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US1438672A
US1438672A US475202A US47520221A US1438672A US 1438672 A US1438672 A US 1438672A US 475202 A US475202 A US 475202A US 47520221 A US47520221 A US 47520221A US 1438672 A US1438672 A US 1438672A
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    • B60Q1/06—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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle
    • B60Q1/08—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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically
    • B60Q1/12—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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically due to steering position
    • B60Q1/124—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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically due to steering position by mechanical means

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  • This invention is a means for mounting the headlights o1 a motor car or the like,l particularly a Ford niaehine,in such manner thatthe turning ot' the front Wheelssirnultaneously turns the headlights. ⁇
  • This causes the light fronithe headlights to precede the Wheels in the exact direction in Which the ⁇ Wheels are traveling, instead of, as at pres ent, shooting oil at a tangent to the ⁇ path of the Wheels,especially when the car is turning a corneroraround.
  • l i drawings forming bers ot reference denote lil're parts Wherever they occur
  • l1 ⁇ igure-1 is a top plan, View;
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 in Figur-e1;
  • Figure 3 is a sectional ⁇ view on the line 3 3 in Figure 1. e e
  • the Sov-called radius (or connecting) rod 1 is attached to a pair ot clarnping-members ⁇ 2 and 3, fastened together by bolts 4Whereby thesaid clamping-members 2 and 3 are firmly.”linedv or attached to rod 1.
  • a setscreW 5 insures a bite on rodl.
  • a stud 6 is borne by the clamping-member3 and isen- ⁇ circled by the eye 7 on the end of rod 8.
  • a similar eye on theend oii'rod 9 rides on' the said eye, and ⁇ both 'are retained on' studbby cotter 10.4
  • a pin 17 is fixed in forli 16 and is encircled by 'eye 18 on. linlr 19, which at its opposite end. is provided With eye 2O encircling pin 21, l
  • rod 25 is sweated or otherwise suitably fixed in eye 27 on one end of a crank arm consisting olf'acastinggj28, ⁇ Whichat its other end is provided With groove L17,'1ies-between the ⁇ same. and!y bossf48.
  • lhe,V ⁇ :mainsu casting-31 is, j composed.. of i a 6.0 standard 33 arranged at substantially a rig-ht;- angle tothe bodyfportionn 34,.Whichg bodyl portiony is.substantiallythe ⁇ lidi-'ora boX1'35. From ⁇ the lid 34, project lugsv36, and'from the- ⁇ box 35 project-lugs 37. A hole piences-.
  • the box' 35 when in .position i is; turned 11p-- ⁇ sid'edown, sothatfthe lid 34deI i'nfetlectitsl bottom.
  • the box 35 is composed oa-pair of castings, 39y and-1-40, ⁇ y kone, ⁇ ofowhieh possesses the lip-,41; ⁇ ,Both ofthe said castingsare, y provided, ⁇ With lugs,42, which fit into notches 43 in plateJ ,orlid 34, so as to hold it and box 75 35 morel tightly together.; ⁇ lor the,samereaf.V l son, lid. or'plate 34 is provided witlifa flange,l
  • Luge ⁇ 42 are bent inwardly, notches 434 in80 flange 44 being undercut beneath thel main-H e y body of plate ork lid 34 and the said, lugs/12r gripy plateor lid 34fsecurely.
  • Acollar 45 is formedorn post,.4, andra y,
  • Standard 33l is hollow.
  • a shaft() isfrevf e olubly ,mounted therein andgatitsupper end: H bears a gear 52,"W ⁇ hiclifis ffixed'thereto; and. rotatestherewith. e. 95
  • the notches 49are seatedly in. ⁇ the groove 47 the inside of the; top-Wall of box 35 restswupon thetop of shaft 50Whichpro jectsslightly above mutilated.' gear 52.
  • rodsS and 9l will result in rotating'shaftO, by means of the intermediate parts through which they are connected.
  • the headlight 56 is correspondingly'moved.
  • Movement of rods 8 and 9 in the opposite direction turns headlights 56 in the opposite direction.
  • just" asfthere are two headlights ⁇ 56 sol also the parts between rod S and headlight 56 are duplicated by rod 9,an'd the intermediate parts between it and its headlight ⁇ 56jl l Screw ⁇ 6l fastens idler 5,3.to 34.
  • ⁇ Nut 62 is screwed on the" lower end of post 46 andholdsthe same in the opening through plate or lid 34 andvb'oss63.
  • Aslot 64 is cut through one of the end walls of boX ⁇ 35 for the insertion of the key 57, so as to reach the set-screw 54.
  • e Setscrew54 contains vav recess 65v for the reception ofthe squareend of lkey 57.
  • "Set-screw 55 is provided with recess 66 for the same l/Vasher 67 is interposed ⁇ between nut 62 and the lower edgel of boss 63. y.
  • Theswiveledconnection of link 19, to. the forks14 and 16, and the similar connection between rods 8 and 9 and their respective castingsjfl5, allows for the natural adjustment that is necessary on account of spring action and. the difference in angleibetween rods 6 and 9 and the radius rod l, to which rodsS and 9 are fixed by the clamp-members 2 and '3 and the set-screw 5.
  • the said swiveled arrangement of the link l9' more particularly compensates for the spring action, while the difference of angularity of rods 8 and 9 relative to rod l is permitted by the pivoting of rods 8 and 9 on their respective pins i2.
  • Headlights 56 are suitably mounted in connection with post 46, so as to move' therewith.
  • Hole 2 4 through casting 23 and rod 25 and set-screw 26 provide vertical adjustability. This is augmented by stud 30 and sleeve 29 and set-screw 32.
  • the axle 67 and the chassis 68 andy bracerods "69 may be of any usual or desired cony of connection with the steering rod of a motor vehicle to be actuated thereby, a'. train of gearing connecting ⁇ the said shaft-sin driving relationv and including a xed gear on ,oneshaft and a loose gear on the other, a releasable locking element carried by the loose gear'engageable inthe groove of the gear-shaft'and a similar element carried by the bracket forvmovement into engagement with the groove of the headlight vshaftfor locking same against rotation.
  • a supporting member having means for supportingthe shaft, a gear on the shaft, a headlight, a vrotatable supporting post for theheadlight, and gearing between saidpost and the aforesaid gear.

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E. D.'AND H. A. TEMPERLE.
DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.
APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. 1921.
Patented Dec.
n, 9 mm, 1 2, 1
Qm, G w@ F Rn D@ f @WW In the accom aan ino' i" l i 'l a \V s c n n part of this speclhcatiomin Which like nurniwatentcd @en 12, 1922 l ritten DIRGIBLE Hl-JADLIGHT` Application filed June 6,`
To all whom t may concern:
Be it` known that We, EDWARD D. TEM rnnrjn and HARRYA. Tmrrnnnn, citizens or" the; United States, residing aty the city of St.-
v lLouis,i`n the State oi' Missouri, have invent- 'ed certain new and uselullinprovements in Dirigible Headlights, of Whichthe following is a specification. v e
This invention is a means for mounting the headlights o1 a motor car or the like,l particularly a Ford niaehine,in such manner thatthe turning ot' the front Wheelssirnultaneously turns the headlights.` This causes the light fronithe headlights to precede the Wheels in the exact direction in Which the `Wheels are traveling, instead of, as at pres ent, shooting oil at a tangent to the `path of the Wheels,especially when the car is turning a corneroraround. ,e l i drawings forming bers ot reference denote lil're parts Wherever they occur,
l1`igure-1 is a top plan, View; Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 in Figur-e1; and
Figure 3 is a sectional `view on the line 3 3 in Figure 1. e e
The Sov-called radius (or connecting) rod 1 is attached to a pair ot clarnping-members` 2 and 3, fastened together by bolts 4Whereby thesaid clamping-members 2 and 3 are firmly."linedv or attached to rod 1. A setscreW 5 insures a bite on rodl. A stud 6 is borne by the clamping-member3 and isen-` circled by the eye 7 on the end of rod 8. A similar eye on theend oii'rod 9 rides on' the said eye, and` both 'are retained on' studbby cotter 10.4
1nA eye 11 at the opposite end of rod 8 encircles a pin 12, which is held in placeby its head and cotter 13 in ork14 of casting 15, which castingis provided With forli 16 arranged at substantially a right angle to A fork 14.
A pin 17 is fixed in forli 16 and is encircled by 'eye 18 on. linlr 19, which at its opposite end. is provided With eye 2O encircling pin 21, l
fixed in forl 22 ot' casting 23. A hole 24 passes throughcasting 23 and receives rod 25, Whichis heldtast in hole 24 by set-screw 26,
The opposite endy of rod 25 is sweated or otherwise suitably fixed in eye 27 on one end of a crank arm consisting olf'acastinggj28,` Whichat its other end is provided With groove L17,'1ies-between the` same. and!y bossf48.,
1921K.y SerialA VNo:Y 4753202:
sleeve V29,J k'which receives stud` i 30 proj ecting f, froinfthe main casting 31.4 Stud-.39m held-in, ,f
`sleeve 29, by: set-screwY 32. s
lhe,V `:mainsu casting-31 is, j composed.. of i a 6.0 standard 33 arranged at substantially a rig-ht;- angle tothe bodyfportionn 34,.Whichg bodyl portiony is.substantiallythe` lidi-'ora boX1'35. From` the lid 34, project lugsv36, and'from the-` box 35 project-lugs 37. A hole piences-. each pair of these lugs, andascrew 38 fas-4 l tens` the same" together and unites the lid 34 to theboxf35- i The box' 35 when in .position i is; turned 11p--` sid'edown, sothatfthe lid 34deI i'nfetlectitsl bottom. The box 35 is composed oa-pair of castings, 39y and-1-40,`y kone,` ofowhieh possesses the lip-,41;` ,Both ofthe said castingsare, y provided, `With lugs,42, which fit into notches 43 in plateJ ,orlid 34, so as to hold it and box 75 35 morel tightly together.; `lor the,samereaf.V l son, lid. or'plate 34 is provided witlifa flange,l
`44, upon which the lower edger of box`V 35`1 rests.
Luge `42 are bent inwardly, notches 434 in80 flange 44 being undercut beneath thel main-H e y body of plate ork lid 34 and the said, lugs/12r gripy plateor lid 34fsecurely..
Acollar 45 is formedorn post,.4, andra y,
Semi-crcul'arv` notches V'49v in the castingy39- and 40- are located opposite each. otherrso,` as, to `forno a round hole .thatfencircles post 46, e y and the edgesot the saidv hole,`lthat isrtofsayf, l theed'ges of castingsg39land 40rfwhere notches 90 49 arefcutlit into groove47... v ,t
Standard 33l is hollow. A shaft() isfrevf e olubly ,mounted therein andgatitsupper end: H bears a gear 52,"W`hiclifis ffixed'thereto; and. rotatestherewith. e. 95 When the notches 49are, seatedly in.` the groove 47 the inside of the; top-Wall of box 35 restswupon thetop of shaft 50Whichpro jectsslightly above mutilated.' gear 52. With one-endet` boxlresting on shaft 50 andy its other end resting ingroove 47 and with lugs 42 seatedin notches 43; and hooked under platefor lid 34the insertion of screws 38 in the holes throughlugs 36 andi 37 tightly `tast'e'nsbon v35` and lid 34' together andv covers 105 over v gear 52 and the similar gear 51, and" the# idler gear 53' interposedl between the said tvvo mutilated gears 51 and 52. The said three gears are constantly in inesh,thatis to say,ithe mutilated` gears 51l andI 52 with idler. gear 53". Theycan not get out of mesh` bel cause of rotation of'gears 5l and 52 solar as to effect disengagement of them from idler gear 53, due g kto the fact that before'v When set-screw 54 vis screwed home gear 52 moves with shaft 50. l/Vhen set-screw 55 gear 52. lin daylight running set-screwy 55 l is screwed home the headlight 56-moves with will be unscrewed by key 57, so as not to contact with post 46, which containsa recess 58 y for the reception of the end of set-screw 55.-
A recess 59 inshaft 50Vr`eceives the inner end of set-screw 54 when thel same is screwed home. ,1. i Y
When it fis-desired that the headlights 56 shall ft'urn simultaneously withy the 'turning of the `wheels 60, the setscrew 55 is unloosened land the set-screw 54 is screwed home; but when as in daylight running it is desired-that `the headlight 56 shall remain stationary, so as to avoid'wearland tearon the"g` ears 51 and 52 and 53, etc., set screw 55 is screwed home and setscrew 54 is unloosened. l
When by means of the steering wheel (not shown in theI drawings), the yradiusrod-"is vmove'dso `as to turny the"wheels 60 in one direction,the rods 8 and 9 move correspondingly-butwith a slightfplay as to angles', denoted by full anddotted linesl in Figure l', withthe result of rotating'shaft 50. if set-screw 54 be seated in recess 59,.
` vhaving been' screwed home'bykey 57, the
` purpose.
movement of rodsS and 9l will result in rotating'shaftO, by means of the intermediate parts through which they are connected. Rotation of shaft 50'actuates gear 52, drives lidler gear 53,"an`d` actuates' gear 51, fixed to post 46. Thereby the headlight 56 is correspondingly'moved. Movement of rods 8 and 9 in the opposite direction turns headlights 56 in the opposite direction. it is to be understood that just" asfthere are two headlights `56, sol also the parts between rod S and headlight 56 are duplicated by rod 9,an'd the intermediate parts between it and its headlight`56jl l Screw `6l fastens idler 5,3.to 34. `Nut 62 is screwed on the" lower end of post 46 andholdsthe same in the opening through plate or lid 34 andvb'oss63.
Aslot 64 is cut through one of the end walls of boX`35 for the insertion of the key 57, so as to reach the set-screw 54. e Setscrew54 contains vav recess 65v for the reception ofthe squareend of lkey 57. "Set-screw 55 is provided with recess 66 for the same l/Vasher 67 is interposed `between nut 62 and the lower edgel of boss 63. y.
Theswiveledconnection of link 19, to. the forks14 and 16, and the similar connection between rods 8 and 9 and their respective castingsjfl5, allows for the natural adjustment that is necessary on account of spring action and. the difference in angleibetween rods 6 and 9 and the radius rod l, to which rodsS and 9 are fixed by the clamp-members 2 and '3 and the set-screw 5. The said swiveled arrangement of the link l9'more particularly compensates for the spring action, while the difference of angularity of rods 8 and 9 relative to rod l is permitted by the pivoting of rods 8 and 9 on their respective pins i2.
Headlights 56 are suitably mounted in connection with post 46, so as to move' therewith. Hole 2 4 through casting 23 and rod 25 and set-screw 26 provide vertical adjustability. This is augmented by stud 30 and sleeve 29 and set-screw 32. e
` The axle 67 and the chassis 68 andy bracerods "69 may be of any usual or desired cony of connection with the steering rod of a motor vehicle to be actuated thereby, a'. train of gearing connecting `the said shaft-sin driving relationv and including a xed gear on ,oneshaft and a loose gear on the other, a releasable locking element carried by the loose gear'engageable inthe groove of the gear-shaft'and a similar element carried by the bracket forvmovement into engagement with the groove of the headlight vshaftfor locking same against rotation.
2. The combination with al radius rod of a clamp secured thereon, a rod pivotally connected to the clamp, a casting, coupling p y, pins carried by the casting, one of saidv pins plate or lid being positioned horizontally and the' other vertically,'the vertical pin connectingl the casting to the aforesaid rod, a link `Connected'at one `end to the horizontal pin, a
casting to which the other end ofj the link is connected, a vertically positioned rod car-y ried by the last-mentioned casting and adjustable thereon lengthwise', means for fixing saidv casting on the rod, ashaft, a crank arm connected at one end to the shaft and having its other end connected to the rod,
a supporting member having means for supportingthe shaft, a gear on the shaft, a headlight, a vrotatable supporting post for theheadlight, and gearing between saidpost and the aforesaid gear.
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loose gear and engageable With the shaft of said gear, and a releasable locking element `carried by the bracket andvengageable with the headlight shaft for locking the Same against rotation. l5
In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures.
EDWARD D. TEMPDRLE. yHARRY A. TEMPERLD.
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