EP4117967A1 - Rückspiegel für ein fahrzeug - Google Patents
Rückspiegel für ein fahrzeugInfo
- Publication number
- EP4117967A1 EP4117967A1 EP21701687.2A EP21701687A EP4117967A1 EP 4117967 A1 EP4117967 A1 EP 4117967A1 EP 21701687 A EP21701687 A EP 21701687A EP 4117967 A1 EP4117967 A1 EP 4117967A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- housing
- mirror
- rearview mirror
- fastening
- sealing element
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- B60R1/06—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- B62J29/00—Adaptations or arrangements of mirrors for use on cycles
Definitions
- the invention relates to a rearview mirror for a vehicle, in particular for a tilting vehicle, with a mirror element and a housing receiving the mirror element.
- rear-view mirrors which have a mirror housing made of formed sheet metal.
- the mirror glass is supported by a rubber-like element against an edge section of the mirror housing and is thus secured against failure.
- the rubber-like element is mounted, similar to a window seal, between the mirror glass and a circumferential edge of the mirror housing. The mirror glass is held in position and the space behind it is protected all around against the ingress of water. This also serves to compensate for heat exposure or thermally induced deformations.
- the sheet metal is usually designed as a scooping geometry, the accumulation of moisture and water can easily lead to corrosion. This can penetrate through other openings in the housing, such as an adjustment mechanism provided on the rear of the housing, and lead to corrosion in the interior of the housing.
- the structure described requires a comparatively wide edge surrounding the mirror glass, at least through the edge section itself and the sealing element arranged between the edge portion and the mirror glass is predetermined.
- a rearview mirror for a vehicle with a mirror element, a housing accommodating the mirror element, and egg nem sealing element, which is designed at least for partially sealing the housing, and a fastening element which connects a rear side of the mirror element to the housing, the Fastening element is also designed for fixing the sealing element.
- the rearview mirror can also be used for watercraft, such as boats.
- land vehicles use in both motor-driven motor vehicles and non-powered vehicles, such as bicycles, is possible.
- other motor-driven vehicles such as wheelchairs, snowmobiles, tricycles or quads, and preferably in so-called tilting vehicles.
- a tilting vehicle is understood to mean, inter alia, motorcycles or motorcycle-like motor vehicles, such as motor scooters, in particular tiltable two-, three- or four-wheeled scooters, scooters or the like.
- a rearview mirror is therefore provided for such a vehicle, in which the mirror element, which can comprise, for example, mirror glass with a reflective mirror layer, is indirectly connected to the housing via the fastening element.
- the fastening element can be connected to a rear side of the mirror element facing a housing interior.
- the interior of the housing is to be understood as meaning, in particular, an interior space or cavity that is completely or at least partially enclosed by the housing.
- This connection can preferably be made with a material fit, in particular by (flat) gluing, and / or with a force fit and / or a form fit.
- connection of the fastening element to the housing can preferably take place in a materially bonded manner, in particular by (flat) gluing, and / or non-positively and / or positively.
- the known fastening of the mirror element via its edge area by means of a seal, which would also be arranged between the circumferential edge area and the mirror element, is thus omitted. Instead, the fastening takes place via the fastening element.
- the fastening element can be made of a solid or dimensionally stable material, such as plastic or metallic material.
- the fastening element is designed in such a way that it fixes the sealing element in its intended position and thus secures it against displacement or falling out.
- connection between the fastening element and the housing can be achieved in that the fastening element is flatly connected to an inner surface of the housing.
- a corre sponding contact surface of the fastening element for connecting to the inner surface of the housing is at least partially to the corresponding Adjusted the contour of the inner surface.
- the contact surface of the fastening element is designed to be complementary to the contour of the inner surface in order to enable planar contact.
- the fastening element can have a border region and be connected to the sealing element with it.
- the sealing element can therefore preferably be connected to the sealing element with a circumferential surface, in particular a circumferential surface or jacket surface.
- the fastening element holds the sealing element in its defined position in order to prevent displacement and in this way ensure a reliable sealing effect.
- the housing can be made thin-walled, in particular made from a bent sheet metal.
- the resulting thinness of the housing makes it possible to design the housing with a low weight and particularly easy to manufacture.
- the housing can have a circumferential edge section, the wall of which is folded over in the direction of the interior of the housing in such a way that a volume bounded by the folded wall and defined in this way is connected to the rest of the housing via a circumferential opening.
- the wall of the edge section is folded over with a free end in such a way that it forms a circumferential bead-shaped housing edge which encloses a corresponding cavity in its interior.
- This represents the defined volume and is open to the inside of the housing via the circumferential opening which is defined between the (folded) free end and an inner surface of the housing.
- it encloses the bead-like formed by the folded wall
- the edge of the housing also includes the mirror element, which also means that any existing legal requirements can be met.
- the sealing element can preferably close the circumferential opening in a fluid-tight manner.
- the sealing element due to the sealing of the circumferential opening by means of the sealing element, it is possible to protect the volume defined by the folded wall from the ingress of dirt and moisture and thus from corrosion.
- the sealing element can be designed to be elastic, in particular made of an elastic plastic material or an elastic rubber.
- the sealing element can be made of rubber or a foam material, preferably a closed-pore foam material.
- the sealing element can also be arranged in such a way that it not only closes the circumferential opening in order to seal the volume defined by the folded wall, but also partially or even completely fills the defined volume.
- the fastening element can have one or more recesses or openings which each form a connection between the interior of the housing and a gap formed between the mirror element and the peripheral portion of the edge. This gap is in turn open to an environment. This creates a connection between the interior of the housing and the environment through which moisture and water can enter the interior of the housing in unfavorable situations, but can also escape (again). In this way, the recesses or breakthroughs are used as a water drain, so that a permanent accumulation of moisture or water inside the housing can be prevented or at least significantly reduced. Likewise, the threat of corrosion is avoided or at least reduced.
- the rearview mirror can have a circular contour.
- the mirror element and the housing accommodating the mirror element likewise have a circular contour.
- the rearview mirror and the mirror housing and the Spiegelele element can each have a different shape or contour, for example an oval, rectangular or polygonal contour.
- a corresponding vehicle with at least one rearview mirror is provided, the at least one rearview mirror being designed in accordance with this description.
- Fig. 1 a rearview mirror according to the prior art
- Fig. 3 a plan view of the rearview mirror according to FIG. 2 after the removal of the mirror element.
- Fig. 1 shows a rearview mirror 10 for a motorcycle according to the prior tech technology.
- the rearview mirror 10 is mounted on an arm-shaped mirror holder 16 and comprises a mirror housing 12 with a circular contour, which is usually made from formed sheet metal.
- a mirror element 11 also having a circular contour is secured against falling out of the mirror housing 12 by a rubber-like element 13 arranged in the radial direction.
- the rubber-like element 13 is similar to a window seal between tween the mirror element 11 and a circumferential edge of the Spiegelge housing 12 is mounted.
- the mirror element 11 is thereby at its periphery in Hold position, and the space behind the interior of the housing is protected all around against the ingress of water.
- the sheet metal is usually designed as a scooping geometry, the accumulation of moisture and water can easily lead to corrosion. This can penetrate through other openings in the mirror housing 12, such as an adjustment mechanism (not shown) provided on the rear of the mirror housing 12, and lead to corresponding corrosion in the interior of the mirror housing 12.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show a rearview mirror 20 according to the description, which is provided for a vehicle (not shown) and is mounted, for example, on a mirror holder 26 by means of an adjusting mechanism 27.
- the rearview mirror 20 comprises a mirror element 21 (for example a mirror glass), a housing 22 accommodating the mirror element 21, and a sealing element 23, which is designed to seal the housing 22 at least in sections.
- the rearview mirror 20 comprises a fastening element 24, which connects a rear side of the mirror element 21 facing the housing 22 to the housing 22, the fastening element 24 also being designed to fix the sealing element 23.
- the rearview mirror 20 has a substantially circular contour (when viewed from the front). Accordingly, the mirror element 21 and the surrounding housing 22 are also formed with a circular contour.
- the fastening element 24 is on the one hand flatly connected to an inner surface of the housing 22.
- the fastening element 24 is also connected flatly to the rear side of the mirror element 21.
- the connections can in each case preferably take place in a materially bonded manner by flat bonding.
- force-fit and / or form-fit connections are also possible.
- the fastening element 24 has a circumferential edge region 24a and is connected to this with the sealing element 23. Be the fastening element 24 is formed from a ring in the embodiment shown.
- the sealing element 23 is also ring-shaped and arranged on a peripheral surface (here: lateral surface) of the fastening element 24 formed in the edge region 24a or connected to it, so that the sealing element 23 is fixed in its position shown and cannot be moved unintentionally.
- the fastening element 24 itself can be made of a solid or dimensionally stable material, such as plastic or metallic material, in order to hold the sealing element 23 securely in its posi tion.
- the sealing element 23 can first be placed in the housing 22.
- the fastening element 24 is then glued into the housing and the mirror element 21 is then placed on it.
- the housing 22 is thin-walled, in particular made from a bent sheet metal.
- This enables easy shaping for the housing 22.
- This has a circumferential edge section 22a, the wall 22b of which is turned over in the direction of the housing interior 22c in such a way that a defined volume 28 delimited by the turned-over wall 22b over a circumferential opening 29 is connected to the rest of the housing interior 22c.
- the folded-over wall 22b forms a bead-shaped housing edge which surrounds the mirror element 21 circumferentially, an outer side of the folded-over wall 22b representing a viewing surface for the rearview mirror 20 when viewing the mirror element 21.
- the sealing element 23 is dimensioned in such a way. Sioned and arranged that the sealing element 23 closes the circumferential opening 29 fluid-tight.
- the fastening element 24 can either merely fix the sealing element 23 or additionally apply a force directed radially outward and thus press it against the opening 29 in order to further improve a sealing effect.
- the sealing element 23 can also be designed to be elastic, in particular made of an elastic plastic material or an elastic rubber's rule.
- a high elasticity offers the option of the sealing element 23 projecting partially or even completely (not shown) into the defined volume 28 in order to fill it up partially or completely accordingly.
- the fastening element 24 can have a plurality of recesses 24a, each of which forms a connection between the housing interior 22c and a gap 30 formed between the mirror element 21 and the circumferential edge section 22a.
- a fluid-conducting connection 24b is provided in each case from the environment U via the gap 30 into the housing interior 22c. This enables an outflow of liquid that has entered the housing interior 22c, as well as a corresponding ventilation. Due to the circumferential distribution of the plurality of recesses 24a shown in Fig.
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- Rear-View Mirror Devices That Are Mounted On The Exterior Of The Vehicle (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102020106566.3A DE102020106566A1 (de) | 2020-03-11 | 2020-03-11 | Rückspiegel für ein Fahrzeug |
| PCT/EP2021/050684 WO2021180382A1 (de) | 2020-03-11 | 2021-01-14 | Rückspiegel für ein fahrzeug |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP4117967A1 true EP4117967A1 (de) | 2023-01-18 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP21701687.2A Pending EP4117967A1 (de) | 2020-03-11 | 2021-01-14 | Rückspiegel für ein fahrzeug |
Country Status (3)
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| EP (1) | EP4117967A1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102020106566A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2021180382A1 (de) |
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| US2202697A (en) | 1938-01-18 | 1940-05-28 | Hodny William La | Mirror |
| US2579148A (en) * | 1949-04-02 | 1951-12-18 | Jones Livingston Eric | Mounting for rearview mirror reflectors |
| GB782895A (en) | 1954-04-05 | 1957-09-18 | William Edward O Shei | Improvements in or relating to automobile rear-viewing mirrors |
| US2706931A (en) * | 1954-05-04 | 1955-04-26 | Nelmor Mfg Corp | Rear view mirror construction |
| DE6932782U (de) | 1969-08-19 | 1969-12-11 | Fechenbacher Armaturen Und Met | Dichtring fuer aussenrueckblickspiegel. |
| DE102014204275A1 (de) | 2014-03-07 | 2015-09-24 | Mekra Lang Gmbh & Co. Kg | Rückspiegelverstellanordnung für Fahrzeuge, insbesondere für Nutzfahrzeuge, sowie Rückspiegel hiermit |
| CN103950488A (zh) * | 2014-04-16 | 2014-07-30 | 江门市大长江集团有限公司 | 一种摩托车后视镜防水结构 |
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| DE102020106566A1 (de) | 2021-09-16 |
| WO2021180382A1 (de) | 2021-09-16 |
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