Energy absorbing headlamp assembly and a resettable headlamp assembly

摘要

An energy absorbing headlamp assembly and a resettable headlamp assembly are disclosed. The assemblies include a first component and a headlamp assembly supported by the first component. The assemblies also include an energy absorbing device operatively coupled to the headlamp assembly and the first component to absorb energy when a first force is applied to the headlamp assembly. For the energy absorbing headlamp assembly, the device includes a link and a biasing mechanism coupled to each other such that the biasing mechanism continuously applies a second force to the link to bias the link to a first position when the headlamp assembly is in an initial position and a second position when the headlamp assembly is in a displaced position. For the resettable headlamp assembly, the device allows movement of the headlamp assembly from the displaced position back to the initial position when the first force is removed.

主权项

1. An energy absorbing headlamp assembly, the assembly comprising:
a first component; a headlamp assembly supported by the first component and movable between an initial position and a displaced position relative to the first component, with the headlamp assembly including a housing movable between the initial and displaced positions; an energy absorbing device operatively coupled to the headlamp assembly and the first component to allow movement of the headlamp assembly from the initial position to the displaced position to absorb energy when a first force is applied to the headlamp assembly; and wherein the energy absorbing device includes a link and a biasing mechanism coupled to each other such that the biasing mechanism continuously applies a second force to the link to bias the link to a first position when the headlamp assembly is in the initial position and bias the link to a second position when the headlamp assembly is in the displaced position; wherein the link is movably coupled to the first component and spaced from the housing such that the housing moves between the initial and displaced positions in a spaced relationship from the movement of the link relative to the first component.