Hella Kg Hueck and Co.

Hella Kgaa Hueck and Company

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Gerhard Rotgeri

Wolfgang Daub

Detlef Niggemann

Martin Dobrescu

Stefan Moeller

Gerhard Stumpe

Stefan Volpert

Markus Gösling

Torsten Tamcke

Kai Hendrik Sabla

The invention concerns a headlamp for vehicles with a reflector comprising a reflector opening for receiving a gas discharge lamp, with an ignition device for operating the gas discharge lamp, with holding means for releasably connecting the ignition device to a reflector, with electromagnetically compatible contact means arranged between the ignition device and the reflector, wherein the holding means includes a holding element which together with the ignition device and the gas discharge lamp forms a common unit, and the electromagnetically compatible contact means is integrated in the holding element, in such a way that, in a locking position of the holding element with the reflector, there is an electrically conductive connection between the ignition device and the reflector.

Headlamp for vehicles

A device for receiving a gas discharge lamp of an automotive headlight has a housing ( ) in which an igniting apparatus is arranged. This housing ( ) also has an insertion opening ( ) with recesses ( ) at an edge in an outer wall ( ) of the housing for receiving a lamp base with radially projecting bayonet lugs ( ) on the base, said lugs axially securing the lamp base ( ) in the insertion opening ( ) when the lamp base is turned into a locked rotational position. A box ( ) is also provided on the housing ( ) for a feeder plug ( ) which provides an electric power supply. With such a device having an integrated igniting apparatus, mechanical locking is provided for the box arranged on the housing to prevent insertion of the feeder plug as long as a bayonet connection of a base of gas discharge lamp is not in the locked rotational position. That is, a latch ( ) in the housing ( ) is arranged such that at least one of the bayonet lugs ( ) of the lamp base ( ) inserted into the insertion opening ( ) can be linked with this latch, and when the lamp base ( ) is turned into the unlocked rotational position, the latch is carried with it into a blocking position in which it projects into the plug area ( ) of the box ( ) on the housing ( ).

Device for receiving a gas discharge lamp of a vehicle headlight

The cover plate and the housing of a vehicle headlight are connected by at least one catch device and a projecting part that engages behind the catch device, which moves in a spring direction, in a self-locking manner. The catch device has a first slip-interface surface which, when viewed in its spring direction, extends at an acute angle to a direction of assembly at every point along the first slip-interface surface. The projecting part has a second slip-interface surface which, when viewed in the direction of assembly of the cover plate, extends at an acute angle to the spring direction of the catch device at every point along the second slip-interface surface.

Vehicle headlight

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Geseke, Germany

Gerhard Rotgeri