Osram Sylvania Inc.

Michael Frappier

Craig Landcastle

Richard Holland

Jonathan B Arold

William H Gosselin

Min Huang

Jason Lessard

Joseph P Stark

An accent lamp () having a solid state light source (), such as LEDs, is attachable to a rear surface of an automotive headlamp () opposite the light-generating capsule (). Accent lamp () has first retaining member (), such as a clamp, formed above printed circuit board () on which LED () is mounted. Headlamp base () defines light passageway (), formed as a light guide (), extending from outermost peripheral surface () to an upper surface () on which lamp capsule () is retained. Accent lamp () is readily detachably mounted to headlamp (), preferably by resilient first and second retaining members (), and, when mounted, can be biased to promote optical coupling of light source () to light guide ().

Vehicle headlamp and light-injecting accent lamp combination and method

Vehicle headlamp with light passage

Bottom surface of a vehicle headlamp socket portion

A heater is provided that has a temperature sensing control system which can be used for both temperature control and over-temperature protection against element burnout. The temperature control system is comprised of an inlet temperature sensing assembly positioned at the inlet to the heater element and an exit thermocouple positioned in the exit end of the heater element. The exit thermocouple may be used for control the heater temperature and provide over-temperature protection. The inlet temperature sensing assembly is used to detect low or no air flow conditions which could lead to heater element failure.

Heater with burnout protection

A socket () for a double-ended lamp () comprises a pair of opposed connectors () including single-piece ceramic housings () each having a top surface () and a bottom surface () and including a contact receiving area () formed in the top surface (). An electrical contact () is positioned in the contact receiving area () and secured by any suitable means. The electrical contact () has a rectangular base () with two sides () and two ends (). Opposed, upright walls () extend from the sides () of the base (), and an upright clip () extends from one end of the base, for example, end (). The upright walls () and the upright clip () have portions projecting beyond the top surface () of the ceramic housing () to receive an end () of the lamp () therein. The electrical contact () is further mounted within a supplemental spring () having opposed legs () which are adjacent to the upright walls () of the contact. The legs () engage the upright walls (), particularly when a lamp is inserted, providing increased tension thereto. The opposed connectors () are separated by a given distance and attached to a connecting bar ().

High temperature lamp connector and socket for double-ended lamp

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Concord, NH, United States of America

Michael Frappier