US1673604A - Headlight - Google Patents

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June 12. 1928.

J. A. STREET HEADLIGHT INVENTOR.

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June 12, 1928.

J. A. STREET HEADLIGHT INVENTOR.

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BYYM W ATTORNEYS Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. STREET, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HUGO C. ZEITZ,

OF CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

HEADLIGHT.

Application filed April 6, 1927.

My invention relates to improvements in dirigible headlights.

An object is to provide headlights particularly intended for use on motor vehicles 6 which are so constructed and arranged as to be easily and readily controlled to direct the light rays forwardly of the vehicle at the desired angle.

The invention of the present application is an improvement upon the structure exhibited in my Patent, No. 1,605,625, and an object is to provide a simplified, compact mechanism for supporting the reflector casing for tilting movement in angularly arl5 ranged planes, which mechanism is not only simple in construction but is so formed as to be readil controlled by the operator and is so assem led as to be essentially free from rattle or undesirable vibration. The absence of rattle and vibration in a structure of this character is a matter of prime importance.

Other meritorious advantages and important features of my improvement will more fully appear from the following specifica tion, appended claims and accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a headlight embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a plan partly in section which illustrates the hook-up of my light controls.

In the drawin s let 10 indicate the outer casing or shell 0 one of my improved headlights. Two headli hts are shown in Fig. 5 but as each headlig t is substantially iden tical in construction but one of them will be described. This outer shell is provided with a lens 12, a retaining ring 14, a reflector shell 16, and a light bulb 18 mounted within a socket 20.

A reflector 16 is supported within the outer casing for substantially universal tilting movement to a limited extent. This shell has a supporting frame which comprises a pair of crossed straps 22 and 24. At least one of these straps is attached at its ends to the outwardly turned marginal flange 17 of the reflector as shown in Fig. 1 wherein the strap 22 is so shown as attached Serial No. 181,336.

by bolts The other strap 24 is shown as abutting against the marginal flange 17 of the reflector as will appear in Fig. The light socket 20 is carried by these straps at their crossing point and extends within the reflector to receive the light bulb.

Each strap is provided with a corresponding band which is attached at its ends to the strap as appears in the figures of the drawings. Strap 24 is shown as provided with a band 26 attached thereto by connections 28 at each end. Strap 22 is shown as provided with a band 30 attached thereto by connections 32 at each end. These bands are supported by guides mounted within the casing to travel through the guides to permit tilting of the reflector. There is a guide for each band located within the casing rearwardly of the reflector comprising a plurality of rollers supported for the band to travel therebet-ween.

In Fig. 1 the guide illustrated includes a bracket 34 provided with two rollers 36 on one side of the band and a third roller 38 on the opposite side of the band. This same band is provided adjacent to each end with a guide which comprises .a roller 40 mounted upon a bracket 12 carried by the casing. The band 26 is provided with similarly located guides and rollers similarly numbered and serving the same purpose.

There is a guard member 4A which is located within the casing as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, which extends rearwardly about the reflector shell and providing aclearance about the shell. The controls for the lights comprise a. connection secured to each band. Band 30 is shown as provided with a plurality of openings 46 within any one of which a connection 4-8 may be engaged, which connection extends through the guides for such band and in the form of a flexible cable 50 rearwardly to the dash of the car and terminates in a pull 52. The pull member 52 is shown as controlling the two cables 50 which lead from the two lights. The band 26 is provided with a connection 5& secured thereto and extending in the form of a flexible cable to the dash. This connection serves to actuate the reflector horizontally and a separate connection is provided for each light. Each connection 5 1 is provided with a pull member 56.

What I claim is:

1. A headlight having a casing provided with relatively angularly arranged guides, a frame comprising a pair of relatively angularly arranged cross straps, a band carried by each strap extending therealong and supported in spaced relationship with re speet; thereto, said frame mounted within the casing with the hands supported upon the guides thereof to travel thereover to accomplish the swinging of the frame within the casing, a retlector shell supported upon the straps within the frame, and a pair of actuating cahles extending through the e'asing one connected with each hand to actuate the same over the guides to swing the frame within the casing.

2. The invention as characterized in claim 1 wherein a light hulh ocket is secured to the straps at their crossing point and projects tlna'et'roni through the retleetor shell.

3. The invention as characterized in claim 1 wherein one of the hands is provided with a plurality of cahle reetdving eonnections whereby a eahlc may he attached thereto at a plurality of points. said cahle extending along the hand over one ot' the guides and engaging said hand to run with the hand over said guide.

In testimony whereof, I, Jam-Ls A. firm-arr, Sign this specification.

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