Patent ID: 6398130
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B60Q,B60S

Abstract:
A headlamp which is intended for a motor vehicle and has a housing, wherein the housing is formed to accommodate a headlamp cleaning system;wherein the housing has means including a support arm for moving a washer nozzle of the headlamp cleaning system from a rest position within the housing into an operational position, the support arm being a fluid conduit for the washer nozzle, the housing accomodates a washer fluid container, and a control unit for operation of the cleaning system, wherein a contour of the washer fluid container corresponds to a rear contour of a reflector of the headlamp; and the support arm is prestressed and flexible so as to assume an arcuate attitude for positioning the washer nozzle in front of a lens of the headlamp by a guide upon advancement of the support arm from the rest position to the operational position.