公开(公告)号：US5775794A

公开(公告)日：1998-07-07

申请号：US659701

申请日：1996-06-19

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60Q1/06 ,  B60Q1/068 ,  F21S8/10 ,  F21V14/04 ,  F21V31/03

CPC分类号： F21S48/335 ,  B60Q1/0683

摘要： A venting structure is provided on a headlamp adjustor for venting the inside of a sealed stationary component which houses a movable headlamp component in a headlamp arrangement. The headlamp adjustor is mounted to the sealed stationary component and is used to effect pivotal motion of the headlamp component. The headlamp adjustor includes a housing member and an adjusting screw member which is operatively engaged with an axial bore through the housing member. A vent passageway is formed through the housing member or through the screw member. The venting structure is formed of a vent which is connected to headlamp adjustor and is in communication with the vent passageway through the housing member. The vent allows pressure and moisture laden air to pass outwardly from the inside of the sealed stationary component to the atmosphere while only allowing air and a limited amount of moisture to pass from the atmosphere to the inside of the sealed stationary component. The vent may take the form of a microporous filter material housed in tube-like body member; a rubber flapper valve; absorbent material, such as a porous cloth, swab or granulated material enclosed in a housing; a burper housed in a protective housing; a check valve; a bladder or balloon housed in a protective housing; or a condenser.

摘要翻译： 在前照灯调节器上设有通风结构，用于对密封的静止部件的内部进行排气，该固定部件容纳头灯装置中的可移动前照灯部件。 前照灯调节器安装到密封的静止部件上，并用于实现前照灯部件的枢转运动。 前照灯调节器包括壳体构件和调节螺钉构件，调节螺钉构件与通过壳体构件的轴向孔可操作地接合。 通过外壳构件或通过螺钉构件形成通气通道。 排气结构由与前照灯调节器连接并与通过壳体构件的通气通道连通的排气口形成。 通气孔允许压力和湿气负担的空气从密封的静止部件的内部向外通过到大气中，同时仅允许空气和有限量的水分从大气通过到密封的静止部件的内部。 通风口可以采取容纳在管状体部件中的微孔过滤材料的形式; 橡胶挡板阀; 吸收材料，例如包封在壳体中的多孔布，拭子或粒状材料; 一个安放在保护性房屋内的垃圾袋; 止回阀; 容纳在保护壳体中的膀胱或气囊; 或冷凝器。

公开(公告)号：US5752321A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-19

申请号：US646498

申请日：1996-05-08

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt ,  Gary Eugene Hendricks

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt ,  Gary Eugene Hendricks

IPC分类号： B60Q1/068 ,  G01C9/28

CPC分类号： B60Q1/0686

摘要： A headlamp position indicator device is used to visually indicate the "zero position" of a headlamp in a headlamp arrangement. The headlamp arrangement generally includes a movable reflector mounted in a stationary component. The device includes a metal spring clip having a bubble level assembly mounted thereon. The clip is attached to a pocket formed on the reflector at an attachment point. An adjusting screw is provided on the device, and when engaged against a surface of the reflector, causes flexure of the clip proximate to the attachment point to adjust the position of the device relative thereto. Specifically, flexure of the clip occurs between the attachment point and the point where the bubble level assembly is affixed to the clip. To adjust the position of the device relative to the reflector after the headlamp has been adjusted to the desired zero position, the adjusting screw is rotated to cause the bubble level assembly and base portion of the spring clip to move along the length of the adjusting screw until an air bubble in the bubble level assembly is centered. Once centered, the zero position of the headlamp is indicated. If the headlamp becomes misaligned, it is easily returned to its zero position by adjustments using the adjustor mechanism. When the air bubble becomes re-centered, the headlamp has been reset to its zero position.

摘要翻译： 前照灯位置指示装置用于在头灯装置中可视地指示前照灯的“零位置”。 前照灯装置通常包括安装在静止部件中的可移动反射器。 该装置包括金属弹簧夹，其上安装有气泡高度组件。 夹子在附接点处附接到形成在反射器上的凹穴。 调节螺钉设置在装置上，并且当与反射器的表面相接触时，导致夹子在附近点附近的挠曲，以调节装置相对于其的位置。 具体地，夹子的挠曲发生在附接点和气泡高度组件固定到夹子的点之间。 为了在前照灯被调整到所需的零位置之后调节装置相对于反射器的位置，旋转调节螺钉使得气泡高度组件和弹簧夹的基部沿调节螺钉的长度移动 直到气泡层组件中的气泡居中。 一旦居中，指示前照灯的零位置。 如果头灯变得不对准，则通过使用调节器机构的调节容易地返回到其零位置。 当气泡重新居中时，前照灯已被重新设置到其零位置。

公开(公告)号：US5317486A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-31

申请号：US37901

申请日：1993-03-26

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/04 ,  B60Q1/06 ,  B60Q1/068 ,  F21S8/10 ,  F21V7/16 ,  F21V14/04 ,  G01M11/06 ,  F21M3/20

CPC分类号： B60Q1/007 ,  B60Q1/0686 ,  G01M11/062

摘要： The present invention envisions a headlamp calibration assembly for use with an adjustable headlamp assembly. The headlamp assembly includes a housing, a reflector adjustably retained in the housing and horizontal and vertical aiming devices. The housing has a viewing port formed therethrough for viewing inside of the housing for observing the movable headlamp component, for example the reflector. The calibration assembly includes an adjustably mounted lens positioned over the viewing port, horizontal position indicia on the reflector positioned for viewing through the lens and viewing port including a zero adjustment indicator represented by a selected one of the horizontal position indicia, and sight means on the lens in the form of indicia or the like for sighting and alignment with the horizontal position indicia to attain zero adjustment as discussed above. The sighting device on the lens includes two pairs of spaced apart parallel lines on either side of the lens to eliminate parallax when viewing the horizontal position indicia. Additionally, the sighting device can be formed on a magnifying prism formed in the lens so that smaller indicia may be used to thereby increase the precision of the horizontal adjustment. The horizontal position indicia may be positionable on or proximate to a vertical position indicating device such as a spirit level. The vertical position indicating device may be positioned for viewing through the lens and viewing port.

摘要翻译： 本发明设想用于与可调头灯组件一起使用的前照灯校准组件。 前照灯组件包括壳体，可调节地保持在壳体中的反射器以及水平和垂直瞄准装置。 壳体具有穿过其形成的观察口，用于观察壳体内部，用于观察可移动前照灯部件，例如反射器。 校准组件包括位于观察端口上方的可调节地安装的透镜，位于反射器上的水平位置标记被定位成通过透镜观察并且包括由所选水平位置标记中的所选一个表示的零调节指示器和观察端口， 以标记等形式的透镜，用于与水平位置标记的瞄准和对准，以实现如上所述的零调整。 透镜上的瞄准装置在透镜的任一侧上包括两对间隔开的平行线，以便在观察水平位置标记时消除视差。 此外，瞄准装置可以形成在形成在透镜中的放大棱镜上，使得可以使用较小的标记，从而提高水平调节的精度。 水平位置标记可以位于垂直位置指示装置上或附近，例如水平位置。 垂直位置指示装置可以定位成通过透镜和观察端口观看。

公开(公告)号：US5746000A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-05

申请号：US689798

申请日：1996-08-14

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60Q1/068 ,  G01B5/25

CPC分类号： B60Q1/0686 ,  Y10S33/01

摘要： A headlamp position indicator device is used to denote the proper aiming position of a headlamp in an adjustable headlamp assembly. The headlamp assembly includes a housing, a movable component adjustably retained in the housing, and adjustor mechanisms for aiming the movable component. The headlamp position indicator device of the present invention includes a magnet mounted on the movable component and an assembly mounted on the housing. The assembly includes a holder having a cover member mounted thereon and a position indicator mounted therebetween. The cover member has a plurality of indicia thereon. The position indicator may be a ferrous ball bearing or a pointer member. The position indicator is magnetically attracted to the magnet and moveable relative to the housing according to the position of the magnet. Once the headlamp is zeroed, a zero indicia on the cover member is moved so as to be proximate to the position indicator. Thereafter, if the headlamp becomes misaligned, the headlamp adjustor mechanisms are used to move the headlamp back to its zero position which will be indicated when the position indicator re-aligns with the zero indicia.

摘要翻译： 头灯位置指示装置用于表示头灯在可调头灯组件中的适当瞄准位置。 前照灯组件包括壳体，可调节地保持在壳体中的可移动部件和用于瞄准可移动部件的调节器机构。 本发明的头灯位置指示装置包括安装在可移动部件上的磁体和安装在壳体上的组件。 组件包括其上安装有盖构件的保持器和安装在其间的位置指示器。 盖构件上具有多个标记。 位置指示器可以是含铁球轴承或指针构件。 位置指示器被磁吸引到磁体上，并且可以根据磁体的位置相对于壳体移动。 一旦前照灯被清零，盖构件上的零标记被移动以便靠近位置指示器。 此后，如果前照灯变得不对准，则头灯调节器机构用于将前照灯移回到其零位置，当位置指示器与零标记重新对准时将被指示。

公开(公告)号：US5381317A

公开(公告)日：1995-01-10

申请号：US229480

申请日：1994-04-19

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt ,  Douglas E. Pherigo

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt ,  Douglas E. Pherigo

IPC分类号： G01M11/06 ,  B60Q1/068 ,  B60Q1/06

CPC分类号： B60Q1/0686

摘要： A simplified adjusting mechanism for adjusting the aiming of a headlamp assembly in automobiles and the like includes a gear encircling a bushing and an adjustor screw that is journaled through the bushing. The adjustor mechanism is snapped into a stationary component of the headlamp assembly and the aiming of the headlamp is manually adjusted by using a drive tool. The adjustor mechanism has a series of indication lines that allow the user to adjust the aiming of the headlamp assembly back to its desired position if the headlamp assembly becomes misaligned.

摘要翻译： 用于调节汽车等中的前照灯组件的瞄准的简化调节机构包括环绕衬套的齿轮和通过衬套轴颈的调节器螺钉。 调节器机构卡入头灯组件的固定部件，并通过使用驱动工具手动调节前照灯的瞄准。 调节器机构具有一系列指示线，如果前照灯组件变得不对准，则允许用户将前照灯组件的瞄准调整回到其期望的位置。

公开(公告)号：US5309780A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-10

申请号：US962490

申请日：1992-10-15

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60Q1/068 ,  F16B2/00 ,  F16B33/00 ,  F16H25/24 ,  B60Q1/06

CPC分类号： F16B33/00 ,  B60Q1/0683 ,  F16B2/005 ,  F16H25/2454 ,  Y10T74/18704 ,  Y10T74/18784 ,  Y10T74/19902

摘要： A headlamp adjusting mechanism having a housing member with a passage formed therethrough and an independent nut body is retained in the housing member. The independent nut body has a threaded aperture which is substantially coincident with the passage in the housing. An elongated threaded shaft extends through the passage in the housing and cooperatively engages the threaded aperture in the independent nut body. An assembly for driving the elongated shaft such as a mitered gear arrangement is operatively associated with the housing. The driving assembly transfers motion applied to the assembly to rotate the elongated shaft cooperatively engaged with the threaded aperture in the independent nut body to produce axial displacement of the elongated shaft through the passage. A friction or prevailing torque increasing device is provided on the housing for canting or forcibly angling the independent nut body to increase the frictional forces between the threaded bore in the independent nut body and the threaded surface of the shaft. The increased friction between the independent nut body and the shaft not only increases the prevailing torque, but eliminates all axial play and prevents angular deflection of the shaft. The friction increasing device is sized and dimensioned to control the degree of prevailing torque between the independent nut body and the shaft.

摘要翻译： 一种前照灯调节机构，其具有通过其形成的通道的壳体构件和独立的螺母体保持在壳体构件中。 独立的螺母体具有与壳体中的通道基本重合的螺纹孔。 细长的螺纹轴延伸穿过壳体中的通道并协作地接合独立螺母体中的螺纹孔。 用于驱动诸如斜齿轮装置的细长轴的组件可操作地与壳体相关联。 驱动组件传递施加到组件上的运动，以使细长轴与独立螺母体中的螺纹孔协作地接合以产生细长轴通过通道的轴向位移。 在壳体上设置有摩擦力或主要的扭力增加装置，用于使独立螺母体倾斜或强制旋转，以增加独立螺母体中的螺纹孔与轴的螺纹表面之间的摩擦力。 独立螺母体与轴之间的摩擦增加不仅增加了主要扭矩，而且消除了所有的轴向游隙并防止轴的角度偏转。 摩擦增加装置的尺寸和尺寸被设计成控制独立螺母体和轴之间的主要扭矩的程度。

公开(公告)号：US06776515B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US10261753

申请日：2002-10-01

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60Q100

CPC分类号： F21S41/435 ,  F21S41/55 ,  Y10T29/49982

摘要： A bulb shield for use in an automotive headlamp assembly, and a method for making same. The bulb shield includes a cup portion and a portion which extends from the cup portion and is configured for mounting to a reflector of the automotive headlamp assembly or to another, proximate structure. When the bulb shield is mounted, the cup portion is generally horizontally aligned with a headlamp bulb in the automotive headlamp assembly, thereby eliminating a “hot spot” which would otherwise be viewable when looking into the headlamp beam. The bulb shield includes a part made of a glass and polymer blend, and at least a portion of the part includes a vacuum aluminized coating. Such a bulb shield is relatively inexpensive and easy to make, yet can withstand the high temperatures which are typically experienced in an automotive headlamp assembly. Additionally, the bulb shield may include a complex cup shape.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车前照灯组件的灯泡罩及其制造方法。 灯泡罩包括杯部分和从杯部延伸的部分，并且构造成用于安装到汽车前照灯组件的反射器或另一个接近的结构。 当安装灯泡罩时，杯部通常与汽车前照灯组件中的前照灯灯泡水平对准，从而消除了在观察前照灯光束时可能看到的“热点”。 灯泡罩包括由玻璃和聚合物共混物制成的部分，并且该部分的至少一部分包括真空镀铝的涂层。 这种灯泡屏蔽件相对便宜并且易于制造，但是能够承受汽车前照灯组件中通常经历的高温。 此外，灯泡罩可以包括复合杯形状。

公开(公告)号：US5642935A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-01

申请号：US509130

申请日：1995-07-31

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60Q1/068 ,  F21V31/03 ,  F21V29/00

CPC分类号： F21S48/335 ,  B60Q1/0683

摘要： A venting structure is provided on a headlamp adjustor for venting the inside of a sealed stationary component which houses a movable headlamp component, such as a reflector member, in a headlamp arrangement. The headlamp adjustor is mounted to the sealed stationary component and is used to effect pivotal motion of the headlamp component. The headlamp adjustor includes a housing member and an adjusting screw member which is operatively engaged with an axial bore through the housing member. A vent passageway is formed through the housing member or through the screw member. The venting structure is formed of a one-way vent which is connected to headlamp adjustor and is in communication with the vent passageway through the housing member. The vent allows pressure and moisture laden air to pass outwardly from the inside of the sealed stationary component to the atmosphere while only allowing air and a limited amount of moisture to pass from the atmosphere to the inside of the sealed stationary component. The one-way vent may take the form of a microporous filter material housed in a tube-like body member or a rubber flapper valve.

摘要翻译： 在前照灯调节器上设有通气结构，用于将密封的固定部件的内部排出，该固定部件容纳诸如反射器部件的可移动前照灯部件在前照灯装置中。 前照灯调节器安装到密封的静止部件上，并用于实现前照灯部件的枢转运动。 前照灯调节器包括壳体构件和调节螺钉构件，调节螺钉构件与通过壳体构件的轴向孔可操作地接合。 通过外壳构件或通过螺钉构件形成通气通道。 排气结构由连接到前照灯调节器的单向排气口形成，并且通过壳体构件与排气通道连通。 通气孔允许压力和湿气负担的空气从密封的静止部件的内部向外通过到大气中，同时仅允许空气和有限量的水分从大气通过到密封的静止部件的内部。 单向排气口可以是容纳在管状主体部件或橡胶挡板阀中的微孔过滤材料的形式。

公开(公告)号：US07303321B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-04

申请号：US10932996

申请日：2004-09-02

申请人： Bradley C. Miller ,  Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Bradley C. Miller ,  Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： F21S8/10

CPC分类号： B60Q1/0683

摘要： A clip which is configured to keep a headlamp adjuster together during installation (and preferably also shipping), thereby allowing for one hand, easier installation. The clip can be left on the assembly after installation, or it can be removed, whichever is preferred. The clip is configured such that leaving it in place will not interfere with standard operation of the headlamp adjuster. A method of installing a headlamp adjuster with one hand is also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种夹子，其构造成在安装期间将前照灯调节器保持在一起（并且优选地也是运输），从而允许一只手，更容易的安装。 夹子可以在安装后留在组件上，也可以将其拆下，以较先者为准。 夹子被配置为使其保持在适当位置将不会干扰前照灯调节器的标准操作。 还提供了用一只手安装前照灯调节器的方法。

公开(公告)号：US06349504B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-26

申请号：US09618518

申请日：2000-07-18

申请人： Karl R. Schmitt

发明人： Karl R. Schmitt

IPC分类号： B60J110

CPC分类号： E05F11/385 ,  E05Y2600/526 ,  E05Y2600/626 ,  E05Y2900/55

摘要： A window lift bracket for attachment to a mounting edge of a movable window and which is connectable to a window lifting mechanism. The window lift bracket includes a base which is attachable to the window lifting mechanism and spaced apart portions extending from the base being positionable on either side of the movable window. The spaced apart portions define a channel therebetween. The window lift bracket includes at least one member, such as a flexible beam member, which is disposed generally in the channel for engaging the window when the window is disposed therein. Preferably, the engagement between the member and the window provides a reduced stress area at the bottom of the channel. Opposing surfaces of the spaced apart portions may provide convoluted surfaces, such as protrusions and depressions, which effectively increase the surface area to which the adhesive adheres, thereby improving the adhesion of the adhesive to the window bracket and the window.

摘要翻译： 一种用于连接到可移动窗口的安装边缘并且可连接到窗户提升机构的窗户提升支架。 窗起升支架包括可附接到窗升降机构的基座和从基座延伸的间隔开的部分，其可定位在可移动窗口的任一侧上。 间隔开的部分在它们之间限定通道。 窗户升降托架包括至少一个构件，例如柔性梁构件，当窗户设置在其中时，该构件通常设置在通道中用于与窗口接合。 优选地，构件和窗口之间的接合在通道的底部提供减小的应力区域。 间隔开的部分的相对表面可以提供褶皱表面，例如突起和凹陷，其有效地增加粘合剂粘附到的表面积，从而改善粘合剂与窗口托架和窗口的粘合性。