HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF REPLACING LEVELING ACTUATOR

• Main Authors: SHIBATA YUKI, OISHI KAZUTAMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.05.2013
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL; BLASTING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21Sand F21V, RELATING TO USESOR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SYSTEMS THEREOF; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLEEXTERIORS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a size and improve maintenability by arranging a detachable part in an actuator fitting part of a bracket to which a leveling actuator is fitted.SOLUTION: A head lamp for a vehicle includes a bracket 16 having an actuator fitting part 22 which is provided with first fixing parts 28, 28 and a second fixing part 29, and a part of which is formed into a detachable section 24. The bracket 16 is supported to a lamp housing 2 in a tiltable manner in a predetermined direction. The head lamp further includes: a leveling actuator 38 fitted to the actuator fitting part from one direction while being fixed to the first fixing parts; and a lamp unit 7 supported to the bracket inside an outer lamp casing in a tiltable manner in a predetermined direction, and is tilted relative to the bracket by a drive force of the leveling actuator. When the detachable section is detached and the leveling actuator is removed from the bracket in a direction other than the one direction, another leveling actuator 38A is fixed to the second fixing part, and is fitted to the actuator fitting part from the other direction.