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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1994
Jan A Wisler, Anderson, IN (US);
John M Luallin, Anderson, IN (US);
Duane E Ormes, Monroe, LA (US);
Randall J Smith, Anderson, IN (US);
Terry L Coombs, Anderson, IN (US);
Ernst K Werner, Anderson, IN (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle headlamp assembly is provided which includes a reflector housing having an open front end, a first reflector surface and a second surface projecting forward from the first reflector surface; a bulb connected to the housing projecting forward from the reflector surface providing a source of illumination; a lens covering the open end of the reflector housing; and a bulb shield having a first portion generally adjacent the bulb, blocking a portion of the illumination given off by the bulb. The bulb shield has a foot connected by a leg to the first portion. The foot has a front end captured between the lens and the reflector housing and a rear end captured in the intersection between the first and second reflector surfaces.