Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5717737
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The headlamp tilting system comprises a headlamp tilting mechanism and a headlamp securing mechanism. The headlamp tilting system includes a tensioned cable which leads to a sensor at the rear of the motor vehicle and is connected with a tube having a slidable output rod therein connected with a cross rod upon which headlamps of the motor vehicle are mounted. The tube is movable relative to a body of the vehicle and the output rod is connected with the tube via a pair of springs. The headlamp securing mechanism comprises a lever carrying a catch in the form of a V-shaped notch which is engageable over a pin carried by a lever secured to the cross rod. A spring biasses the lever into a position in which the catch engages the pin but an abutment on the lever engaging a pin in an elongate slot in the rod normally prevents such movement. In the event of a breakage of the cable, the springs within the tube cause a plate on the tube to engage an extension on lever to effect disengagement of the abutment from the pin. This action causes spring to urge the lever so that the catch engages the pin on the lever secured to the cross rod. In this manner, movement of the headlamps is limited.
Application Number:
JP2764975A
Publication Date:
April 13, 1982
Filing Date:
March 08, 1975
Export Citation:
International Classes:
B60Q1/105; B60Q1/11; B62J6/02