Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Michael E O'Shaughnessey

William E Nagengast

Paul D Van Duyn

Carey D Marks

Paul D VanDuyn

Steven V Horsman

Alfred M Allen

Richard E Turley, Jr

Keith Chesser

A vehicle headlamp adjuster for aiming a headlamp unit is provided including a housing for connection with a generally fixed portion of the vehicle, the housing having first and second ends; a drive screw mounted by and projecting through the housing, the drive screw having a first end for connection with the headlamp unit and a second end extending from the second end of the housing; a drive train mounted by the housing to translate the drive screw to adjust the headlamp unit; a transparent end cap connected to the second end of the housing and encircling the second end of the drive screw; and a slider having a first end slidably mounted on the housing and a second end slidably mounted on the end cap. The slider is translationally frictionally held in position and is adjacent to the second end having indication markings to determine the position of the drive screw.

Vehicle headlamp aiming device

A vehicle headlamp assembly is provided including a bulb providing a source of illumination: a reflector housing for mounting the bulb and providing a reflector surface with a forward ledge extending therefrom; a bulb shield for restricting illumination from the bulb and including a generally tubular portion for surrounding the bulb and a leg extending therefrom, the bulb shield also having a foot to support the leg on the housing ledge; and wherein the foot has a snap fit connection with the housing ledge.

Vehicle headlamp with snap fit bulb shield

A headlamp assembly which includes a separate support member located between a headlamp and a mounting bracket secured to the vehicle and which has the lower portion thereof formed so that the lower portion of the headlamp can be connected thereto through a tongue and groove arrangement while the upper portion of the headlamp is connectable to the upper portion of the support member through a pair of removable fastener members.

Support member for a headlamp assembly

A headlamp assembly having a mounting bracket which is generally L-shaped in configuration and provides a three-point suspension for a lamp body and in which two of the points are longitudinally adjustable and are located on opposed legs of the bracket and the third point is fixed in position and is located at the intersection of the two legs of the bracket.

Mounting bracket for headlamp assembly

A headlamp assembly including a headlamp body located within a support frame and adapted to be mounted on the front end of a motor vehicle for selective adjustment about a substantially horizontal aim axis and a substantially vertical aim axis for obtaining the desired aim of the light beam emitted from the lamp body.

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Fort Wayne, IN, United States of America

Michael E O'Shaughnessey