Patents in subclass Illumination/Adjustable Source (E.G., Bulb Filament)

Parent class: Illumination

Number Patent title Issue Date
07404657 Vehicle headlamp

A light source is movable between a reference position located on an optical axis on the rear side of a rear side focal point of a projection lens and a forward shift position located on the forward side of the reference position. At a...
07/29/2008
07393126 Vehicle headlamp

A headlamp for vehicle use is provided with: a light source bulb having a light source from which light is emergent; a reflector for reflecting light emergent from the light source; a sub-reflector for reflecting light, which has been...
07/01/2008
07364331 Vehicle lamp

A vehicle lamp is provided with a single lamp unit for irradiating light of a light source in a desired direction as irradiating light, and an irradiating light control apparatus constituted by integrally assembling a horizontal driving...
04/29/2008
07325955 Apparatus and method for mounting and adjusting LED headlamps

An LED headlamp assembly for a vehicle. The headlamp assembly includes a plurality of LED units mounted to a common carrier, where the LED units include one or more LEDs and generate white light. The headlamp assembly further includes a...
02/05/2008
07287887 Vehicle headlamp

A movable shade is moved by a shade driving device between a first shade position which is positioned on an optical axis at a rear focal point of a projection lens and a second shade position which is located further downward than the...
10/30/2007
07160001 Focus assembly for a track light

A focus assembly for a luminaire includes a socket, having wires extending therefrom, for receiving a lamp; a mounting cup for securing the socket to the luminaire; a socket focusing mechanism for axially translating the mounting cup...
01/09/2007
07066632 Adjuster for headlamp assembly

A lightweight and compact headlamp adjuster is constructed primarily from plastic materials. The adjuster may include a VHAD that is non-recalibratable after the headlamp aim is factory set. The adjuster includes an input shaft that...
06/27/2006
07033051 Infrared ray irradiation apparatus for night vision system

An infrared ray irradiation apparatus for a night vision system which is operated easily and selectively in a visible and infrared ray irradiation mode and an infrared ray irradiation mode, and irradiates infrared rays emitted from a lamp...
04/25/2006
07027238 Method and apparatus for color-neutral brightness regulating of a light source

A method and an apparatus for regulating the brightness of a light source (2), configured as an incandescent lamp, in the illumination beam path (8) of a microscope (1), the brightness of the light source (2) being modifiable by...
04/11/2006
06866407 Vehicle headlight

Vehicle headlight including a light emitting unit for emitting a light, an operating member joined with the light emitting unit, the operating member fitted with a magnet, a coil in the vicinity of the operating member for generating a...
03/15/2005
06824302 Lamp device for vehicle

Due to an effect of a solenoid of a moving mechanism, when a valve and a shutter are positioned at a first position, a light source is positioned at a first light source position and a shutter is in a state of closing a window. A lighting...
11/30/2004
06709130 Incandescent lamp for motor vehicle headlamps

The invention relates to a double-filament halogen incandescent lamp for a motor vehicle headlamp. In order to reduce the light shading effects caused by the filament holder, at least one of the power supply wires (8) is provided with a...
03/23/2004
06637914 Vehicle headlamp

When the vehicle body rolls to the oncoming lane, a light source bulb is turned to a direction opposite to a rolling direction to keep the posture of the light source bulb in an erect state. Accordingly, a horizontal cut-off line CL1 of a...
10/28/2003
06612727 Lighting apparatus in a motor vehicle

A motor vehicle has left and right hand headlights, each with a reflector having a complex surface with a lamp fitted within the reflector. Each lamp has a dipped or passing beam filament and a main beam filament. The position of the main...
09/02/2003
06585401 Light source bulb of lighting device for vehicle

A sliding contact is formed by a first terminal 40 fixed to a side of a lamp base flange 2 and a second terminal 41 fixed to a side of a slider 7. Accordingly, it is possible to supply an electric current to a glass tube 9 without bending...
07/01/2003
06558030 Elliptical headlight with beam modification by movement of optical elements

A motor vehicle headlight has a reflector with two focal regions, a light source in one of these focal regions producing a pool of reflected light in the other focal region, and a lens which converts the pool of light into a beam...
05/06/2003
06416209 Exterior courtesy lighting/fender mounted

A vehicle puddle light assembly is provided in an opening formed in a body panel of a vehicle. A socket including a housing and at least one contact coupled to the housing is disposed within the opening and coupled to the body panel...
07/09/2002
06325528 Motor vehicle headlight assembly

A motor vehicle headlight assembly switchable between low-beam and high-beam modes of operation includes a housing, a reflector component mounted in the housing for displacement relative thereto between a plurality of beam aiming...
12/04/2001
06247835 Vehicle headlight

A vehicle headlight includes a driving unit capable of repeatedly switching the headlight's light distribution pattern between a by-passing mode and a traveling mode by moving an element committed to the formation of the light...
06/19/2001
06186651 Bifunctional high intensity discharge projector headlamp

A projector headlamp utilizing only a single HID bulb for projecting light in a forward direction generally along a horizontal axis selectably between low beam and high beam conditions while shifting the hot spot as required between these...
02/13/2001
6152584 Vehicle headlight

The improved vehicle headlight has both leveling device and beam switching device which drives bulb displacing mechanism to displace light source bulb relative to reflector along its optical axis. In addition to driving the bulb...
11/28/2000
6043614 Alternating current hid lamp with magnetic deflection

A magnetic field controller has been developed, which allows magnetic deflection of the arc of an alternating current high intensity discharge (HID) lamp. The controller consists of a driving circuit and an electromagnet. The system...
03/28/2000
5997162 Horizontal HID vehicle headlamp with magnetic deflection

The efficiency of a horizontally operated arc discharge lamp has been found to be substantially improved by the application of a transverse magnetic field. The magnetic field moves the arc downward, away from the upper wall of the lamp...
12/07/1999
5971574 Automobile headlight

An automobile headlight including a single movable light source which does not change the angle of its optical axis relative to the optical axis of the reflector. The light source is coupled to an apparatus capable of changing the...
10/26/1999
5911502 Vehicle headlight having low and high beams

The present invention provides a a headlight operable as a running light of a vehicle and, in particular, as a headlight of the vehicle for selectively projecting a low and a high beam. The headlight includes a reflector having a light...
06/15/1999