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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Michael T. Gattone, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Stanley Piotrowski, Addison, IL (US);
Kui-chiu Kwok, Gurnee, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael T. Gattone, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Stanley Piotrowski, Addison, IL (US);
Kui-Chiu Kwok, Gurnee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Asyst Technologies, LLC, Kenosha, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A headlamp adjuster includes an output shaft driven by a co-rotatable gear. Threads on the shaft engage splines in a thin wall boss, the splines having limited circumferential engagement with the screw. The thin wall boss deflects outwardly in response to forces that build in the engagement of the shaft and splines, to release driving engagement between the splines and the shaft.