Inventors:
William Brent Fields - Bedford IN, US
Sanders R. Brott - Seymour IN, US
Assignee:
Valeo Sylvania L.L.C. - Seymour IN
International Classification:
F21V007/04
US Classification:
362549, 362226, 362429, 362519, 362523
Abstract:
A light bulb retention assembly for an automobile headlight includes an socket with an opening adapted to receive a light bulb, plural holes in the socket and around the opening that each have an end surface with an upper step and a lower step, plural pins that are each in a respective one of the holes, where each of the pins has a head with a first underside part that bears against the upper step and a second underside part that is separated from the lower step by a gap, and a lock ring having plural latching parts that each rotationally fit into a respective gap. The socket has a sealing edge and the plural latching parts mate with the sealing edge to hold a seal therebetween.