the reflector 1 end is pivoted therein for vertical swinging movement. The member 2 carries a bulb 3 of usual pattern and which is adapted to be connected with an electric circuit ill a usual manner for illuminating the same. g ide 4 mounted a c hack of the reflector 1. and n forlr 5 1s pivoted on; the ends of its branches to that, po tion of the scimeuiliver i hich is disl l ctor lb roe of s loosely through the guide Er 1d at its lower end with 21 6 l at limes is adopted to here and is PIG? .licud, ii uh l contact with the guide l. A. spring '5' let interposed 1c Ween the gu. .e l: and the branches of the and is under tension with e tendency in en uppl-wr posi ouch 01 lb or i and. core of the SH i lei is located adjacent the ead 6 but nominally from the same. Electric 11' e connected with the ill nets 8 and h a battery i0 and e t r iuiiiel. ll. A switch .152 connected with one of the Wires 3 and is uduptid to be moved. into migfwineut with the terminal 11 whereby the uit from the butterylO to the magnet 55 mun? the Wires 9 may be closed. I

fit, is" apparent that when the switcl at on open position the sprir the socket inercl;--" so ii at the roys o i grit ll be retlerted. by the rcfrom the hull? o i Hector 1 in u tlt'orwmrd direction in the path. of travel of the machine. ll hen however, the switch 1:2 is closed into contact with the terminal 11 the nmguolv 8 is excited by the current which is generated in the battery 10 and the yoke 5 drawn toward the core of the said battery whereby the fmbwurd end of the socket member is rooted to an upper posicion Within the reflector l and the rays of light from the hull) are reflected by the re lector in n forweil and. downward direction in the path travel. of inc chine. 'llhus it will be seen thut :r simple bearing on the guide and operating upon' the yoke to hold the socket members at 1101- i mal position, and electric means adapted to operate upon the shank of the yoke for movng the socket member to an abnormal position, said means lyin in the path of movement of the shank o ,the yoke and adapted to limit the movement. of the s'eme.

In testimony wheiof' We e'ifix our signatures. ,l

FRANK W.. GREEN. NICHOLAS GREEN.