Patent ID: 7198392

Claim:
A torque limiting adjuster for adjusting a position of a reflector of a headlamp assembly comprising: a housing; an output shaft extending outward from the housing, the output shaft is operatively engageable with the reflector of the headlamp assembly; a clutch mechanism disposed in the housing, the clutch mechanism comprising a drive gear, a driven gear disposed on the output shaft, and a biasing mechanism for urging the driven gear onto the drive gear; and a threaded sleeve disposed between the driven gear and the output shaft, wherein the threaded sleeve defines a threaded interior for engagement with the output shaft, and wherein the threaded sleeve defines a splined exterior for engagement with a splined interior of the driven gear; whereby during an overload condition the driven gear will overcome the urging force of the biasing mechanism and move any from the drive gear, thereby preventing the output shaft from translating substantially axially.