Patent ID: 6206556
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A remote headlamp adjustment system, comprising:a headlamp adjustment mechanism attached to a headlamp housing, said headlamp adjustment mechanism being adapted to adjust an aim of a headlamp relative to said headlamp housing;an adjustment screw protruding from said adjustment mechanism to a terminal screw head, said screw being adapted to control a tilt movement for said aim of said headlamp, and said screw having a screw axis along a longitudinal extent of said screw that said screw rotates about when said headlamp aim is being adjusted using said adjustment mechanism;a flexible shaft having first and second shaft ends, said first shaft end being rotatably connected to said screw head such that a rotation of said shaft actuates a rotation of said screw about said screw axis, said shaft having first and second shaft axes that portions of said shaft rotate about when said headlamp aim is being adjusted using said adjustment mechanism, said first shaft axis projects from said first end and substantially aligns with said screw axis, said second shaft axis projects from said second shaft end and said second shaft axis does not axially align with said first shaft axis; anda clip protrudes from said headlamp housing, said second shaft end interlocks within said clip such that said clip retains a position of said second shaft end relative to said clip and relative to said adjustment mechanism, and said clip allows said second shaft end to rotate within said clip about said second shaft axis.