Patent ID: 6634777
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
A reflector for use in a reflector aimable vehicle headlamp assembly having a light bulb assembly with at least one tab projecting radially outwardly therefrom, said reflector having a front side and a rear side, and comprising:a molded body with a bore there through for accepting the light bulb assembly from the rear side of said reflector; and at least one retainer section integrally molded on the rear side of said reflector and arranged adjacent to said bore, each of said at least one retainer sections having a ramp and a stop feature molded there on such that when the light bulb assembly is inserted into said bore and is rotated, each of said at least one retainer sections accepts one of the at least one tabs and upon further rotation the tabs are mechanically retained between said ramps and said stop feature; and said molded body also comprising at least one void there through adjacent said bore and aligned with said at least one retainer section and dimensioned so that said reflector may be molded in one injection molding step using two mold halves.