GB1243179A - Improvements relating to mirror devices for motor vehicles - Google Patents
Improvements relating to mirror devices for motor vehiclesInfo
- Publication number
- GB1243179A GB1243179A GB3156368A GB3156368A GB1243179A GB 1243179 A GB1243179 A GB 1243179A GB 3156368 A GB3156368 A GB 3156368A GB 3156368 A GB3156368 A GB 3156368A GB 1243179 A GB1243179 A GB 1243179A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- mirror
- ramp
- housing
- pivoted
- motor
- 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.)
- Expired
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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
- B60R1/10—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
- B60R1/105—Optical arrangements giving a view under the vehicle, e.g. using periscopes
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Rear-View Mirror Devices That Are Mounted On The Exterior Of The Vehicle (AREA)
Abstract
1,243,179. Mirror for viewing from beneath a vehicle. UNIMEC DESIGNS Ltd. 30 Sept., 1968 [3 Oct., 1967; 31 Oct., 1967; 2 July, 1968], Nos. 45068/67, 49427/67 and 31563/68. Heading B7J. A vehicle mirror device, Figs. 1, 2, adapted for viewing an area of ground including that below a vehicle body comprises a housing 10 adapted to be secured below the vehicle floor 14 in a position such that a mirror reflective element 25 can be looked into by the vehicle driver through a tube 18 mounted in an aperture 17 in the floor 14, the element 25 being secured on a supporting arm 26 pivotally secured at 27, for movement between a horizontal retracted position and an inclined operative position, to a sleeve 24 which is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis on a lip 23 of the housing 10 and is rotatable by a worm 37 of an electric motor 35 on the housing engaging a gear ring 30 secured to the sleeve. One end of an arcuate ramp 43 of channel cross-section is pivoted at 47 on the housing 10 and urged to a horizontal position by a spring 49, and another similarly shaped ramp, but longer and helically twisted, is pivoted on the housing at 44 so as to provide a tail portion 46 which engages the pivoted end of ramp 43 when the ramp 42 is held in its normal horizontal position by a plunger 51, of a solenoid 50 mounted on the housing, pivoted at 52 to the tail 46. The mirror support arm 26 has a lateral arm 39 bearing a roller 40 at its end, which rests on the tail 46 when the mirror is inoperative. The weight of a driver actuates a seat micro-switch to operate a relay and thereby energize the motor 35, whereupon the roller 40 runs on to ramp 43 which inclines under the weight of mirror element 25 and springs back after it to allow the element to revolve unobstructed below the ramps in its operative position. To retract the mirror the solenoid plunger 51 is actuated upwardly by operation of a mirror switch controlled by depression of the vehicle clutch pedal, when ramp 42 is pivoted so as to bring the end of the ramp remote from the tail 46 into the path of the roller 40. When the element 25 is horizontal, a striker 55 on the pivoted end of the support arm 26 operates a micro-switch 54 on the housing 10 to stop the motor 35 and leave roller 40 on the tail 46 again, Switch 54 is only operated when the element is horizontal, but the element may be stopped in an operative position by use of a master switch. A manual lever 80, 81, 82 serves to move the plunger 51 in the event of failure of solenoid 50. Other means for raising and lowering the mirror support may comprise remote-actuated solenoids or an hydraulic or pneumatic plunger arrangement. The electrical circuit for the various switches, the relay, solenoid and motor, is described with reference to Fig. 7 (not shown). Another embodiment comprises a fixedly inclined mirror mounted on a rotatable support capable of being moved vertically e.g. by a cable and a lifting yoke in sliding engagement with the mirror support, or by a lead-screw mechanism driven by motor 35 or a separate motor.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE19681800932 DE1800932A1 (en) | 1967-10-03 | 1968-10-03 | Safety mirror device for motor vehicles |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB4506867 | 1967-10-03 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1243179A true GB1243179A (en) | 1971-08-18 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB3156368A Expired GB1243179A (en) | 1967-10-03 | 1967-10-03 | Improvements relating to mirror devices for motor vehicles |
Country Status (1)
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GB (1) | GB1243179A (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US7419659B2 (en) * | 2001-12-05 | 2008-09-02 | Ucb Pharma S.A. | Expression control using variable intergenic sequences |
EP3476654B1 (en) | 2017-10-26 | 2021-01-13 | MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG | Holder device for a motor vehicle |
US11958419B2 (en) | 2022-02-24 | 2024-04-16 | Stoneridge, Inc. | Collapsible vehicle camera arm assembly |
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1967
- 1967-10-03 GB GB3156368A patent/GB1243179A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US7419659B2 (en) * | 2001-12-05 | 2008-09-02 | Ucb Pharma S.A. | Expression control using variable intergenic sequences |
EP3476654B1 (en) | 2017-10-26 | 2021-01-13 | MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG | Holder device for a motor vehicle |
US11958419B2 (en) | 2022-02-24 | 2024-04-16 | Stoneridge, Inc. | Collapsible vehicle camera arm assembly |
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