ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,562, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (Lippstadt, Germany).
"Expansion compensation device for a headlamp" was invented by Ralf Seiger (Lippstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is provided for compensating for thermal expansion in a headlamp, such as for a vehicle. A compensator is configured to expand or contract in an expansion direction (A), depending on the temperature. A tappet is functionally connected to the compensator that moves in a compensation direction (K) when the compensator expands or contracts along the expansion direction (A). A lever rotationally and/or pivotally connects t...