Patent ID: 6502973
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
A headlamp mounting assembly for mounting a headlamp to the frame of a vehicle including:an annular base member mounted on the vehicle frame; a plurality of flat U-shaped metal springs, each of the U-shaped springs formed from high carbon steel with a thickness of about 0.015 to 0.025 inch, a width of about 0.04 to 0.06 inch and each of the legs is about 1.0 to 1.5 inch long the legs being separated about 0.35 to 0.5 inch, each spring having first and second free ends the first end of each of the U-shaped springs being attached to the annular base member, the U-shaped springs being disposed on the annular base member at regular, equally spaced intervals about the annular base member so as to provide an essentially constant spring rate along any radial direction; and a headlamp housing attached to the second free end of each U-shaped spring the U-shaped springs serving to hold the headlamp housing to the annular base member and serving to dampen vibratory energies applied to the housing to a level below that which adversely effects the headlamp filaments.