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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Christian, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Thomas Franz, North Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 66 ; 362424 ; 362289 ; 362422 ; 362428 ;
Abstract
A vehicular headlight position adjusting assembly (100) is provided that has angularly oriented drive and driven gears (4) and (8) that upon rotation in opposite directions cause an elongate adjusting member (14) to traverse in opposite axial directions through a housing (7) where adjusting member (14) is prevented from rotating by cooperation between the side walls of at least one open-ended axial extending groove (26) adapted to receive at least one protrusion (34) that extends radially inwardly from the periphery of an opening (30) in housing (7) through which adjusting member (14) extends.