ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,324, issued on July 21, was assigned to STANLEY ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Leveling actuator and vehicle lamp" was invented by Hiroshi Sunaga (Tokyo) and Junpei Inmaru (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leveling actuator includes a leveling shaft slidably driven in an axial direction in a state in which a tip side is connected to a lighting fixture unit via a pivot portion, a case configured to accommodate the leveling shaft therein from an opening portion on a back side and configured to cause the tip side of the leveling shaft to protrude forward from a hole portion on a front side, a cover configured to close the opening por...