JPH06249232A - Mirror support - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a mirror support which prevents the undesired-direction displacement of a mirror attached to the inside of a locker door. CONSTITUTION:A mirror support comprises the first member which has a stud 3 and the spherical portion 4 provided at the free end of the stud 3 and the second member 6 which has the recess portion 11 to supplementarily accept at least the half of the spherical portion 4. A protrusion 7 is provided on the outer face of the spherical portion 4, perpendicular to the axial line of the stud 3 and along the axial line through the center of the spherical portion 4, and a slot 12 is formed on the inner face of the recess portion 11, across the opening face of the recess portion 11 and along the plane through the center of the recess portion 1, so that the protrusion 7 can be engaged with the slot 12 when the spherical portion 4 is fitted into the recess portion 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mirror support device for freely changing the angle of a mirror surface within a predetermined range.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a small mirror may be attached to the inner surface of the door of a personal locker provided in a changing room used by a large number of people for the convenience of simple grooming. It is preferable that the mounting position of this type of mirror can be freely changed according to the physical constitution of the user, but it is difficult to do so because of the cost problem and so the angle of the mirror surface can be changed appropriately. It is common to

As a supporting device for changing the angle of the mirror surface, a ball joint is generally used, but in the case of a conventional ball joint, a ball joint mounting stud around the shaft is used. Since the rotation can be permitted, not only the inclination in two directions based on the two planes orthogonal to each other can be freely performed, but also the rotation about the axis orthogonal to the mirror surface can be freely performed.

[0004]

By the way, since it is desired that a large number of personal lockers can be installed in a limited space, there is a problem that the width of the door must be reduced. Therefore, there is no problem in supporting a circular mirror at its center, but when supporting a rectangular mirror at a position eccentric from its geometric center,
When the mirror is rotated, the outer peripheral edge of the mirror may protrude from the contour of the locker door, which may cause a situation in which the mirror interferes with the opening of the locker body when the door is opened and closed.

The present invention has been devised to eliminate such inconveniences, and its main purpose is to prevent the mirror, which is mainly mounted on the inner surface of the locker door, from being displaced in an unnecessary direction. It is to provide a mirror support device that can be used.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a first member having a stud and a spherical portion provided at a free end of the stud, and at least half of the spherical portion. A second member having a recessed portion capable of complementarily receiving, and a projection that is orthogonal to the axis of the stud and extends along the axis passing through the center of the spherical portion is provided on the outer surface of the spherical portion. A slot that intersects the opening surface of the recess and extends along the plane passing through the center of the recess is formed on the inner surface of the recess, and the projection engages with the slot when the spherical portion is fitted in the recess. This is achieved by providing a mirror support device characterized in that

[0007]

According to this structure, since the protrusion on the outer surface of the spherical portion is engaged with the slot on the inner surface of the concave portion, the rotation of the spherical portion around the axis of the stud is restricted. It is possible to give the mirror surface only an inclination with respect to the plane of.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 (side view) and FIG. 2 (plan view), the mirror support device according to the present invention has a stud 3 integrally formed on the back surface of a frame plate 2 for holding the mirror 1. It is composed of a spherical portion 4 integrally formed at the free end and a supporting member 6 fixed to an inner plate 5 which constitutes a door of a rocker, each of which is made of a synthetic resin material.

On the outer surface of the spherical portion 4, a pair of protrusions 7 which are orthogonal to the axis of the stud 3 and along an axis passing through the center of the spherical portion 4 are provided at symmetrical positions.

The support member 6 is adapted to engage with a rectangular hole 8 formed in the inner plate 5 of the door by means of an elastic claw 9 integrally formed on the outer surface thereof.

The support member 6 is divided into two parts from the center thereof, and one ends thereof are connected to each other by a hinge 10 utilizing the elasticity of the material itself. A concave portion 11 for complementarily receiving the spherical portion 4 is formed on the inner surfaces that face each other when bent from the hinge 10. On the inner surface of the recess 11, a slot 1 formed of an elongated hole whose major axis extends in a direction orthogonal to the inner plate 5 of the door.
2 are formed at positions symmetrical to each other.

In order to connect the spherical portion 4 to the support member 6, first, the hinge 10 is bent in a state in which the projection 7 on the outer surface of the spherical portion is engaged with the slot 12 on the inner surface of the concave portion, so that the concave portion 11 is inserted into the concave portion 11. The spherical portion 4 is closely received, and then the U-shaped clip 13 formed of the spring material is fitted on the outer side of the support member 6. This prevents the support member 6 from opening. Here, the concave portion 11 has an opening 14 that is recessed so as to wrap the spherical portion 4 beyond the maximum diameter portion of the spherical portion 4. By bending the hinge 10 and closing the support member 6, the concave portion 11 is spherical. The part 4 cannot come off.

According to this, since the projection 7 can move only within the range of the slot 12, as shown in FIG. 1, the frame plate 2 with the mirror 1 within the range of the angle α in the vertical plane. Tilted,
As shown in FIG. 2, the frame plate 2 can be tilted within the range of the angle β (the range in which the stud 3 abuts the inner edge of the opening 14 of the recess 11) about the axis of the protrusion 7 in the horizontal plane. That is, since the projection 7 is engaged with the slot 12, the frame plate 2 accompanied by the mirror 1 cannot rotate about the axis of the stud 3, and the frame plate 3, that is, the mirror surface is inclined only about two axes orthogonal to each other. It will be possible.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to regulate the displacement in a useless direction with respect to the mirror, which is very effective in improving the usability of this type of rocker mirror. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a partially cut-away view of a device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mirror 2 Frame plate 3 Stud 4 Spherical part 5 Inner plate 6 Supporting member 7 Protrusion 8 Rectangular hole 9 Elastic claw 10 Hinge 11 Recess 12 Slot 13 U-shaped clip 14 Opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first member having a stud and a spherical portion provided at a free end of the stud, and a second member having a recess capable of complementarily receiving more than half of the spherical portion. Along the axis of the stud, a projection along an axis that passes through the center of the spherical portion and is orthogonal to the axis of the stud is projected on the outer surface of the spherical portion, and a plane that intersects the opening surface of the concave portion and passes through the center of the concave portion. A slot is formed on the inner surface of the recess, and the protrusion engages with the slot when the spherical portion is fitted in the recess.