WO1998055342A1 - Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle - Google Patents

Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle Download PDF

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WO1998055342A1
WO1998055342A1 PCT/EP1998/003256 EP9803256W WO9855342A1 WO 1998055342 A1 WO1998055342 A1 WO 1998055342A1 EP 9803256 W EP9803256 W EP 9803256W WO 9855342 A1 WO9855342 A1 WO 9855342A1
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Hubertus Antonius Marie Thijssen
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Thijssen Hubertus Antonius Mar
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/02—Rear-view mirror arrangements
    • B60R1/08—Rear-view mirror arrangements involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors
    • B60R1/081—Rear-view mirror arrangements involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors avoiding blind spots, e.g. by using a side-by-side association of mirrors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/10—Front-view mirror arrangements; Periscope arrangements, i.e. optical devices using combinations of mirrors, lenses, prisms or the like ; Other mirror arrangements giving a view from above or under the vehicle

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Abstract

To enable the driver of an automotive vehicle to see in an exterior door mirror arrangement whether there is a fellow road user beside his vehicle or diagonally behind his vehicle, a composite exterior door mirror unit is proposed in which a mirror reflex system is accommodated. This unit comprises a main mirror (7), on either one of the two sides of which is installed a mirror reflex system with an auxiliary mirror (11) and a capturing mirror (13) which are adjustably arranged so that the driver can notice a fellow road user located beside or diagonally behind the driver and shown via the auxiliary mirror (11) reflected in the capturing mirror (13).

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Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle
The invention relates to an exterior door mirror unit which is arranged for being installed on a vehicle.
It is known that additional auxiliary mirrors or lenses are fixed to the main surface of the exterior door mirror, for example, by sticking them on the main surface, so that the driver's field of vision can be somewhat expanded.
The known exterior door mirror systems have a limitation which is experienced as highly annoying. In particular, it is impossible or substantially impossible to notice vehicles or fellow road-users alongside the driver who are in the driver's so-called blind spot, as a result of which hazardous situations often occur.
It is an object of the invention to provide a solution to the problem posed here.
The outside door mirror unit according to the invention installed on a vehicle is for this purpose characterised in that the mirror unit comprises a main mirror, on either one of the two sides of which is installed a mirror reflex system with an auxiliary mirror and a capturing mirror, in which unit, seen in substantially horizontal direction, the auxiliary mirror in the position of the system installed on a vehicle is in a position closest to the vehicle and not visible or substantially not visible to the driver and the capturing mirror farther away from the driver's seat can be properly seen from the driver's seat, the whole mirror system further being adjustable by its component parts so that the driver can notice an object which is beside the vehicle or diagonally behind the vehicle, not noticeable or substantially not noticeable on the reflecting surface of the main mirror, via the auxiliary mirror reflected in the capturing mirror.
The exterior door mirror unit according to the invention thus provides a mirror reflex system complementary to the main exterior door mirror, the capturing mirror again reflecting the mirror image received from the auxiliary mirror and representing a non-reflected visual field image to complement the normal visual field reflected by the main exterior door mirror.
In this manner the driver of the vehicle is offered the possibility of constantly noticing not only the vehicles which are diagonally behind him, but also the vehicles beside him and especially those in the blind spot and further fellow road users.
The invention will be briefly explained with reference to the drawing in which:
Fig. 1 represents the principle of the optical mirror system according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the mirror system as shown in Fig. 1 installed in a fixture or housing, and
Fig. 3 diagrammatically shows a cross section of the mirror system as shown in Fig. 2.
In Fig. 1 is shown in 2 a side of an automotive vehicle on which the combined exterior door mirror system 4 according to the invention is installed in a manner known for exterior door mirrors, in this example on the left side of the vehicle.
The exterior door mirror system 4 according to the invention is constructed in a manner which may be apparent from Fig. 2. The mirror system comprises a main exterior door mirror 7, an adjoining auxiliary mirror 11 possibly of spherically domed shape, and a capturing mirror 13. All the mirrors are accommodated in locations suitable for this purpose of a mirror housing or fixture referenced 3. All the mirrors may be arranged adjustably relative to each other so as to comply with the driver's wishes as regards adjustment. In this mirror system mirror 7 is used as the customary exterior door mirror in which the driver (6) can see a fellow road user positioned behind his vehicle; the beam direction via approximately the central part of the mirror 7 is indicated by lines 21, 23. Making use of the whole mirror 7, the driver is in a position to see all side traffic that is within an angle referenced en .
In addition to the main exterior door mirror 7 are used an auxiliary mirror 11 which is hardly visible to the driver or not visible to him at all, and a capturing mirror 13. These mirrors are installed and set in such a way that a vehicle driving beside the driver can be noticed via the beam path 25, 27, 29 which is drawn for the central part of the mirrors 11 and 13. The angle of perception for the driver may be extended to an angle β seen over the complete surfaces of these mirrors 11 and 13.
Fig. 3 further represents the mirror system in section; the spots 5, 9 and 15 for accommodating the respective mirrors can be seen therein.

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CLAIMS :
1. An exterior door mirror unit which is arranged for being installed on a vehicle, characterised in that the mirror unit comprises a main mirror (7) , on either one of the two sides of which is installed a mirror reflex system with an auxiliary mirror (11) and a capturing mirror (13), in which unit, seen in substantially horizontal direction, the auxiliary mirror (11) in the position of the system installed on a vehicle is in a position closest to the vehicle and not visible or substantially not visible to the driver and the capturing mirror (13) farther away from the driver's seat can be properly seen from the driver's seat, the whole mirror system further being adjustable by its component parts so that the driver can notice an object which is beside the vehicle or diagonally behind the vehicle, not noticeable or substantially not noticeable on the reflecting surface of the main mirror (7) , via the auxiliary mirror (11) reflected in the capturing mirror (13) .
2. An mirror system as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that all the mirrors are accommodated in suitable locations (5, 9, 15) of a housing or fixture (3) to be installed on a vehicle.
PCT/EP1998/003256 1997-06-04 1998-06-03 Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle WO1998055342A1 (en)

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NL1006226A NL1006226C1 (en) 1997-06-04 1997-06-04 Vehicle-mounted outside mirror unit.
NL1006226 1997-06-04

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Cited By (7)

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FR2834676A1 (en) * 2002-01-16 2003-07-18 Jean Claude Galland Motor vehicle rear view system has pair of facing mirrors angle to show any obstacles in blind spot
WO2004094192A1 (en) * 2003-04-01 2004-11-04 Jean-Claude Galland Lateral observation device for a motor vehicle
KR100969307B1 (en) * 2010-03-24 2010-07-09 김춘추 A rearview mirror
GB2489769A (en) * 2011-04-08 2012-10-10 Melvin Thomas A vehicle mirror system showing a composite image
CN102941824A (en) * 2012-11-19 2013-02-27 无锡商业职业技术学院 Automotive external rearview mirror
CN105150942A (en) * 2015-09-21 2015-12-16 上海应用技术学院 Observing system for turning angle positions of automobile turning wheels
WO2016187792A1 (en) * 2015-05-25 2016-12-01 刘惠河 Rearview mirror

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FR2410581A1 (en) * 1977-11-30 1979-06-29 Truchon Michel Exterior rear view mirror for cars - has three sections two of which are adjustable for angle to eliminate blind spots
DE3236019A1 (en) * 1982-09-29 1984-03-29 Ewald 6113 Babenhausen Schwarz Rear view mirror
DE8526611U1 (en) * 1985-09-17 1985-11-14 Kastl, Alfred, 8018 Grafing Reversing mirror for road traffic

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2410581A1 (en) * 1977-11-30 1979-06-29 Truchon Michel Exterior rear view mirror for cars - has three sections two of which are adjustable for angle to eliminate blind spots
DE3236019A1 (en) * 1982-09-29 1984-03-29 Ewald 6113 Babenhausen Schwarz Rear view mirror
DE8526611U1 (en) * 1985-09-17 1985-11-14 Kastl, Alfred, 8018 Grafing Reversing mirror for road traffic

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2834676A1 (en) * 2002-01-16 2003-07-18 Jean Claude Galland Motor vehicle rear view system has pair of facing mirrors angle to show any obstacles in blind spot
WO2004094192A1 (en) * 2003-04-01 2004-11-04 Jean-Claude Galland Lateral observation device for a motor vehicle
KR100969307B1 (en) * 2010-03-24 2010-07-09 김춘추 A rearview mirror
GB2489769A (en) * 2011-04-08 2012-10-10 Melvin Thomas A vehicle mirror system showing a composite image
CN102941824A (en) * 2012-11-19 2013-02-27 无锡商业职业技术学院 Automotive external rearview mirror
WO2016187792A1 (en) * 2015-05-25 2016-12-01 刘惠河 Rearview mirror
CN105150942A (en) * 2015-09-21 2015-12-16 上海应用技术学院 Observing system for turning angle positions of automobile turning wheels

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