CA1051240A - Rear view mirror for automotive vehicles - Google Patents
Rear view mirror for automotive vehiclesInfo
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- CA1051240A CA1051240A CA265,040A CA265040A CA1051240A CA 1051240 A CA1051240 A CA 1051240A CA 265040 A CA265040 A CA 265040A CA 1051240 A CA1051240 A CA 1051240A
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Abstract
TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
A rear view mirror, especially external rear view mirror, for automotive vehicles, in which the housing receiving the mirror body is provided with a holding structure for connect-ing the rear view mirror to an automotive vehicle, and in which the holding structure may be provided with an adjust-able joint for the mirror. The housing is pivotally mounted on the holding structure so as selectively to be pivotable about an axis transverse to a side wall of the housing over an angle of about 180° relative to the holding structure and is arrestable in the respective adjusted position.
REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
A rear view mirror, especially external rear view mirror, for automotive vehicles, in which the housing receiving the mirror body is provided with a holding structure for connect-ing the rear view mirror to an automotive vehicle, and in which the holding structure may be provided with an adjust-able joint for the mirror. The housing is pivotally mounted on the holding structure so as selectively to be pivotable about an axis transverse to a side wall of the housing over an angle of about 180° relative to the holding structure and is arrestable in the respective adjusted position.
Description
105~ ~AO
The present invention relates to a rear view m~rror as~em-bly for automotive vehicles and, more particularly, to an ex-ter~al rear view mirror assembly the housing of which accom-modates the mirror body having a holder for attachment to a vehlcle, preferably in the form of an arm.
It ~s an object of the present invention to develop a mirror assembly of the above kind which may be used on either the near-side or the offside of the vehicle.
It is another ob3ect of this invention to provide a mirror a~sembly as set forth in the preceding p~ragraph, in which the mirror of the mirror assembly is mounted in such a housing with a holder for attachment to a vehicle that the housing may be pro-duced by injection molding or conventional molding and can be produced with relatively thin walls.
It i~ ~till another object of this invention to provide a mirror assembly as set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, which will make it possible to pivot the housing relative to the holder and to allow the housing to be fixed in the holder after the desired pivotal movement of the housing has been com-pleted.
According to the present invention there is provided arear view mirror, especially external rear view mirror, suitable for mounting selectively equally well on both of opposite sides of automotive vehicles, which includes: a h~using having a first side wall and including a corner therewith, a mlrror body arranged within said housing, holding mean3 in~luding a base and a tri~ngular~haped member detachably connected to said side wall of said housing for connecting said mirror with 1 0 ~ Z 4 ~
the base on to an ~utamotive vehicle, a ball joint provided be-tween the base and the triangular-shaped member at a location near the corner of said housing for said mirror body, said hous-in~ being pivotable relative to said holding mea~s by an angle of about 180 about an axis transverse to said 3ide wall, and said holding means including means for arresting said housing relative to said holding means in an adjusted position within the range of said 180~ angle, said axis about which said mirror is pivotable relative to said holding means being the trans-verse central axis of said housi~g, said housing and said mir-ror body having about the contour of a rectangle, and said firs~ side wall of said housing fonmi~g one of the shorter sides of the housing rectangle, and said pivot angle being sub-s~ntially para~lel to the longer sides of said housing rec-tangle.
The pre~ent invention is illustrated by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 i8 a view, partly in section, of a rear view mirror ~sembly according to the invention for an automotive vehicle.
Figure 2 shows the mlrror assembly of Figure 1 in plan view.
The mirror assembly shown in the drawing is intended for mounting on the left-hand side (nearside) of the vehicle (when viewing the vehicle in the direction of its forward motion), and hence is intended for the driver of a vehicle with left-hand drive. However, the m~rror assembly may also be located on the rlght-hRnd side (offside) of the vehicle, viz. as an additional mirror or as a mlrror assembly for a vehicle with a
The present invention relates to a rear view m~rror as~em-bly for automotive vehicles and, more particularly, to an ex-ter~al rear view mirror assembly the housing of which accom-modates the mirror body having a holder for attachment to a vehlcle, preferably in the form of an arm.
It ~s an object of the present invention to develop a mirror assembly of the above kind which may be used on either the near-side or the offside of the vehicle.
It is another ob3ect of this invention to provide a mirror a~sembly as set forth in the preceding p~ragraph, in which the mirror of the mirror assembly is mounted in such a housing with a holder for attachment to a vehicle that the housing may be pro-duced by injection molding or conventional molding and can be produced with relatively thin walls.
It i~ ~till another object of this invention to provide a mirror assembly as set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, which will make it possible to pivot the housing relative to the holder and to allow the housing to be fixed in the holder after the desired pivotal movement of the housing has been com-pleted.
According to the present invention there is provided arear view mirror, especially external rear view mirror, suitable for mounting selectively equally well on both of opposite sides of automotive vehicles, which includes: a h~using having a first side wall and including a corner therewith, a mlrror body arranged within said housing, holding mean3 in~luding a base and a tri~ngular~haped member detachably connected to said side wall of said housing for connecting said mirror with 1 0 ~ Z 4 ~
the base on to an ~utamotive vehicle, a ball joint provided be-tween the base and the triangular-shaped member at a location near the corner of said housing for said mirror body, said hous-in~ being pivotable relative to said holding mea~s by an angle of about 180 about an axis transverse to said 3ide wall, and said holding means including means for arresting said housing relative to said holding means in an adjusted position within the range of said 180~ angle, said axis about which said mirror is pivotable relative to said holding means being the trans-verse central axis of said housi~g, said housing and said mir-ror body having about the contour of a rectangle, and said firs~ side wall of said housing fonmi~g one of the shorter sides of the housing rectangle, and said pivot angle being sub-s~ntially para~lel to the longer sides of said housing rec-tangle.
The pre~ent invention is illustrated by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 i8 a view, partly in section, of a rear view mirror ~sembly according to the invention for an automotive vehicle.
Figure 2 shows the mlrror assembly of Figure 1 in plan view.
The mirror assembly shown in the drawing is intended for mounting on the left-hand side (nearside) of the vehicle (when viewing the vehicle in the direction of its forward motion), and hence is intended for the driver of a vehicle with left-hand drive. However, the m~rror assembly may also be located on the rlght-hRnd side (offside) of the vehicle, viz. as an additional mirror or as a mlrror assembly for a vehicle with a
- 2 -.Z4~~ight-hand drive.
The mirror body 1 h~s a substantially rectangular ~hape and is retained at its edges by the enc~rcling edge 2 of a ~ubst~ntially cup-shaped housing 3 made of a hard-setting mold-able plastics material. A holder in the shape of a short arm comprised of a triangular-shaped member 4 and a base 5 which is provided with securing means 6 for mounting on the outside of a vehicle, is used for mounting the housing 3 on the vehicle.
The triangular-shaped member 4 and the base 5 fonm a ball ~oint 6 of known structure at the surfaces mutually facing one an-other. The socket 7 i8 thus located on the shaped member 4 and ~he ball 8 on the b~se 5.
The cross central axis of the housing 3 is denoted by ref-erence numeral 9~ In the region of the axis, the housing 3 is provided with a thickened portion 10 hav$ng a threaded member 11 insert~d therei~, namely in such a manner that the longitudinal axi~ of the thread or the ~crew bolt 12 engaging therein co-~ncides with the axis 9. This screw bolt passes through a bore 13 of the shaped member 4. The housing 3 and the shaped member 4 are secured to each other by tightening the screw bolt 12.
The wall 14 of ~he housing 3 facing the shaped member 4 more-over has a shallow recess 1~ in which the shaped member 4 is fitted with fri tional engagement. A projection 16 tapering into a point is provided on the lower sîde of the shaped member 4 which ensures a harmonious, stepless ~ransition from the ~haped member 4 to the housing 3, whereby ~t is understood ~hat the remaining edges of the sh~ped member merge continuous-ly into the housing 3.
B 3 _ 10 ~ ~ ~ 4 ~
If the mirror assembly i5 to be used for the right-h~nd sid~e of the vehicle, the screw bolt 12 ls slackened, and the housing 3 is swivelled about the axis 9 through 180. After the screw bolt 12 has been ti~htened and hence a tight con-nection between the shaped member 4 and the housing 3 has been produced, the mirror is usable on the other side of the vehlcle.
The wall 14, with reg~rd to its thickness, may be dimen-sioned to correspond to the thickness of the other side walls 16' and the rear wall of the hous~ng 3 which is denoted by the reference numeral 17.
It is further preferable that the sh~ped member 4 and the base S are open towards the houslng 3 and th~ securing me~ns 6 respectively. Therefore a simple mounting of the parts (bolt with screw connection, pressing spring and washers) necessary to form the ball joint 6 is possible.
The invention moxeover is prefera~ly used ~n such mirrors in which the holder for the housing (arm) does not extend in the direction of the axis 9 but at an angle thereto, preferably diagonally downwards.
It is, of course, to be understood that the present inven-tion îs, by no means, limited to the specific showing in the drawing but also comprises any mod~fications within the s~ope of the appended cla~ms.
The mirror body 1 h~s a substantially rectangular ~hape and is retained at its edges by the enc~rcling edge 2 of a ~ubst~ntially cup-shaped housing 3 made of a hard-setting mold-able plastics material. A holder in the shape of a short arm comprised of a triangular-shaped member 4 and a base 5 which is provided with securing means 6 for mounting on the outside of a vehicle, is used for mounting the housing 3 on the vehicle.
The triangular-shaped member 4 and the base 5 fonm a ball ~oint 6 of known structure at the surfaces mutually facing one an-other. The socket 7 i8 thus located on the shaped member 4 and ~he ball 8 on the b~se 5.
The cross central axis of the housing 3 is denoted by ref-erence numeral 9~ In the region of the axis, the housing 3 is provided with a thickened portion 10 hav$ng a threaded member 11 insert~d therei~, namely in such a manner that the longitudinal axi~ of the thread or the ~crew bolt 12 engaging therein co-~ncides with the axis 9. This screw bolt passes through a bore 13 of the shaped member 4. The housing 3 and the shaped member 4 are secured to each other by tightening the screw bolt 12.
The wall 14 of ~he housing 3 facing the shaped member 4 more-over has a shallow recess 1~ in which the shaped member 4 is fitted with fri tional engagement. A projection 16 tapering into a point is provided on the lower sîde of the shaped member 4 which ensures a harmonious, stepless ~ransition from the ~haped member 4 to the housing 3, whereby ~t is understood ~hat the remaining edges of the sh~ped member merge continuous-ly into the housing 3.
B 3 _ 10 ~ ~ ~ 4 ~
If the mirror assembly i5 to be used for the right-h~nd sid~e of the vehicle, the screw bolt 12 ls slackened, and the housing 3 is swivelled about the axis 9 through 180. After the screw bolt 12 has been ti~htened and hence a tight con-nection between the shaped member 4 and the housing 3 has been produced, the mirror is usable on the other side of the vehlcle.
The wall 14, with reg~rd to its thickness, may be dimen-sioned to correspond to the thickness of the other side walls 16' and the rear wall of the hous~ng 3 which is denoted by the reference numeral 17.
It is further preferable that the sh~ped member 4 and the base S are open towards the houslng 3 and th~ securing me~ns 6 respectively. Therefore a simple mounting of the parts (bolt with screw connection, pressing spring and washers) necessary to form the ball joint 6 is possible.
The invention moxeover is prefera~ly used ~n such mirrors in which the holder for the housing (arm) does not extend in the direction of the axis 9 but at an angle thereto, preferably diagonally downwards.
It is, of course, to be understood that the present inven-tion îs, by no means, limited to the specific showing in the drawing but also comprises any mod~fications within the s~ope of the appended cla~ms.
Claims (9)
1. A rear view mirror, especially external rear view mirror, suitable for mounting selectively equally well on both of opposite sides of automotive vehicles, which includes: a housing having a first side wall and including a corner therewith, a mirror body arranged within said housing, holding means includ-ing a base and a triangular-shaped member detachably connected to said side wall of said housing for connecting said mirror with the base on to an automotive vehicle, a ball joint provided be-tween the base and the triangular-shaped member at a location near the corner of said housing for said mirror body, said hous-ing being pivotable relative to said holding means by an angle of about 180° about an axis transverse to said side wall, and said holding means including means for arresting said housing relative to said holding means in an adjusted position within the range of said 180° angle, said axis about which said mirror is pivotable relative to said holding means being the transverse central axis of said housing,said housing and said mirror body having about the contour of a rectangle, and said first side wall of said housing forming one of the shorter sides of the housing rectangle, and said pivot angle being substantially par-allel to the longer sides of said housing rectangle.
2. A rear view mirror according to claim 1, in which said holding and arresting means include a screw bolt coupling with the axis of said screw bolt being in alignment with said pivot axis of said housing.
3. A rear view mirror according to claim 1, in which said housing in addition to said first side wall has other side walls and in which said first side wall has a wall thickness corresponding to the wall thickness of said other side walls.
4. A rear view mirror according to claim 1, in which said holding means and said housing merge with each other in a step-free manner.
5. A rear view mirror according to claim 1, in which said first side wall has a recess positively engaged by said holding means.
6. A rear view mirror according to claim 1, in which said holding means includes: a first holding member detachably connected to said first side wall, and a second holding member for connection to an automotive vehicle, one of said holding members forming a socket and the other holding member having a spherical extension forming a ball joint with said socket, and connecting means extending through said ball joint and access-ible at least through one of said holding members for intercon-necting said holding members.
7. A rear view mirror according to claim 1, in which said housing and said mirror body have about the contour of a rectangle, and in which said first side wall of said housing forms one of the shorter sides of the housing rectangle, and in which said pivot angle is substantially parallel to the longer sides of said housing rectangle.
8. A rear view mirror according to claim 6, in which said first holding member in cross section substantially forms a triangle with said first side wall of said housing in cross section.
9. A rear view mirror according to claim 6, in which said first holding member has an extension engaging said housing from below.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA265,040A CA1051240A (en) | 1976-11-05 | 1976-11-05 | Rear view mirror for automotive vehicles |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA265,040A CA1051240A (en) | 1976-11-05 | 1976-11-05 | Rear view mirror for automotive vehicles |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1051240A true CA1051240A (en) | 1979-03-27 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA265,040A Expired CA1051240A (en) | 1976-11-05 | 1976-11-05 | Rear view mirror for automotive vehicles |
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| CA (1) | CA1051240A (en) |
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1976
- 1976-11-05 CA CA265,040A patent/CA1051240A/en not_active Expired
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