IP Library Granted Patent US 10,414,325
Granted Patent B2
US 10,414,325 · App. 16/142,194 · Granted Sep 17, 2019

Headlight for motor vehicles

Inventors: Pavel Kunzl (Novy Jicin, CZ); Zdenek Svetlik (Dobratice, CZ)
Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
B60Q1/0683B60Q1/076
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Patent No.
US 10,414,325
App. No.
16/142,194
Granted
Sep 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A headlight for motor vehicles including a supporting housing adapted for securing an optical unit. The optical unit is in the inner space of the supporting housing mounted on three displaceable mounting nodes, each of which includes one system point and the system points are grouped together constituting a system triangle, whereby at least some mounting nodes are coupled to adjusting members located in the outer space of the supporting housing. A primary mounting node is provided with means for turning the system triangle without changing the position of a primary system point, a secondary mounting node is provided with means for changing the position of a secondary system point in the horizontal plane and a tertiary mounting node is provided with means for changing the position of a tertiary system point in all directions of the coordinate system.

Claims (10)

1. A headlight for motor vehicles comprising a supporting housing adapted for securing an optical unit, wherein the optical unit is in the inner space of the supporting housing mounted on three displaceable mounting nodes, each of which comprises one system point and the system points are grouped together constituting a system triangle, whereby at least some mounting nodes are coupled to adjusting members located in the outer space of the supporting housing, wherein a primary mounting node is provided with means for turning the system triangle without changing the position of the primary system point, a secondary mounting node is provided with means for changing the position of the secondary system point in the horizontal plane and a tertiary mounting node is provided with means for changing the position of the tertiary system point in all directions of the coordinate system.

2. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the primary mounting node comprises a primary ball pivot rotatably mounted in a spherical housing.

3. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary mounting node comprises a secondary ball pivot, which is reversibly slidably mounted in a secondary guide rail in the direction of a line connecting the first and second system points and the same time is capable of turning relative to this connecting line, whereby the secondary guide rail is arranged on a secondary sliding member, which is reversibly slidably mounted in the direction X in the guide arranged on the supporting housing, the secondary sliding member being coupled to a secondary adjusting member.

4. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 3 , wherein the secondary sliding member is provided with a secondary nut with an inner thread, in which is screwed a secondary threaded rod which is mounted rotatably about its longitudinal axis in the supporting housing, not being capable of moving in the direction of its length, and passes through the supporting housing to the secondary adjusting member.

5. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary mounting node comprises a secondary ball pivot, which is mounted on the secondary sliding member, which is provided with a secondary nut in which is screwed the secondary threaded rod, which is mounted rotatably about its longitudinal axis in the supporting housing, not being capable of moving in the direction of its length, and is coupled to the secondary adjusting member on the outer side of the supporting housing, whereby the secondary ball pivot is mounted reversibly slidably and turnably in the guide rail, the guide rail being mounted on the supporting element of the optical unit.

6. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the tertiary mounting node comprises a tertiary ball pivot, which is mounted reversibly slidably in the horizontal plane and the same time is capable of turning in a tertiary guide rail of a tertiary sliding member, which is reversibly slidable in the vertical direction and is coupled to a tertiary adjusting member on the outer side of the supporting housing.

7. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 6 , wherein the tertiary sliding member is coupled to a tertiary nut, which is situated in the horizontal direction, whereby a tertiary threaded rod is screwed in it and coupled to the tertiary adjusting member.

8. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 6 , wherein a tertiary ball pivot is mounted on a linear motor for the dynamic adjustment of the inclination of the system triangle while the vehicle is in operation.

9. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the tertiary mounting node comprises the tertiary ball pivot, which is mounted on the motor, which is mounted on a bracket, which is fixed in the tertiary nut situated in the horizontal direction, whereby the tertiary threaded rod is screwed in it and is coupled to the tertiary adjusting member on the outer side of the supporting housing and the tertiary ball pivot is mounted in the horizontal plane reversibly slidably and turnably in the tertiary guide rail, which is mounted on the supporting element of the optical unit.

10. The headlight for motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the tertiary mounting node comprises the tertiary ball pivot, which is mounted on the linear motor, which is mounted on a transverse bracket arranged on the tertiary sliding member, which is reversibly slidably coupled to the supporting housing and is further coupled to the tertiary nut, in which is screwed the tertiary threaded rod coupled to the tertiary adjusting member, whereby the tertiary ball pivot is reversibly slidably and turnably mounted in the tertiary guide rail on the coupler, the coupler being mounted on the supporting element of the optical unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 30, 2023
From: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
To: PO LIGHTING CZECH S.R.O.
Reel/Frame 063801/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2018
From: KUNZL, PAVEL; SVETLIK, ZDENEK
To: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
Reel/Frame 047256/0299 →
Priority Claims (1)
CZ 2017-593 · Sep 29, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190100129A1 · Apr 4, 2019