Patent ID: 7824087
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. An automobile headlamp adjuster comprising: a housing configured to be secured to a headlamp assembly panel; a shaft extending through said housing, said shaft having an end for engaging a headlamp reflector and a threaded portion provided along at least a portion of a length of said shaft; and a boss fixed in axial and rotational position relative to said housing, said boss having at least one member of circumferentially limited dimension engaging said threaded portion of said shaft such that rotation of said shaft causes axial movement of said shaft relative to said housing, said boss having a thin wall sleeve encircling said shaft and defining a space outwardly thereof, into which said at least one member is radially deformable in response to forces created in the engagement of said at least one member and said threaded portion.