Adjustment device for adjusting the position of at least one light module in the housing of a headlight

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10543774-B2
Application number	US-201816141288-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2018
Priority date	Sep 25, 2017
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

An adjustment device for adjusting a position of at least one light module in a housing of a headlight, with a rotary member for at least indirectly transmitting a rotary motion to the at least one light module, wherein the rotary member at least at one point is guided through an opening in the housing and wherein for sealing the housing against the rotary member, an elastic sealing member is provided against an annular surface bordering the opening, which bears against the housing. To reduce the friction between the sealing member and the annular surface, the sealing member comprises a non-elastic annular element which is provided for abutment against the annular surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adjustment device for adjusting a position of at least one light module in a housing of a headlight, the adjustment device comprising:
a rotary member for at least indirectly transferring a rotary motion to the at least one light module, wherein at least at one location, the rotary member is guided through an opening in the housing;
an elastic sealing member which bears against an annular surface bordering the opening in the housing, the sealing member sealing the housing against the rotary member; and
a non-elastic annular element that is provided to bear against the annular surface,
wherein the annular surface is formed by a single surface of the housing,
wherein the annular element has an outer diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the sealing member,
wherein the sealing member has a sealing portion which projects up to the annular surface to form a sealing lip, thus enclosing the annular element on the outside, and
wherein both the sealing portion of the sealing member and the annular element directly contact the annular surface.

2. The adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the annular element comprises a metallic material.

3. The adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the annular element has a disk shape.

4. The adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the annular element has an L-shaped annular cross section, wherein a first leg is in contact with the annular surface and wherein a second leg forms a sleeve around a shaft of the rotary member.

5. The adjustment device according to claim 4 , wherein the second leg directly contacts the shaft.

6. The adjustment device according to claim 3 , wherein the annular element forms a metal foil or a fiber sheet which is arranged at an end face of the sealing member and is in contact with the annular surface.

7. The adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is biased against the annular surface due to an intrinsic elasticity of the annular element.

8. An adjustment device for adjusting a position of at least one light module in a housing of a headlight, the adjustment device comprising:
a rotary member for at least indirectly transferring a rotary motion to the at least one light module, wherein at least at one location, the rotary member is guided through an opening in the housing; and
a metallic spring plate which bears against an annular surface bordering the opening of the housing, the metallic spring plate sealing the housing against the rotary member,
wherein the metallic spring plate includes a spring portion that forms a sealing member and an annular portion that directly bears against the annular surface of the housing, and
wherein the spring portion angularly extends from the annular portion in a direction away from the annular surface.

9. The adjustment device according to claim 8 , wherein an O-ring is inserted in the opening.

10. The adjustment device according to claim 9 , wherein the O-ring is held via the annular portion of the metallic spring plate.

Assignees

• Hella Gmbh & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Jakobsmeyer Helmut

Classifications

• B60Q1/06 Primary

  adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle (B60Q1/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Q1/0466

  with arrangement for sealing the headlamp with respect to the vehicle body, or for concealling gaps between the headlamp and the vehicle body · CPC title

• F21S45/50 Primary

  Waterproofing · CPC title

• F21S41/60

  characterised by a variable light distribution · CPC title

• B60Q1/0683 Primary

  Adjustable by rotation of a screw · CPC title