US20040227049A1 - Linkage arrangement for the adjustment of rearview mirrors - Google Patents

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US20040227049A1
US20040227049A1 US10/323,702 US32370202A US2004227049A1 US 20040227049 A1 US20040227049 A1 US 20040227049A1 US 32370202 A US32370202 A US 32370202A US 2004227049 A1 US2004227049 A1 US 2004227049A1
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Heinrich Lang
Wolfgang Seiboth
Stefan Centmayer
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • 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
    • B60R1/062—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior with remote control for adjusting position
    • B60R1/064—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior with remote control for adjusting position by manually powered actuators
    • B60R1/066—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior with remote control for adjusting position by manually powered actuators for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing
    • 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
    • B60R1/062—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior with remote control for adjusting position
    • B60R1/07—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior with remote control for adjusting position by electrically powered actuators
    • B60R1/072—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior with remote control for adjusting position by electrically powered actuators for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/12—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
    • F16M11/14—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction with ball-joint
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32254—Lockable at fixed position
    • Y10T403/32262—At selected angle
    • Y10T403/32286—Clamping screw traverses sliding complementary arcuate bearing surfaces
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket
    • Y10T403/32647—Plural concave surfaces with diverse curvature
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket
    • Y10T403/32672—Swiveled ball parts or seat

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  • the invention concerns a linkage arrangement especially for the adjustment of rearview mirrors for motor vehicles.
  • EP 05 90 510 B1 or EP 06 54 377 A2 makes known an adjustable rearview mirror in which the mirror pane is connected via a linkage with a carrier plate.
  • the linkage connection includes a ball socket, which is connected to the carrier plate.
  • a hemispherical, shell-shaped projection on which the mirror pane is fastened is fitted into the ball socket so that when pivoted, the linkage remains stationary in an optional direction.
  • This ability to pivot in a desired direction also results in relatively large play. Because of this large play, the precision of the mirror adjustment is limited.
  • DE 196 44 834 C1 discloses a ball socket and a projection similar to the foregoing between which a plastic disk is provided with a first web on the outside and a second web perpendicular to the first on the inside. The two webs engage themselves in complementary shaped openings in the ball socket and in the projection pertaining thereto.
  • the guidance of the mirror adjustment is limited to two axes of rotation, disposed at right angles to one another. In any case, this construction has a tendency toward great play when exposed to abrasion and wear.
  • the present invention provides a linkage arrangement in which the play remains small after adjustnents over extended periods. It is a further purpose of the present invention to provide a rearview mirror with such a linkage connection.
  • the component parts of the invention are simple, reliable, and economical to manufacture, assemble and use. Other advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the attached drawings, or can be learned through practice of the invention.
  • the improved freedom from play occurs without a difference in radii of curvature via the full surface contact of the grooves and elevations.
  • the two fixed axes of rotation stand perpendicular to one another, whereby the necessary paths of adjustment are minimized.
  • a sliding piece is hemispherical in shape, and thus its concavity fits with the shape of the ball projection.
  • the sliding piece is complementary to the projection, and the transmission of force between the two linkage components is evenly distributed.
  • the profiling covers the full surface of the inner side of the ball socket and also covers that side of the projection as well as the forward and rear sides of the sliding piece. In this way the surface, which has been profiled in accord with the invention, is maximized and the distribution of the forces made uniform.
  • Another advantageous embodiment of the invention induces a projection rod that penetrates central openings in the ball joint, sliding piece and projection, which results in a compact connection arrangement between the two linkage components.
  • the sliding piece in an advantageous manner, can be placed between the projection and the ball socket on the convex underside of the ball joint, or on the concave topside of the projection. In this way, the size of the central openings, in a simple way, determines the pivoting range of the linkage apparatus.
  • a linkage apparatus of this kind is especially appropriate for adjustable rearview mirrors.
  • the adjustable mirror pane is connected with the mirror carrier via the invented linkage apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective, exploded view of a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective, exploded view of the first embodiment of the invention as in FIG. 1 seen from another angle;
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the embodiment as in FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of the differences in varied curvatures of convex and concave structuring
  • FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a third embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show a first embodiment of a linkage apparatus 1 in an exploded view.
  • the linkage apparatus 1 encompasses a first linkage component 2 with a ball socket 4 and a second linkage component 6 with a hemispherically shaped projection 8 .
  • the ball socket 4 is likewise of hemispherical shape with a concave topside 10 and a convex underside 12 .
  • the hemispherically shaped projection 8 has a convex underside and a concave topside 16 .
  • the projection 8 fits into the ball socket 4 .
  • Between the ball socket 4 and the projection 8 is provided a hemispherical, shell-shaped sliding piece 18 that has a convex underside 20 and a concave topside 22 .
  • the convex underside 20 of the sliding piece 18 is provided with a convex profiling 24
  • the concave topside 18 of the ball socket 4 is also provided with a concave profiling 26 .
  • the convex and the concave profiling 24 and 26 are molded to be complementary to one another and partially fit together after insertion in a form-fit manner. In this way, between the first linkage part 2 and the sliding piece 18 , a sliding movement is only possible about a first axis of rotation DA 1 .
  • FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 shows that the first axis DA 1 extends across a horizontal plane of the drawings.
  • the mutually concave topside 22 of the sliding piece 18 is likewise provided with the concave profiling 26 and the convex underside 14 of the projection 8 is finished with convex profiling 24 , complementary to the profiling 26 .
  • convex profiling 24 complementary to the profiling 26 .
  • the mutually complementary profilings 24 and 26 consist of a plurality of running ridges or elevations 28 and valleys or grooves 30 , which appear in a top view to be straight lines. Viewed in a plane transverse to an axis of rotation DA 1 or DA 2 as in FIG. 3, the wave-like, cross-sections of the elevations 28 and grooves 30 are visible. More specifically, FIG. 3 shows the convex profiling 24 on the convex underside 20 of the sliding part 18 and the concave profiling 26 on the concave topside 10 of the ball socket 4 .
  • Ball socket 4 , projection 8 and sliding part 18 , or the respective convex and concave profiling on these components, are made in a half shell form as seen in FIG. 4.
  • the outer concave form 26 has a sharper curve than the inner convex form 24 .
  • the concave radius Ri of the inner, convex form 24 is larger than the radius of curvature Ra of the outer, concave form 26 . If the forms 24 and 26 were rigid, then the complementary groove/elevation corrugations engage each other only along one circumferential line. Since, however, the forms 24 and 26 are plastically deformable, the engagement is along a closed contact strip surface.
  • this plastic arrangement of the inner, convex form 24 of greater curvature, and the outer concave form 26 of less curvature slide the forms 24 , 26 further into one another after abrasive wear.
  • increased play is prevented.
  • the forms 24 and 26 which are complementary to one another, can be made to fit one another in such a way that the full surfaces are engaged, as indicated in the drawings of FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 to 6 .
  • the first and second linkage components 2 and 6 along with the sliding piece 18 , are clamped together by a connection apparatus 32 .
  • the connection apparatus 32 is comprised of a connecting rod 34 , which penetrates a first, second and third central opening, respectively 36 , 38 and 40 , in the ball socket, the sliding piece 18 and the projection 8 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
  • the connecting rod 34 possess at its lower end a support assembly 42 and on its upper end an abutment head 44 .
  • the upper abutment head 44 is a bolt head 44 and bears upon the concave topside 16 of the projection 8 .
  • the lower support assembly 42 encompasses a helical spring 46 , a pressure disk 48 and a threaded nut 50 .
  • the pressure disk 48 and the helical spring 46 are slipped over the connection rod 34 which extends out of the first central opening 36 in the ball socket 4 and is fixed in place by the screwed head 50 .
  • the third central opening 40 in the projection 8 adapts in its diameter to the diameter of the connecting rod 34 .
  • the second central opening 38 in the sliding piece 18 is a slot, the greater diameter of which extends in the direction of rotation about the second axis of rotation DA 2 .
  • the first central opening 36 in the ball socket 4 is also a slot, the greater diameter of which extends itself in the direction of rotation about the first axis of rotation, namely DA 1 .
  • FIG. 5 shows schematically, in a presentation similar to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of a linkage apparatus 101 .
  • This second embodiment of the invention differentiates itself from the first embodiment in that the ball socket 4 is placed between the projection 8 and the sliding piece 18 .
  • the second linkage component 6 with projection 8 , concave topside 16 , convex underside 14 and convex profiling on the underside 14 corresponds to the second linkage component 6 of the first embodiment in accord with the FIGS. 1 to 3 .
  • the concave profiling 26 is complementary to the convex profiling 24 on the convex underside 14 . This differs from the first embodiment in that the profiling 26 is now placed on the concave topside of the ball socket 4 . In this way, the second axis of rotation DA 2 between the projection 8 and the ball socket 4 is here fixed by the complementary profilings 24 and 26 .
  • the convex profiling is placed on the convex underside 12 of the ball socket 4 .
  • the concave profiling 26 complementary to this is on the concave topside 22 of the sliding piece 18 .
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 is determined by the complementary profiling 24 and 26 , respectively on the convex underside 12 of the ball socket and on the concave topside 22 of the sliding piece 18 .
  • connection apparatus 32 corresponds to that of the first embodiment.
  • the sliding piece 18 is under pressure by the pressure disk 48 lying against the underside 12 of the ball socket 4 .
  • the third central opening 40 in the projection 8 and the second central opening 38 in the sliding piece 18 correspond in diameter to the diameter of the connecting rod 34 .
  • the first central opening in the ball socket is likewise round, but essentially larger and defines the pivoting range between the two linkage components 2 and 6 .
  • FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of a linkage apparatus 201 , which differentiates itself from the first and the second embodiments in that the projection 8 is placed between the sliding piece 18 and the ball socket 4 .
  • the connection apparatus 32 for the sake of simplicity, is not shown in FIG. 6.
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 is determined between sliding piece 18 and projection 8 by the convex profiling 24 on the convex underside 20 of the sliding piece 18 and also the ecomplementary concave profiling 26 on the concave topside 16 of the projection 8 .
  • the second axis of rotation DA 2 is determined at a line between the projection 8 and the ball socket 4 and by the convex profiling 24 on the convex underside 14 of the projection 8 and the complementary profiling 26 on the concave topside 10 of the ball socket 4 .
  • the third central opening 40 in the projection 8 corresponds in its diameter to the diameter of the connecting rod (not shown).
  • the first central opening 36 in the ball socket 4 and the second central opening 38 in the sliding piece 18 are essentially made larger in diameter and, once again, limit the pivoting range between the two linkage components 2 and 6 .

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