WO1998055342A1 - Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle - Google Patents
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- WO1998055342A1 WO1998055342A1 PCT/EP1998/003256 EP9803256W WO9855342A1 WO 1998055342 A1 WO1998055342 A1 WO 1998055342A1 EP 9803256 W EP9803256 W EP 9803256W WO 9855342 A1 WO9855342 A1 WO 9855342A1
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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
- B60R1/08—Rear-view mirror arrangements involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors
- B60R1/081—Rear-view mirror arrangements involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors avoiding blind spots, e.g. by using a side-by-side association of mirrors
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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
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- Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle
- the invention relates to an exterior door mirror unit which is arranged for being installed on a vehicle.
- auxiliary mirrors or lenses are fixed to the main surface of the exterior door mirror, for example, by sticking them on the main surface, so that the driver's field of vision can be somewhat expanded.
- the known exterior door mirror systems have a limitation which is experienced as highly annoying. In particular, it is impossible or substantially impossible to notice vehicles or fellow road-users alongside the driver who are in the driver's so-called blind spot, as a result of which hazardous situations often occur.
- the outside door mirror unit according to the invention installed on a vehicle is for this purpose characterised in that the mirror unit comprises a main mirror, on either one of the two sides of which is installed a mirror reflex system with an auxiliary mirror and a capturing mirror, in which unit, seen in substantially horizontal direction, the auxiliary mirror in the position of the system installed on a vehicle is in a position closest to the vehicle and not visible or substantially not visible to the driver and the capturing mirror farther away from the driver's seat can be properly seen from the driver's seat, the whole mirror system further being adjustable by its component parts so that the driver can notice an object which is beside the vehicle or diagonally behind the vehicle, not noticeable or substantially not noticeable on the reflecting surface of the main mirror, via the auxiliary mirror reflected in the capturing mirror.
- the exterior door mirror unit according to the invention thus provides a mirror reflex system complementary to the main exterior door mirror, the capturing mirror again reflecting the mirror image received from the auxiliary mirror and representing a non-reflected visual field image to complement the normal visual field reflected by the main exterior door mirror.
- Fig. 1 represents the principle of the optical mirror system according to the invention
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the mirror system as shown in Fig. 1 installed in a fixture or housing
- Fig. 1 represents the principle of the optical mirror system according to the invention
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the mirror system as shown in Fig. 1 installed in a fixture or housing
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the mirror system as shown in Fig. 1 installed in a fixture or housing
- Fig. 3 diagrammatically shows a cross section of the mirror system as shown in Fig. 2.
- Fig. 1 is shown in 2 a side of an automotive vehicle on which the combined exterior door mirror system 4 according to the invention is installed in a manner known for exterior door mirrors, in this example on the left side of the vehicle.
- the exterior door mirror system 4 is constructed in a manner which may be apparent from Fig. 2.
- the mirror system comprises a main exterior door mirror 7, an adjoining auxiliary mirror 11 possibly of spherically domed shape, and a capturing mirror 13. All the mirrors are accommodated in locations suitable for this purpose of a mirror housing or fixture referenced 3. All the mirrors may be arranged adjustably relative to each other so as to comply with the driver's wishes as regards adjustment.
- mirror 7 is used as the customary exterior door mirror in which the driver (6) can see a fellow road user positioned behind his vehicle; the beam direction via approximately the central part of the mirror 7 is indicated by lines 21, 23. Making use of the whole mirror 7, the driver is in a position to see all side traffic that is within an angle referenced en .
- auxiliary mirror 11 which is hardly visible to the driver or not visible to him at all, and a capturing mirror 13.
- These mirrors are installed and set in such a way that a vehicle driving beside the driver can be noticed via the beam path 25, 27, 29 which is drawn for the central part of the mirrors 11 and 13.
- the angle of perception for the driver may be extended to an angle ⁇ seen over the complete surfaces of these mirrors 11 and 13.
- Fig. 3 further represents the mirror system in section; the spots 5, 9 and 15 for accommodating the respective mirrors can be seen therein.
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- Rear-View Mirror Devices That Are Mounted On The Exterior Of The Vehicle (AREA)
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Priority Applications (1)
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AU81088/98A AU8108898A (en) | 1997-06-04 | 1998-06-03 | Exterior door mirror unit which can be installed on a vehicle |
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NL1006226A NL1006226C1 (en) | 1997-06-04 | 1997-06-04 | Vehicle-mounted outside mirror unit. |
NL1006226 | 1997-06-04 |
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WO1998055342A1 true WO1998055342A1 (en) | 1998-12-10 |
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Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2834676A1 (en) * | 2002-01-16 | 2003-07-18 | Jean Claude Galland | Motor vehicle rear view system has pair of facing mirrors angle to show any obstacles in blind spot |
WO2004094192A1 (en) * | 2003-04-01 | 2004-11-04 | Jean-Claude Galland | Lateral observation device for a motor vehicle |
KR100969307B1 (en) * | 2010-03-24 | 2010-07-09 | 김춘추 | A rearview mirror |
GB2489769A (en) * | 2011-04-08 | 2012-10-10 | Melvin Thomas | A vehicle mirror system showing a composite image |
CN102941824A (en) * | 2012-11-19 | 2013-02-27 | 无锡商业职业技术学院 | Automotive external rearview mirror |
CN105150942A (en) * | 2015-09-21 | 2015-12-16 | 上海应用技术学院 | Observing system for turning angle positions of automobile turning wheels |
WO2016187792A1 (en) * | 2015-05-25 | 2016-12-01 | 刘惠河 | Rearview mirror |
Citations (3)
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FR2410581A1 (en) * | 1977-11-30 | 1979-06-29 | Truchon Michel | Exterior rear view mirror for cars - has three sections two of which are adjustable for angle to eliminate blind spots |
DE3236019A1 (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1984-03-29 | Ewald 6113 Babenhausen Schwarz | Rear view mirror |
DE8526611U1 (en) * | 1985-09-17 | 1985-11-14 | Kastl, Alfred, 8018 Grafing | Reversing mirror for road traffic |
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- 1998-06-03 WO PCT/EP1998/003256 patent/WO1998055342A1/en active Application Filing
- 1998-06-03 AU AU81088/98A patent/AU8108898A/en not_active Abandoned
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FR2410581A1 (en) * | 1977-11-30 | 1979-06-29 | Truchon Michel | Exterior rear view mirror for cars - has three sections two of which are adjustable for angle to eliminate blind spots |
DE3236019A1 (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1984-03-29 | Ewald 6113 Babenhausen Schwarz | Rear view mirror |
DE8526611U1 (en) * | 1985-09-17 | 1985-11-14 | Kastl, Alfred, 8018 Grafing | Reversing mirror for road traffic |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2834676A1 (en) * | 2002-01-16 | 2003-07-18 | Jean Claude Galland | Motor vehicle rear view system has pair of facing mirrors angle to show any obstacles in blind spot |
WO2004094192A1 (en) * | 2003-04-01 | 2004-11-04 | Jean-Claude Galland | Lateral observation device for a motor vehicle |
KR100969307B1 (en) * | 2010-03-24 | 2010-07-09 | 김춘추 | A rearview mirror |
GB2489769A (en) * | 2011-04-08 | 2012-10-10 | Melvin Thomas | A vehicle mirror system showing a composite image |
CN102941824A (en) * | 2012-11-19 | 2013-02-27 | 无锡商业职业技术学院 | Automotive external rearview mirror |
WO2016187792A1 (en) * | 2015-05-25 | 2016-12-01 | 刘惠河 | Rearview mirror |
CN105150942A (en) * | 2015-09-21 | 2015-12-16 | 上海应用技术学院 | Observing system for turning angle positions of automobile turning wheels |
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