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“An Adjustable Headlamp Assembly For A Vehicle”

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an adjustable headlamp assembly (100) for a vehicle, such that assembly (100) is adapted to receive in cavity (101) defined by a rim (10). The assembly (100) comprises a reflector (2) comprising an inner reflecting surface (21), an outer surface (22), a flange (3) having a proximal end (31) fixed to the outer surface (22) of the reflector (2). A screw-nut arrangement (40) configured to adjust the headlamp assembly (100), comprising an aiming screw (4) defined with a head (41) and a shaft (42) configured to receive a spring member (5) and a nut (6). The nut (6) is defined with a central hole (60) and circumferential slot (62), such that the circumferential slot (62) is adapted to receive the distal end (32) of the flange (3). The adjustable headlamp assembly provides provision to adjust the headlamp and/or reflector without opening the entire housing.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
26 August 2019
Publication Number
35/2021
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
ipo@knspartners.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2023-08-31
Renewal Date

Applicants

MINDA RINDER PVT LTD.
Plot no 12-13, Sector -16, HSIIDC IN Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh, Haryana- 124507, India

Inventors

1. GULSHAN GANDHI
c/o MINDA RINDER PVT LTD., Plot no 12-13, Sector -16, HSIIDC IN Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh, Haryana- 124507, India
2. MAYANK BHARDWAJ
c/o MINDA RINDER PVT LTD., Plot no 12-13, Sector -16, HSIIDC IN Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh, Haryana- 124507, India
3. HARSH SAINI
c/o MINDA RINDER PVT LTD., Plot no 12-13, Sector -16, HSIIDC IN Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh, Haryana- 124507, India

Specification

TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of automobiles. Particularly, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to the construction and mechanism of a headlamp for two-wheeled vehicles. Further, embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a beam adjustment mechanism for a headlamp of a vehicle.
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
Generally, vehicles such as, but not limited to, two-wheelers such as bikes, scooters and the like are provided with a headlamp for directing light on the road for visibility in dark. Headlamp forms an important and integral part of the vehicle. While driving in dark, headlamps enable the driver to find and navigate the way and detect any oncoming vehicle or any sort of obstacle. A headlamp generally comprises of a housing and a lens which together create an enclosed compartment or a chamber. This chamber contains a light source, such as an incandescent lamp, a light emitting diode (LED), a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp, or a projection lamp, electrically connected to a power source. The chamber may also include a reflector surrounding the light source. In some cases, the housing itself may be made reflective.
Such headlamps deliver light into two patterns namely low beam light and high beam light. Such patterns have a pre-defined range of light and a user can switch to either low beam or high beam for proper visibility. The mechanism to switch between low and high beam light varies and is based on the vehicle manufacturer. Due to movement of vehicle such as bikes on a rough terrain facilitates loosening of the fastening means located in the head lamps. The loosening of such fastening means results in irregular deviation or scattering of the light beam coming out from the headlamp of the vehicle. Therefore, after a certain period of time the reflect light beam gets scattered and fails to illuminate the front portion of the vehicle.
Besides this, such headlamps are provided with a screw and nut arrangement to adjust the headlamp position by which the position of light thrown can be adjusted. However, one problem associated with such headlamps is that the screw and nut arrangement are installed at an obscure location. The screw and nut arrangement is not readily visible to

the driver to adjust the headlamp effectively, rather the arrangement is located in a remote location of the headlamp assembly.
For adjusting such headlamps, a user has to perform operations such as opening the headlamp, actuating the screw/nut arrangement and closing the headlamp. This requires labour and a lot of time, thereby the user faces difficulty.
In view of the above, there is an immense need of an adjustable headlamp that overcomes one or more limitations of the existing headlamps.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
One or more shortcomings of conventional headlamp assemblies have been overcome, and additional advantages are provided through an adjustable headlamp assembly as claimed in the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure.
The present disclosure relates to an adjustable headlamp assembly for a vehicle, preferably a two-wheeled vehicle. The headlamp assembly is adapted to receive in a cavity defined by a rum. The headlamp assembly comprises a light source electrically connected to a power source is configured to emit a low-beam light and a high-beam light. A reflector comprising an inner reflecting surface, an outer surface and a flange. The flange is having a proximal end and a distal end such that the proximal end of the flange is fixed to the outer surface of the reflector. A screw-nut arrangement configured to adjust the headlamp assembly comprises an aiming screw defined with a head and a shaft, such that the shaft is configured to receive a spring member and a nut. The nut is defined with a central hole and a circumferential slot, such that the circumferential slot is adapted to receive the distal end of the flange.
In an embodiment, the shaft of the aiming screw comprises an outer threaded portion configured to engage with an inner threaded portion provided on the central hole of the nut.

In an embodiment, the nut is configured to reciprocate along the outer threaded portion of the shaft by applying a rotating torque on the head of the aiming screw.
i In an embodiment, a lens comprises a locking arm which is adapted to receive in a locking groove defined on a front portion of the reflector.
In an embodiment, the reciprocating movement of the nut facilitates pivotal movement of the reflector about a pivot axis X-X passing through a plurality of fasteners )
In an embodiment, the rim comprises an upper surface, a lower surface and a screw hole which is adapted to receive the aiming screw.
In an embodiment, the head of the aiming screw rests on an upper surface of the rim i thereby being exposed to the surrounding.
In an embodiment, a washer is interposed between the head of the aiming screw rests on an upper surface of the rim thereby being exposed to the surrounding, of the rim to provide rigidity to the aiming screw. )
In an embodiment, the reflector is provided with a plurality of venting holes to facilitate cooling of the light source.
In an embodiment, the light source comprises a threaded region to sealingly connect i the light source with a dust cap.
In an embodiment, the rear portion of the reflector comprises an extending surface adapted to receive inside the dust cap.
) In an embodiment, the extending surface has a cylindrical shaped structure which is integrally attached to the reflector.

It is to be understood that the aspects and embodiments of the disclosure described above may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the aspects and embodiments may be combined together to form a further embodiment of the disclosure
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING FIGURES
The novel features and characteristic of the disclosure are set forth in the appended claims. The disclosure itself, however, as well as a mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an embodiment when read in conjunction with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:
FIG. 1: illustrates a cut-sectional view of an adjustable headlamp, in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 2: illustrates a front view of an aiming screw, in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 3(a): illustrates a front view of a nut, in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 3(b): illustrates a cross-sectional view of the nut along axis A-A of FIG. 3(a).
FIG. 4: illustrates a perspective view of an assembled screw-nut arrangement, in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 5: illustrates a front view of the adjustable headlamp, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6: illustrates a back view of the adjustable headlamp, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
The figures depict embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative

embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING FIGURES
While the embodiments in the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiment thereof has been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.
It is to be noted that a person skilled in the art would be motivated from the present disclosure and modify construction and assembly of the adjustable headlamp. However, such modifications should be construed within the scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings show only those specific details that are pertinent to understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.
The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof used in the disclosure, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a system and method that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such system, method, or assembly, or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or device proceeded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or device.
The present disclosure relates to the construction and mechanism of an adjustable headlamp assembly for two-wheeled vehicles. The headlamps are provided on the vehicles to provide visibility to driver while driving in dark. Further, embodiments of the present disclosure disclose the adjustable headlamp assembly disclosing the constructional element configured to angularly adjust the headlamp in vertical direction. The headlamp is located at the front portion of the two-wheeler. The

adjustment of the headlamp occurs by rotating a screw positioned to be exposed at the front portion of the vehicle. The head of the screw is positioned such that the light beam adjustment may be made without interference with any other component of the vehicle.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the adjustable headlamp assembly comprises a rim, a light source, a reflector, a lens and a screw-nut arrangement to adjust position of the headlamp. The rim comprises a cavity adapted to receive the headlamp assembly. The reflector comprises a front portion configured to attach the lens to facilitate dispersion of reflected beam of light coming out from the reflector. The reflector comprising a rear portion adapted to receive the light source. The light source may be an incandescent lamp, a Light Emitting Diode (LED), a High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamp, or a projection lamp, electrically connected to a power source. The power source of the vehicle can be standalone power source like a dedicated battery or an indirect power source like power generated by an alternator. The light source mounted at the rear portion of the reflector is a halogen bulb in accordance with the present disclosure.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the screw-nut arrangement is utilized to facilitate adjusting of the headlamp assembly without interference of any of the peripheral components. The screw-nut arrangement comprises an aiming screw which is defined with a head and a shaft, a spring member, a nut and a washer. The shaft comprises an outer threaded portion and adapted to receive a spring member. The spring member provides biasing force to the nut and the head of the aiming screw in outward direction. The nut comprises a central hole defined with an inner threaded portion to receive on the outer thread portion of the shaft of the aiming screw. The nut is also provided with a circumferential slot adapted to receive a second end of a flange. The flange is defined as a surface extending from an outer surface of the reflector. The flange comprises a first end which is fixed to the outer surface of the reflector and the second end is connected to the nut of the screw-nut arrangement. The rim is provided with a screw hole adapted to receive the aiming screw of the screw-nut arrangement in accordance with the present disclosure. The screw-nut arrangement may comprise of a washer adapted to be disponed in between the head of the aiming screw and an upper surface of the rim.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the adjustment of the headlamp assembly can be performed by an individual without opening the headlamp housing. The individual has to rotate the head of the aiming screw by means of a screwdriver. The clockwise rotation of the screw facilitates linear movement or sliding movement of the nut towards the head of the aiming screw. The sliding movement of the nut facilitates the upward pivotal motion of the reflector or the complete headlamp assembly about a pivotal axis X-X. The pivotal axis X-X is defined as an axis passing through fasteners configured to mount the reflector with the rim of the headlamp assembly. Similarly, the counter-clockwise rotation of the head of the aiming screw facilitates linear movement of the nut away from the head of the aiming screw. The linear movement of nut is configured to move the headlamp assembly in downward direction in order to adjust the dispersion of reflected beam of light coming out from the light source without interfering any of the peripheral components of the headlamp assembly.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described with reference to FIG.s. 1-6.
Referring to FIG. 1, an adjustable headlamp assembly (100) for a vehicle (not shown in FIG.s) is depicted. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) comprises a light source (1), a reflector (2), a lens (7) and a rim (10). The light source (1) electrically connected to a power source is configured to emit a low-beam light and a high-beam light. The light source (1) is disposed at a rear portion (24) of the reflector (2). The light source
(1) comprises a threaded region (11) to sealingly connect the light source (1) with a dust cap (9). The light source (1) is also provided with a shield (12) to converge the light beam emitted by the light source (1) onto the reflector (2). The light source (1) may be an incandescent lamp, a Light Emitting Diode (LED), a High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamp, or a projection lamp, electrically connected to a power source. The power source of the vehicle can be standalone power source like a dedicated battery or an indirect power source like power generated by an alternator. The light source (1) mounted at the rear portion (24) of the reflector (2) is a halogen bulb, in accordance with the present disclosure. The dust cap (9) sealingly covering the light source (1) is preferably having a cylindrical shaped structure. The rear portion (24) of the reflector
(2) comprises an extending surface (25) adapted to receive inside the dust cap (9) to

facilitate tight packaging of the reflector (2) with the dust cap (9). The extended surface
(25) of the reflector (2) is defined with a cylindrical shaped structure which is integrally
attached to the reflector (2). The extended surface (25) may also be formed as unitary
structure by a known molding process. The dust cap (4) is provided to inhibit the entry
of dust and/or any other foreign particles inside the headlamp assembly (100).
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the reflector (2) comprises an inner reflecting surface (21) and an outer surface (22). The inner surface (21) facing the light source (1) is adapted to reflect the light beam onto the lens (7) to illuminate the surrounding in front of the vehicle headlamp assembly (100). The reflector (2) comprises a flange (3) having a proximal end (31) and a distal end (32). The flange (3) is provided to connect the reflector (2) to a screw-nut arrangement (40). The proximal end (31) is defined as a portion of the flange (3) in proximity to the outer surface (22) of the reflector (2). The distal end (32) of the flange (3) is defined as a portion of the flange (3) away from the proximal end (31). The proximal end (31) of the flange (3) is fixed to the outer surface (22) of the reflector (2). The flange (3) fixed to the reflector (2) facilitates adjustment of the headlamp assembly (100) by means of the screw-nut arrangement (40), as shown in FIG. 4. The reflector (2) is defined with a front portion (23) configured to facilitate mounting of the lens (7) on to the front portion (23) of the reflector (2). The front portion (23) comprises a locking groove (201) adapted to receive a locking arm (701) of the lens (7) to removably attach the lens (7) with the reflector (2). Referring to FIG. 6, the reflector (2) is provided with a plurality of venting holes
(26) to facilitate cooling of the light source (1) by allowing ejection of hot gases/fumes
generated inside the reflector (2). The availability of venting holes (26) is configured
to allow an unidirectional flow of matter which is from inside of the reflector (2) to the
surrounding.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the reflector (2) has the locking groove (201) at the front portion (23) of the reflector (2) of the headlamp assembly (100). The locking groove (201) is formed to receive the locking arm (701) of the lens (7) for fixing the lens (7) with the reflector (2). The light source (1), the reflector (2), the lens (7) and the dust cap (9) are connected to each other such that the headlamp (100) defines a closed cavity.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the screw-nut arrangement (40) is described in detail. Referring to FIG.s 1-4, the screw-nut arrangement (40) is utilized to adjust the headlamp assembly (100) of the vehicle, preferably a two-wheeled vehicle. The screw-nut arrangement (40) comprises an aiming screw (4), a spring member (5) and a nut (6).
i Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the aiming screw (4) is defined as a unitary structure comprising a head (41) and a shaft (42). The shaft (42) is defined with an outer threaded portion (421) extending to a partial length of the aiming screw (4). The aiming screw (4) has two cut outs that are located at top of the head (41) for actuating the aiming screw (5) by means of a screwdriver. The head (41) of the aiming screw (4) is exposed
) to the surrounding and is in reach to a user to facilitate actuating of the aiming screw (4) by means of the screwdriver. In an alternate embodiment, the head portion may be formed by resin material with dimensions and configuration so that the screw (5) may be rotated using a hand of the user, i.e. without need of any specific tool. The spring member (5) is interposed between the head (41) of the aiming screw (4) and the nut (6)
i to provide biasing force to the nut in outward direction.
Referring to FIG.s 3-4, the nut (6) of the screw-nut arrangement (40) is depicted. The nut (6) is preferably manufactured from a nylon material to utilize the self-lubrication property of nylon. The nut (6) comprises a central hole (60) defined with an inner
) threaded portion (61) adapted to engage with the outer threaded portion (421) of the shaft (42) of the aiming screw (4). The engagement of the nut (6) with the aiming screw (4) by means of the threaded portion (61, 421) facilitate converting the rotary motion of the aiming screw (4) to the linear/sliding movement of the nut (6). The nut (6) is also provided with a circumferential slot (62) adapted to receive the distal end (32) of the
i flange (3). The nut (6) is configured to reciprocate along the shaft (42) upon actuation of the aiming screw (4). The aiming screw (4) is actuated by means of the screwdriver, in accordance with the present disclosure. The clockwise rotation of the aiming screw (4) facilitates linear movement of the nut (6) towards the head (41) of the aiming screw (4). The linear movement of the nut (6) towards the head (41) is configured to exert a
) push force on the reflector (2) through the flange (3) to facilitate pivotal upward movement of the reflector (2) about a pivotal axis X-X. Similarly, the counter clockwise movement of the aiming screw (4) facilitates linear movement of the nut (6) away from the head (41) of the aiming screw (4). The linear movement of the nut (6) exerts a pulling force on the reflector (2) to facilitate pivotal downward movement of the

reflector (2) about the pivotal axis X-X. The actuating of the aiming screw (4) is facilitated by providing a rotating torque to the head (41) of the aiming screw (4) and the head (4) with two cut outs being visible to the user. The pivotal movement of the reflector (2) provides adjustment to the headlamp assembly (100) without opening of the complete headlamp assembly.
Referring again to FIG. 1, the aiming screw (4) is placed at bottom of the headlamp assembly (100). However, it may be understood that in an alternative embodiment, the screw-nut arrangement (40) may be placed at top of the headlamp assembly (100). The aiming screw (4) comprising the two cut outs located at the top of the head (41) are configured to actuate the aiming screw (4) by means of the screwdriver without opening the entire headlamp assembly (100).
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the aiming screw (4) has one degree of freedom by which the aiming screw (4) can rotate in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction. As the aiming screw (4) rotates, simultaneously the front portion (23) of the reflector (2) pivots in an upward or downward direction about the rear portion (24) of the reflector (2). In a non-limiting embodiment, when the aiming screw (4) rotates clockwise simultaneously the front portion (23) moves in upward direction up to an angle of 3° and vice versa.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rim (10) comprises a cavity (101) adapted to receive the headlamp assembly (100). The rim (10) comprises an upper surface (102), a lower surface (103) and a screw hole (104) disposed at a lower region of the rim (10), in accordance with the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the rim (10) is attached to a main frame of the vehicle such that the position of the rim (10) is fixed relative to the main frame of the vehicle. The screw hole (104) on the rim (10) is configured to receive the aiming screw (4) for adjusting the headlamp assembly (100). The aiming screw (4) is disposed in the screw hole (104) on the rim (10) such that the head (41) of the aiming screw (4) abuts on the upper surface (102) of the rim (10) and rest portion of the aiming screw (4) is pointed towards the rear portion (24) of the reflector (2). A washer (8) may be interposed between the head (41) of the aiming screw (4) and upper surface (102) of the rim (10). Referring again to FIG. 1, the

spring member (5) is disposed between the lower surface (103) of the rim (10) and the nut (6). The spring member (5) is configured to keep the nut (6) away from the rim (10).
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the headlamp assembly (100) is movably connected to the rim (10) of the vehicle so that the headlamp (100) can move in upward or downward direction upon receiving an actuation force. As shown in FIG. 6, the reflector (2) of the headlamp assembly (100) may be provided with two mounting brackets (105, 106) for mounting the headlamp (100) on the rim (10) of the vehicle. Each of the mounting bracket (105, 106) may be provided with a mounting hole located at two opposite side faces of the reflector (2) of the headlamp assembly (100). The mounting holes of the reflector (2) may be positioned coaxially to the holes of the rim (10) of the vehicle. The mounting holes are adapted to receive corresponding two fasteners (107, 108) to fasten the lamp on the motorcycle. The headlamp (100) is mounted such that the headlamp assembly (100) may pivot along a pivotal axis X-X. The pivotal axis X-X is defined as an axis running along the two mounting holes or fasteners (107, 108).
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an adjustable headlamp assembly is disclosed to facilitate adjustment of the reflector without interfering with the peripheral components of the headlamp assembly.'
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the appearance of the headlamp has been improved.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the adjustment of the headlamp can be configured without use of any external tools, rather a rider can easily operate the screw-nut arrangement in accordance with the present disclosure.

Equivalents:
With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various i singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.
It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as "open" terms (e.g., the term "including" should be interpreted as "including
) but not limited to," the term "having" should be interpreted as "having at least," the term "includes" should be interpreted as "includes but is not limited to," etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to
i understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases "at least one" and "one or more" to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles "a" or "an" limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even
) when the same claim includes the introductory phrases "one or more" or "at least one" and indefinite articles such as "a" or "an" (e.g., "a" and/or "an" should typically be interpreted to mean "at least one" or "one or more"); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art
i will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of "two recitations," without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, and C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art
) would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, and C" would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances, where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, or C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art

would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, or C" would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase "A or B" will be understood to include the possibilities of "A" or "B" or "A and B." While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

List of Reference Numerals

Sr. No. Description
100 Adjustable headlamp
1 Light source
11 Threaded region on light source
12 Shield
2 Reflector
21 Inner reflecting surface
22 Outer surface
23 Front portion
24 Rear portion
25 Extending surface
26 Venting holes
201 Locking groove
3 Flange
31 Proximal end of flange
32 Distal end of flange
10 Rim
101 Cavity
102 Upper surface of rim
103 Lower surface of rim
104 Screw hole
105, 106 Mounting brackets

107, 108 Fasteners
40 Screw-nut arrangement
4 Aiming screw
41 Head of aiming screw
42 Shaft of aiming screw
421 Outer threaded portion on shaft
5 Spring member
6 Nut
60 Central hole
61 Inner threaded portion on central hole
62 Circumferential slot
7 Lens
701 Locking arm on lens
8 Washer
9 Dust cap

We Claim
1. An adjustable headlamp assembly (100) for a vehicle, such that the headlamp
assembly (100) is received in a cavity (101) defined by a rim (10), the headlamp
' assembly (100) comprising:
a light source (1) electrically connected to a power source is configured to emit a low-beam light and a high-beam light;
a reflector (2) comprising an inner reflecting surface (21), an outer surface (22), a flange (3) having a proximal end (31) and a distal end (32), wherein the proximal end i (31) of the flange (3) is fixed to the outer surface (22) of the reflector (2);
a screw-nut arrangement (40) configured to adjust the headlamp assembly (100), the screw-nut arrangement (40) comprising:
an aiming screw (4) is defined with a head (41) and a shaft (42), wherein the
shaft (42) is configured to receive a spring member (5) and a nut (6), wherein
' the nut (6) is defined with a central hole (60) and a circumferential slot (62),
such that the circumferential slot (62) is adapted to receive the distal end (32) of the flange (3).
2. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shaft
I (42) of the aiming screw (4) comprises an outer threaded portion (421) configured to
engage with an inner threaded portion (61) provided on the central hole (60) of the nut (6).
3. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nut (6)
' is configured to reciprocate along the outer threaded portion (421) of the shaft (42) by
applying a rotating torque on the head (41) of the aiming screw (4).
4. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a lens (7)
comprises a locking arm (701) which is adapted to receive in a locking groove (201)
I defined on a front portion (23) of the reflector (2).
5. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
reciprocating movement of the nut (6) facilitates pivotal movement of the reflector (2)
about a pivot axis X-X passing through a plurality of fasteners (107, 108).

6. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rim (10) comprises an upper surface (102), a lower surface (103) and a screw hole (104) which is adapted to receive the aiming screw (4).
7. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head (41) of the aiming screw (4) rests on an upper surface (102) of the rim (10) thereby being exposed to the surrounding.
) 8. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a washer (8) is interposed between the head (41) of the aiming screw (4) and the upper surface (102) of the rim (10) to provide rigidity to the aiming screw (4).
9. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reflector
i (2) is provided with a plurality of venting holes (26) to facilitate cooling of the light
source (1).
10. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light
source (1) comprises a threaded region (11) to sealingly connect the light source (1)
) with a dust cap (9).
11. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear portion (24) of the reflector (2) comprises an extending surface (25) adapted to receive inside the dust cap (9).
12. The adjustable headlamp assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extending surface (25) has a cylindrical shaped structure which is integrally attached to the reflector (2).

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1 201911034286-ASSIGNMENT WITH VERIFIED COPY [19-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-19
1 201911034286-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
2 201911034286-PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
2 201911034286-FORM-16 [19-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-19
3 201911034286-POWER OF AUTHORITY [19-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-19
3 201911034286-FORM 1 [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
4 201911034286-IntimationOfGrant31-08-2023.pdf 2023-08-31
4 201911034286-DRAWINGS [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
5 201911034286-PatentCertificate31-08-2023.pdf 2023-08-31
5 201911034286-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
6 abstract.jpg 2019-09-12
6 201911034286-ABSTRACT [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
7 201911034286-Proof of Right (MANDATORY) [26-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-26
7 201911034286-CLAIMS [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
8 201911034286-FORM-26 [26-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-26
8 201911034286-FER_SER_REPLY [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
9 201911034286-OTHERS [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
9 201911034286-DRAWING [26-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-26
10 201911034286-CORRESPONDENCE-OTHERS [26-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-26
10 201911034286-FER.pdf 2021-12-21
11 201911034286-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-26
11 201911034286-FORM 18 [27-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-27
12 201911034286-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-26
12 201911034286-FORM 18 [27-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-27
13 201911034286-CORRESPONDENCE-OTHERS [26-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-26
13 201911034286-FER.pdf 2021-12-21
14 201911034286-DRAWING [26-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-26
14 201911034286-OTHERS [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
15 201911034286-FER_SER_REPLY [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
15 201911034286-FORM-26 [26-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-26
16 201911034286-CLAIMS [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
16 201911034286-Proof of Right (MANDATORY) [26-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-26
17 201911034286-ABSTRACT [20-06-2022(online)].pdf 2022-06-20
17 abstract.jpg 2019-09-12
18 201911034286-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
18 201911034286-PatentCertificate31-08-2023.pdf 2023-08-31
19 201911034286-IntimationOfGrant31-08-2023.pdf 2023-08-31
19 201911034286-DRAWINGS [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
20 201911034286-POWER OF AUTHORITY [19-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-19
20 201911034286-FORM 1 [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
21 201911034286-PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
21 201911034286-FORM-16 [19-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-19
22 201911034286-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [26-08-2019(online)].pdf 2019-08-26
22 201911034286-ASSIGNMENT WITH VERIFIED COPY [19-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-19

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5th: 28 Nov 2023

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