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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Steven Dennis Mccarthy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Scott William Nicol, Ontario, CA;
Chris Greco, Livonia, MI (US);
John Kallio, Redford, MI (US);
Steven Dennis McCarthy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Scott William Nicol, Ontario, CA;
Chris Greco, Livonia, MI (US);
John Kallio, Redford, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle headlamp unit that is configured for use with either a halogen lamp or a high intensity discharge lamp. The headlamp unit includes a housing within which a reflector is located for reflecting light from the headlamp unit. A lamp is supported within the reflector and a lamp socket is electrically connected to the lamp. The lamp socket including a wire harness receptacle having a first configuration that is configured to matingly engage the wire harness connector. A secondary receptacle is also connected to the housing. The secondary receptacle has a second configuration that at least partially duplicates the first configuration and is configured to matingly engage the wire harness connector. Accordingly, both the wire harness receptacle and the secondary receptacle are configured to alternately receive and matingly engage the wire harness connector.