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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
May. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Saijo, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362226 ; 362 80 ; 362368 ;
Abstract
In the headlamp for use in a vehicle, a bulb is inserted into a bulb insertion hole formed in a reflector disposed within a lamp body from behind the reflector, the bulb is fixed to and held in the bulb insertion hole by a set spring provided in the peripheral edge portion of the bulb insertion hole, and an opening for bulb replacement is formed in the lamp body. According to the headlamp, the opening for bulb replacement is formed in the upper wall of the lamp body, thereby allowing the bulb to be replaced from above the headlamp.