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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Timothy Dunn, Falconer, NY (US);
Timothy Dipenti, Russell, PA (US);
Jeffrey L. Church, Gerry, NY (US);
Michael Marley, Erie, PA (US);
Nedim Hamzic, Falconer, NY (US);
Barry C. Johnson, Lakewood, NY (US);
Timothy Dunn, Falconer, NY (US);
Timothy DiPenti, Russell, PA (US);
Jeffrey L. Church, Gerry, NY (US);
Michael Marley, Erie, PA (US);
Nedim Hamzic, Falconer, NY (US);
Barry C. Johnson, Lakewood, NY (US);
Truck-Lite Co., LLC, Falconer, NY (US);
Abstract
A modular headlamp assembly includes a low beam headlamp module, a high beam headlamp module, and front turn/parking lamp module. The low beam headlamp module and the high beam headlamp module are supported by a reflector carrier. Each of the high and low beam headlamp modules includes a heat sink and mounting assembly with a heat sink portion bisecting a reflector member. The headlamp includes a lens with a wire heating element embedded therein and a wire heating element circuit board affixed to the lens. A thermistor is affixed to the lens for sensing when the lens reaches a predetermined condition and a micro-controller is provided for activating or deactivating the wire heating element based on the predetermined condition sensed by the thermistor.