AU2009202824A1 - Rear view mirror for single front wheel transport vehicle - Google Patents

Rear view mirror for single front wheel transport vehicle Download PDF

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AU2009202824A1
AU2009202824A1 AU2009202824A AU2009202824A AU2009202824A1 AU 2009202824 A1 AU2009202824 A1 AU 2009202824A1 AU 2009202824 A AU2009202824 A AU 2009202824A AU 2009202824 A AU2009202824 A AU 2009202824A AU 2009202824 A1 AU2009202824 A1 AU 2009202824A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60QARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/2661Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic mounted on parts having other functions
    • B60Q1/2665Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic mounted on parts having other functions on rear-view mirrors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62JCYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J29/00Adaptations or arrangements of mirrors for use on cycles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62JCYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J6/00Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices on cycles; Mounting or supporting thereof; Circuits therefor
    • B62J6/05Direction indicators
    • B62J6/055Electrical means, e.g. lamps
    • B62J6/056Electrical means, e.g. lamps characterised by control means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62JCYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J6/00Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices on cycles; Mounting or supporting thereof; Circuits therefor
    • B62J6/16Arrangement of switches
    • B62J6/165Wireless switches

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P/00/0 11 Regulation 3.2 AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION FOR A STANDARD PATENT ORIGINAL TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT Name of Applicant: Tzu-Tang Lin Actual Inventor(s): Tzu-Tang Lin Address for Service: A.P.T. Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys PO Box 222, Mitcham, SA 5062 Invention Title: Rear view mirror for single front wheel transport vehicle The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me/us:- REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR SINGLE FRONT WHEEL TRANSPORT VEHICLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 5 (a) Field of the Invention The present invention provides a rear view mirror for single front wheel transport vehicle, and more particularly provides a rear view mirror having turn signal lamps that is movably fixed to arbitrary positions on two sides a single front wheel transport vehicle, such as 10 adopting at least one rear view mirror fixedly secured to two sides of the handlebar, the front fork or the rear support, and using a flexible pipe of the rear view mirror to enable the rear view mirror to be movably adjusted to a fixed angle by inwardly or outwardly bending using the hand, as well as using a controller to control flashing of the turn signal 15 lamp, thereby cautioning people and vehicles at the rear, the front and sides and informing them of the traveling movement of the transport vehicle. The aforementioned front wheel transport vehicle includes motorcycles, bicycles, tricycles, and the like. (b) Description of the Prior Art 20 Rear view mirrors for a bicycle of the prior art are fixed to the 2 handlebar, and enable single direction (such as Taiwan patent Nos. 390300, M545626), or two direction and two-dimensional inward outward foldable angle adjustment (such as Taiwan patent Nos. M254402, M289728). 5 Other related prior art includes rear view mirrors used on automobiles and motorcycles provided with audio and lighting effects (for example, Taiwan patent No. M248702). Yet other related prior art includes include rear view mirrors used on bicycles adopting wireless lamp structures (for example, Taiwan patent 10 No. M345763). In addition, the prior art also includes rear view mirrors for bicycles that use wireless lamp signal control (for example, Taiwan patent No. M309725). Integration of the aforementioned prior art would enable the lamplight 15 of the rear view mirror to produce a wireless remote controlled flashing caution signal, and enable better angular adjustment of the rear view mirror. For the purposes of this specification the word "comprising" means "including but not limited to", and the word "comprises" has a 20 corresponding meaning. Also a reference within this specification to a 3 document is not to be taken as an admission that the disclosure therein constitutes common general knowledge in Australia. 5 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary objective of the present invention lies in providing a rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle that enables easy angular adjustment, in which two ends of a flexible pipe are respectively joined to clamp portions, thereby enabling the two clamp portions to be 10 respectively joined to a fixed position of a transport vehicle and a main body of the rear view mirror. The flexible pipe can be directly turned and bent using the hand to outwardly set the flexible pipe, thereby allowing a rider to see vehicle movement behind the transport vehicle from the rear view mirror. 15 Another objective of the present invention lies in providing a rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle that enables easy control of flashing of a turn signal lamp on the rear view mirror, in which a wired or wireless controller is used to control operations of a turn signal lamp provided on one side of the rear view mirror. 20 To enable a further understanding of said objectives and the 4 technological methods of the invention herein, a brief description of the drawings is provided below followed by a detailed description of the preferred embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 5 FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the present invention FIG. 2 is an exploded elevational view of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partial cutaway view of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of another clamp portion of the present invention. 10 FIG. 5 is another structural view of the flexible pipe of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a drawing depicting an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a wireless controlled turn signal lamp of the present invention. 15 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring together to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, wherein the drawings disclose a rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle 1 of the present invention, comprising: two clamp portions 2, a rear view mirror 3, a flexible pipe 4 and a controller (refer to that assigned number 5 in 20 FIG. 6 ), wherein one end of each of the clamp portions 2 is provided 5 with a gap 21, which enables the clamp portion 2 to straddle and be disposed on the required fixed object (such as two sides of the front fork of a transport vehicle, two sides of the handlebar of a transport vehicle, two sides of the rear seat support of a transport vehicle, and so on.). 5 Fixing members 23 perpendicularly disposed in concentric fixing holes 22 defined in the clamp gap 21 ensure fixedly clamping to the object. A support cavity 24 is defined in at least one inner side wall of the gap 21 - and in the present embodiment has a spherical arched surface, which enables a rear view mirror connector 31 to be inserted and joined 10 therein. Moreover, at least one inner side wall of the gap 21 is additionally provided with a screw cavity 25, which enables a different shaped connector 31A to be inserted and joined therein (please refer to FIG. 4). Other ends of the clamp portions 2 are fixedly screwed or fixedly locked to the flexible pipe 4. The rear view mirror 3 is provided 15 with the connector 31, and the rear view mirror 3 is internally provided with a turn signal lamp (not shown in the drawings), which is controlled by the controller 5. At least one side of the rear view mirror 3 is provided with a turn signal lamp cover 32, which enables light emission from the turn signal lamp. The rear view mirror 3 is internally provided with a 20 power source to supply electric power to the turn signal lamp and a 6 flashing circuit (not shown in the drawings). The flexible pipe 4 is a flexible metallic pipe (using metal such as nickel titanium alloy - memory metal, aluminum, copper, tin, and so on) or a nonmetallic pipe (using a new polymer formed after mixing two different high polymer monomers, 5 such as high performance polyetherimide (PEI) fiber, used in coronary stent implants, catheters and stitching, and so on.). And can further comprise external encapsulation of a flexible metallic pipe, provided with functionality to enable momentarily angle adjustment. The controller 5 is used to control flashing of the turn signal lamp, and the controller 5 is 10 provided with a switching switch 51, which enables controlling operations of the turn signal lamp within the rear view mirror through switching. Accordingly, the aforementioned implementation enables safeguarding breakage of the lens of the rear view mirror 3 from impact should the transport vehicle provided with a single front wheel topple 15 over. Moreover, angle adjustment of the rear view mirror 3 is even more convenient. Referring to FIG. 4, and when compared with FIG. 3 it is clear that one end of the clamp portions 2 is not provided with the gap 21, but further comprises a fixing column 26 (including a fixing double-screw 20 bolt). The structure is widely used for joining to a mirror base of existing 7 motorcycles (not shown in the drawings). Referring to FIG. 5, and when compared to FIG. 3 it is clear that the flexible pipe 4 is internally provided with adjusting members 41 close to two ends, and the adjusting members 41 are joined together using an 5 elastic element 42. Grooves 43 defined on the flexible pipe 4 enables an operator to easily turn the adjusting members 41 to adjust tightness of the elastic element 42, thereby providing a preferred rigidity to the flexible pipe 4. Referring to the drawings together with FIG. 6, of the embodiments of 10 the present invention depicted in the drawings, FIG. 6 discloses the rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle 1 implemented on a bicycle 6. A lower clamp portion of the flexible pipe 4 is fixed to the two sides of a front fork 61 of the bicycle 6, thereby enabling the flexible pipe 4 to be manually bent to the required shape and angle to allow the 15 rider to know the movement of people and vehicles behind the bicycle 6 through the lens in the rear view mirror 3. Moreover, the switching switch 51 of the controller 5 can be used to easily control emission of the light source from the turn signal lamp cover 32 of the turn signal lamp to inform people and vehicles ahead, at the sides and behind of 20 the traveling movement of the bicycle. 8 The aforementioned rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle 1 can be joined to two sides of a handlebar 62, two sides of the front fork 61, two sides of a rear wheel support (not shown in the drawings) and the rear two sides of a safety helmet, and uniformly 5 controlled by the switching switch 51 of the controller 5. When the rider causes a left turn signal or a right turn signal to be emitted to indicate wanting to make a direction change, a turn signal lamp of the rear view mirror 3 cautions drivers of other vehicles and lets them know of the intention to change direction, thereby safeguarding safety of the rider. 10 Accordingly, vehicles from other directions, including the front, sides and the rear are able to clearly see the flashing turn signal lamp of the rear view mirror 3 of the bicycle 6, thereby ensuring the safety of the rider. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the rear view mirror set for 15 single front wheel transport vehicle 1 implemented on two sides of a transport vehicle can also use wireless control means (as depicted in FIG. 7), in which the controller 5 is internally provided with a battery pack 52, the switching switch 51, a lamp signal controller 53 and a wireless signal transmitter 54. Moreover, the rear view mirror 3 is 20 internally provided with a battery pack 33, a lamp signal control circuit 9 34 and a wireless signal receiver 35. The switching switch 51 of the controller 5 is used to transmit left and right turn signals to the lamp signal controller 53, whereupon the wireless signal transmitter 54 transmits the signals to the signal control circuit 34. The wireless signal 5 receiver 35 receives the remote control flashing caution signal for the turn signal lamp from the wireless signal transmitter 54, and after signal processing through the lamp signal control circuit 34, the signal directly controls operations of the turn signal lamp within each set of the rear view mirrors 3. However, because such technology belongs to the prior 10 art, thus, it is not detailed here. It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as 15 set forth in the following claims. 20 10

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1. A rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle, comprising: two clamp portions; 5 a rear view mirror, at least side of the rear view mirror is provided with a turn signal lamp, and an end of the rear view mirror is joined to the clamp portion; a flexible pipe, two ends of the flexible pipe are respectively joined to the clamp portions; and 10 a controller, the controller controls flashing of the turn signal lamp.
2. The rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle according to claim 1, wherein fixing members perpendicularly disposed in concentric fixing holes defined in a clamp gap ensure fixedly clamping to an object. 15
3. The rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle according to claim 2, wherein at least one inner side wall of the gap is provided with a spherical arched surface.
4. The rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the gap further comprises a fixing 20 column. 11
5. The rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle according to claim 2, wherein at least one inner wall of the gap is provided with a screw cavity.
6. The rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle 5 according to claim 1, wherein the flexible pipe is internally provided with adjusting members close to two ends, and the adjusting members are joined together using an elastic element.
7. The rear view mirror set for single front wheel transport vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller is internally provided with 10 a battery pack, a switching switch, a lamp signal controller and a wireless signal transmitter, and the rear view mirror is internally provided with a battery pack, a lamp signal control circuit and a wireless signal receiver. 15 20 12
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