GB2210835A - Vehicle forward view mirror - Google Patents
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Abstract
The mirror comprises a box-like casing 18, a pair of plane mirrors within said casing, and adjustable fixing means (suction pad 42, upwardly extending mounting arm and ball joint connector 44) for attaching the casing to the vehicle windscreen to permit it to be set in a selected working position wherein the mirrors (36 and 36 Fig 4) co-operate so as to project towards the driver's side of the vehicle an image of a view of the way ahead. One of the mirrors (36) faces away from the driver's side of the vehicle and forwards at an oblique angle to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle so as to collect light incident thereon from the front through a light entry opening (22) in the front (20) of the casing 18, whilst the second mirror 38 is disposed further towards the passenger side than is the first mirror 36 and acts in use as the driver's viewing mirror receiving light reflected within the casing from the forward view first mirror (36) and redirecting this light towards the driver through a light exit opening 26 in the back 24 of the casing. <IMAGE>
Description
EXTENDED FIELD OF VIEW DRIVING AID
The present invention relates to a driving aid device for extending and improving the field of view of the driver in a motor road vehicle, such as a motor car for example, especially the forwards field of view as seen from the passenger side of the vehicle opposite to the driver. As such, the invention is particularly useful for drivers of right-hand drive vehicles when travelling on roads in countries where the "rule of the road" is to drive on the right, and vice versa, because in these circumstances the driver is generally at a severe disadvantage, especially when intending to pull out to overtake vehicles in front, arising from a very restricted view of the way ahead on what is normally the nearside of the vehicle.
To meet this problem of providing a driving aid device for improving the driver's forwards field of view in the circumstances referred to above, it would not generally be satisfactory to provide a forwards facing mirror mounted on the exterior of the vehicle because it is likely that such mirror would soon become obscured by dirt or by spray and rain in wet conditions. Moreover, it would be difficult to design and set such a mirror to suit different drivers giving them a reasonably effective view of the way ahead at this opposite side of the vehicle, and in any event any device mounted on the exterior of a vehicle tends to be vulnerable to becoming damaged or displaced.
This suggests that any such driving aid device should therefore be designed for mounting within the interior of the vehicle. However, this also poses some problems, particularly in respect of devising a compact structural form for the device which will not be too bulky or obtrusive when fitted in place and which will provide a satisfactory viewing area without introducing or permitting confusing and unwanted reflections or distorted images and other distracting background effects. Additional problems include that of providing a satisfactory form of secure and reliable mounting adapted to minimize vibrational movement, especially when the device is designed for use as an accessory for fitting to existing vehicles.In this latter case, a wide range of adjustment is desirable to enable the device to be fitted to many different vehicles, and a facility is likely to be needed for readily removing the device when not in use.
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved form of driving aid device as referred to wherein at least some of the above-mentioned problems are satisfactorily overcome.
According to the present invention, a driving aid device for providing the driver of a motor road vehicle, such as a motor car for example, with an extended and improved forwards field of view is in the form of a mirror assembly adapted to be mounted within the interior of the vehicle towards the passenger side, that is, the side opposite to the driver 5 side of the vehicle, said mirror assembly including a casing, a plurality of mirrors disposed within said casing, and fixing means for attaching the casing to the vehicle to permit it to be set in a selected working position wherein said mirrors are positioned, or are positionable, to co-operate so as to project towards the driver's side of the vehicle an image of a view of the way ahead, as seen from towards the opposite passenger side of the vehicle, that can be observed by the driver seated in a driving position, said mirrors comprising a first mirror which in the in use position of the device faces away from the driver's side of the vehicle and forwards at an oblique angle to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle thereby to act as a forward view mirror adapted to collect light incident thereon from the front through a light entry opening in the front of the casing, and a second mirror which in the in use position of the device is disposed further towards the passenger side than is said first mirror and acts in use as the driver's viewing mirror adapted to receive light reflected within the casing from the forward view first mirror and redirecting this light towards the driver through a light exit opening in the back of the casing.The relative positioning and dimensions of the respective light entry and light exit openings in the casing and of the aforesaid forward view first mirror should be such as to ensure that in use no light entering said light entry opening can pass through said light exit opening in a direction towards the driver's side without being reflected internally of the casing by at least said second or driver's viewing mirror.
The above recited features of the invention permit the casing to be designed with a much slimmer form that is required with possible alternative mirror arrangements so that it can be less bulky or obtrusive and better adapted for satisfactory mounting on the vehicle windscreen.
Preferably, both mirrors are plane mirrors and the second or driver's viewing mirror is of smaller size than the forward view first mirror and is adjustably mounted in the casing, by a ball joint for example, so that it can be set to suit different drivers who may be of differing height and who may seat themselves in different driving positions. The forward view first mirror is preferably fixed in the casing and the casing itself is preferably a slim elongate box-like structure having a first aperture at the front providing said light entry opening exposing the forward view first mirror and a second aperture towards the back providing said light exit opening exposing the second or driver's viewing mirror.
Also, in preferred embodiments, the casing is adjustably mounted with respect to its fixing means to provide a range of continuous adjustment in both horizontal and vertical planes, again for example by means of a ball joint, so that when attached to the vehicle a limited amount of positional adjustment is possible for final setting in the desired working position appropriate to the vehicle and to its fixing location therein, preferably with at least the forward view first mirror oriented substantially in a vertical plane.
Generally, the casing will be fixed to the vehicle in a position on or above the top of the fascia adjacent the normal nearside front pillar or nearside edge of the windscreen, and part of the fixing means could be an integral part of the fascia or vehicle body structure if the device is designed for installation as original equipment. More usually, however, the device will be designed as an accessory for attachment to an existing vehicle and for this purpose the fixing means may most conveniently include gripping means, e.g. a suction pad or an adhesive pad or pads, attachable to a surface of the fascia or, most preferably, to the interior surface of the windscreen. In the latter case the casing may be shaped so as to lie closely adjacent the windscreen interior surface, and is preferably carried by an upwardly directed mounting arm connected, conveniently through a ball joint fitting, to the top of the casing, the upper end of said mounting arm being adapted for attachment as aforesaid to the interior of the windscreen.
The device may also conveniently be designed so that the casing can be disconnected from its fixing means, or from part thereof, with a facility for reconnection thereto in an inverted position, thereby enabling the device to be used in either right-hand drive or left-hand drive vehicles.
Preferably the device is designed so that when it is mounted in place with the casing set in its selected working position ready for use, the forward view first mirror extends in a vertical plane facing forwards towards the normal nearside of the vehicle at an angle of less than 45 , more preferably about 30 , to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle whilst the second or driver's viewing mirror lies rearwardly of and in laterally offset relationship with the forward view first mirror.With this relative positioning, the adjustable mounting of the second or driver's viewing mirror is advantageously such that it can be swivelled about a vertical axis through an angle of about 10 , at least for cars, so as to extend in a plane intersecting the longitudinal axis of the vehicle at an angle ranging from about 2.5 anticlockwise to about 7.5 clockwise whereby a light beam entering the device from the front, in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and reflected by the first mirror, will be redirected by the second mirror and projected obliquely rearwards towards the driver's side such as to intersect a horizontal transverse axis of the vehicle at an angle within the range of 25 to 45". A somewhat greater range of adjustment may, however, be found desirable for larger vehicles, such as motor coaches or heavy goods vehicles for example. Preferably the second mirror can also be tilted slightly out of a vertical plane so as to project the image from the forward view first mirror in a slightly upwards direction towards the driver's head and eye-level.
Further preferred and advantageous features will be apparent from the following description of a specific embodiment, suitable for use in a motor car, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and herein presented by way of example. In said drawings:
FIGURE 1 is a diagrammatic plan view showing schematically the general layout in the front passenger compartment of a motor road vehicle such as a motor car provided with a forward view driving aid device in accordance with the present invention;
FIGURE 2 is a rear elevational view of the device in accordance with one preferred embodiment, seen as when in an "in-use" position;
FIGURE 3 is a corresponding front elevational view of the device of FIGURE 2;
FIGURE 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view on line IV
IV of FIGURE 2; and
FIGURE 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view on line V-V of FIGURE 2.
In a right-hand drive car it is intended that a driving aid device in accordance with the invention, as indicated at 10 in FIGURE 1, should be mounted within the interior of the front passenger compartment adjacent the normal nearside front pillar towards the left or nearside edge of the windscreen. In FIGURE 1, the outline of the windscreen is indicated at 12, reference numeral 14 indicates the steering wheel, and 16 indicates the head of a driver, glancing slightly to the left, seated in a normal driving position.
In the embodiment specifically illustrated in
FIGURES 2 to 5, the device 10 comprises a slim hollow box-like elongate casing 18 having a front wall 20 including a rectangular aperture 22, a rear wall 24 cut away to define a re-entrant rectangular aperture 26, side walls 28 and 30 which are angularly convergent in a rearwards direction, a bottom wall 32, and a top wall 34.
Inside the casing is a first rectangular plane mirror 36 fixed to the side wall 28 and a second, somewhat smaller, plane mirror 38 adjustably mounted through a ball joint 40 on side wall 30. The casing 18 is conveniently formed as a unitary body of moulded plastics material.
In this embodiment, the device 10 is designed to be attached to the interior surface of the windscreen 12 of the vehicle and for this purpose the casing 18 is provided with fixing means comprising a suction pad gripping device 42 and a single mounting arm 43 connected through a ball joint mounting 44 to the top wall 34 of the casing 18 at a point lying in the vicinity of a vertical axis passing through the centre of gravity of the device. This arrangement is well suited for use with sloping and curved windscreens, allowing the casing to lie close to the interior windscreen surface, and minimizes vibration and tendencies for misalignment to arise during use.
In use, the device 10 is attached by means of the suction pad gripping device 42 to the interior surface of the windscreen 12 as indicated, towards the nearside edge and adjacent the normal nearside front pillar (not shown), and the casing 18 is adjusted by means of the ball joint mounting 44 to locate it in a working position in which it extends in a substantially horizontal plane with the front wall 20 presented towards, and lying closely adjacent to, the interior surface of the windscreen 12.In this position, in which the casing remains frictionally held on the ball joint mounting 44, the mirror 36 lies in a substantially vertical plane at a preferred angle of approximately 30 to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle whilst the second mirror 38 lies rearwardly and in laterally offset relationship with mirror 36 and is disposed further towards the nearside, i.e. the passenger side, of the vehicle than the latter.
This mirror 38, which constitutes the driver's viewing mirror, is adjusted by the driver so as to receive light reflected within the casing from the first or forwards view mirror 36 and to redirect this light through the light exit opening or aperture 26 so as to project an image of the view ahead, as seen by mirror 36 through front light entry opening or aperture 22, in a slightly upwards direction across the vehicle interior towards the driver's head and eye level, substantially as indicated in FIGURE 1. Thus, by slightly turning the head 16 and glancing towards the device 10 adjacent the nearside edge of the windscreen, the driver can see in mirror 38 a view of the way ahead as seen from towards the opposite side of the vehicle, similar to the view obtained by a frontseat passenger. It will be appreciated that this extended field of view can be particularly helpful when travelling in a line of traffic on a road in a country where vehicles drive on the right and when it is desired to pull-out and overtake vehicles in front.
Once set, the mirror 38 remains held frictionally in position on its ball joint mounting 40 until it is re adjusted. The range of adjustment is such that it can be set to suit drivers of various heights sitting in different driving positions at various distances behind the steering wheel, and preferably it can be swivelled about a vertical axis so that a beam of light incident upon mirror 36 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and reflected onto mirror 38 can be redirected in a rearwards direction across the vehicle at an angle within a range of about 65" to 45" to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle or within such other angular range as may be found appropriate.
It will be noted that with this mirror assembly configuration, and by virtue of the positioning and dimensions of the light entry and light exit openings or apertures 22 and 26, the driver's line of sight is well shielded from any direct transmission of light entering the front opening or aperture 22 without need for any internal screens or baffles within the casing and any incoming light seen by the driver must be reflected internally of the casing by the mirror system.
The particular form of the casing 18 and suction pad gripping device 42 described and illustrated makes the device very adaptable to suit a wide range of different vehicles having windscreens of different curvature and inclination. Many modifications are possible, however, in the particular form of fixing means provided and in some cases the device may be designed to be fixed to.a part of the fascia. Also, as previously indicated, the device could be designed so that the casing can be disconnected from the fixing means and reconnected thereto in an inverted position so that it can be fitted and used in a similar manner at the right-hand side in left-hand drive vehicles.For example, still using the suction pad gripping device 42, a socket for the ball joint 44 could be provided on both the top wall 34 and the bottom wall 32 of the casing 18 so that, with for example snap-fit disengagement connection of the joint 44, the suction pad 42 may be assembled on either wall 34 or 32.
Alternatively, the suction pad gripping device 42 together with the ball-joint 44 may be in the form of a self-contained unit having, for example, a base of dovetail form adapted to slot selectively into one or other of corresponding channel formations or sockets provided respectively on each of the walls 34 and 32.
Or, in another particularly satisfactory arrangement which facilitates removal of the device when not required for use, the mounting arm 43 may be releasably connected at its upper end to the windscreen gripping device 42, again for example by a dovetail spigot and socket joint or similar separable connecting means. In this case especially, instead of a suction pad, the windscreen gripping device 42 may advantageously comprise a pad of high strength contact adhesive capable of bonding strongly to the windscreen surface, and the gripping device may be left permanently in position whilst the casing and remainder of the device is removed and refitted as required.
If the device consists of a much larger unit than would normally be needed for use in motor cars, for example a device designed for use with larger vehicles such as motor coaches or heavy goods vehicles, more than one fixing means may be included in order to provide adequate stability.
It will of course be understood that many other modifications and alterations in structural details may also be made within the scope of the present invention which includes each and every novel feature herein disclosed, taken either separately or in combination with one another.
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1. A driving aid device for providing the driver of a motor road vehicle, such as a motor car for example, with an extended and improved forwards field of view, said device comprising a mirror assembly adapted to be mounted within the interior of the vehicle towards the passenger side, that is, the side opposite to the driver's side of the vehicle, said mirror assembly including a casing, a plurality of mirrors disposed within said casing, and fixing means for attaching the casing to the vehicle to permit it to be set in a selected working position wherein said mirrors are positioned, or are positionable, to co-operate so as to project towards the driver's side of the vehicle an image of a view of the way ahead, as seen from towards the opposite passenger side of the vehicle, that can be observed by the driver seated in a driving position, said mirrors comprising a first mirror which in the in use position of the device faces away from the driver's side of the vehicle and forwards at an oblique angle to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle thereby to act as a forward view mirror adapted to collect light incident thereon from the front through a light entry opening in the front of the casing, and a second mirror which in the in use position of the device is disposed further towards the passenger side than is said first mirror and acts in use as the driver's viewing mirror adapted to receive light reflected within the casing from the forward view first mirror and redirecting this light towards the driver through a light exit opening in the back of the casing.
2. A driving aid device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the relative positioning and dimensions of the respective light entry and light exit openings in the casing and of the aforesaid forward view first mirror are such as to ensure that in use no light entering said light entry opening can pass through said light exit opening in a direction towards the driver's side without being reflected internally of the casing by at least said second or driver's viewing mirror.
3. A driving aid device as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein both said mirrors are plane mirrors and the second or driver's viewing mirror is of smaller size than the forward view first mirror and is adjustably mounted in the casing, by a ball joint for example, so that it can be set to suit different drivers who may be of differing height and who may seat themselves in different driving positions.
4. A driving aid device as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the casing is a slim elongate box-like structure having a first aperture at the front providing said light entry opening exposing the forward view first mirror which is fixed therein and having a second aperture towards the back providing said light exit opening exposing the second or driver's viewing mirror.
5. A driving aid device as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the casing is adjustably mounted with respect to its fixing means to provide a range of continuous adjustment in both horizontal and vertical planes.
6. A driving aid device as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the device is designed to be attached to the windscreen of the vehicle in which it is to be installed, said fixing means comprising an upwardly directed mounting arm connected at its lower end to the top of the casing and carrying at its upper end gripping means adapted to grip the interior surface of said windscreen.
7. A driving aid device as claimed in Claim 6, wherein the lower end of said mounting arm is adjustably and releasably secured to the top of said casing through a ball joint fitting located substantially in vertical alignment with the centre of gravity of the device.
8. A driving aid device as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the casing is adapted to be disconnected from at least a part of its mounting means and to be reconnected thereto in an inverted position, thereby enabling the device to be used in either righthand drive or left-hand drive vehicles.
9. A driving aid device as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the arrangement of the mirror is such that when the device is mounted in place with the casing set in its selected working position ready for use, the forward view first mirror extends in a vertical plane facing forwards towards the normal nearside of the vehicle at an angle of less than 45 , to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle whilst the second or driver's viewing mirror lies rearwardly of and in laterally offset relationship with the forward view first mirror, and said second or driver's viewing mirror is adjustably mounted such that it can be swivelled about a vertical axis through an angle of about 10 so as to extend in a plane intersecting the longitudinal axis of the vehicle at an angle ranging from about 2.5 anticlockwise to about 7.5 clockwise whereby a light beam entering the device from the front, in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and reflected by the first mirror, will be redirected by the second mirror and projected obliquely rearwards towards the driver's side such as to intersect a horizontal transverse axis of the vehicle at an angle within the range of 25 to 45 .
10. A driving aid device substantially as herein described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings.
11. A motor vehicle fitted with a driving aid as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.
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