WO2001087667A1 - Retroviseur interieur pour vehicules automobiles - Google Patents

Retroviseur interieur pour vehicules automobiles Download PDF

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WO2001087667A1
WO2001087667A1 PCT/ES2001/000190 ES0100190W WO0187667A1 WO 2001087667 A1 WO2001087667 A1 WO 2001087667A1 ES 0100190 W ES0100190 W ES 0100190W WO 0187667 A1 WO0187667 A1 WO 0187667A1
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mirror
piece housing
housing
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José Mendoza Vicioso
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Fico Mirrors, S.A.
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Priority to AU2001258415A priority Critical patent/AU2001258415A1/en
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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
    • B60R1/04—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted inside vehicle

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  • the object of the invention is an interior rear-view mirror for motor vehicles, in particular an interior rear-view mirror of the type that is mounted superimposed on the interior face of the windshield of the motor vehicle.
  • interior mirrors for motor vehicles consisting essentially of a support and a housing to which a mirror is attached.
  • the support is fixed, generally by means of adhesives, to the inner surface of the windshield, while the carcass is coupled to the support by means of a ball joint, all this so that the driver of the vehicle can stably position the carcass, and consequently the mirror, in any position among the usual ones of use, while driving the vehicle.
  • Embodiments of two-piece housings consisting of a body-shell and a fastening frame that can be coupled together, obtained from polyamide or ABS (acryl-butadiene-styrene), the mirror being arranged between both pieces.
  • the main drawback of these housings derives from their high production cost.
  • the interior rear-view mirror for motor vehicles object of the invention is of the type constituted by a support, fixed to the internal face of the windshield of a motor vehicle, and by a single-piece housing, to which a mirror is fixed, the support being and the single-piece housing mutually attachable through respective and complementary coupling means that allow the housing to be stably positioned, and consequently to the mirror, in any position of the usual ones of use while driving the vehicle, distinguishing in the single-piece housing a rear portion and a front portion provided with respective and complementary means for fixing the mirror.
  • the interior mirror object of the invention is characterized in that the rear portion of the single piece housing is made of a plastic material, such as polypropylene, while the front portion is made of elastomer.
  • the rear portion and the front portion of the single piece housing are joined together by melting their materials. constitutive rials, in material transition zones.
  • the rear portion and the front portion of the single-piece housing are joined together by application of adhesive material, in the material transition zones.
  • the front portion of the single-piece housing is provided with an inwardly oriented perimeter flange, while the rear portion of the single-piece housing is internally provided with a plurality of fixing projections, the mirror being fixed to compression between said perimeter flange and the fixing projections.
  • the front portion of the single-piece housing is provided with an inwardly oriented perimeter flange, while the rear portion of the single-piece housing is provided with a perimeter regimen. inside, being configured between said flange and thickening a perimetral fixing groove, of generally U-shaped cross-section, adapted to accommodate the edge of the mirror, compressing it.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of the interior mirror according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a view corresponding to section II-II of Fig. 1 and a first embodiment of the means for fixing the mirror to the single-piece housing
  • Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2, corresponding to a second embodiment of the means for fixing said mirror.
  • FIG. 1 the interior rear-view mirror for motor vehicles object of the invention is shown, including, as indicated above, a first embodiment of the means for fixing the mirror.
  • the interior mirror according to the invention comprises a support 1 and a single-piece housing 2 mutually attachable, of which the housing 2 is fixed to a mirror 3.
  • the support 1 comprises a fixing base 4, of essentially quadrangular contour, whose inner face 5
  • the single piece housing 2 adopts the configuration of a hollow body, in which a rear portion 10 and a front portion 11 are distinguished (Fig. 2).
  • the rear portion 10 is preferably of a plastic material, preferably polypropylene, while the front portion is made of elastomer, both portions 10 and 11 being joined, either by melting their constituent materials in the material transition zones, either by application of adhesive material in said areas of material transition, represented by a line indicated with reference 15.
  • the rear portion 10 is provided with a housing 12 arranged centered with respect to the single-piece housing 2, adapted to adjust the ball 8 of the support 1 with adjustment;
  • the support 1 being fixed through its fixing base 4 to the inner face of the windshield, the single-piece housing 2 can be stably placed in any position among the usual ones of use.
  • said rear portion 10 is provided internally with means for fixing the mirror 3, which comprise projections 13 that are born at the bottom 14 of the rear portion 10 and extend perpendicularly until reaching the theoretical frontal plane delimited by the material transition line 15.
  • the front portion 11 is provided with complementary means for fixing the mirror 3, comprising a perimeter flange 16 directed inward and adapted so that the mirror 3 is arranged under compression between the perimeter flange 16 and the fixing projections 13, which rest on the central portion of the mirror 3 (Fig. 2).
  • Fig. 3 the second embodiment of the means for fixing the mirror 3 to the single-piece housing 2 is shown, which differ from those described for the first embodiment by the fact that the rear portion 10 is provided of an inner perimeter thickening 17, arranged immediately next to the line 15 indicative of the material transition zone, replacing the fixing projections 13 described in the first embodiment.
  • a perimeter fixing groove 18 is configured whose cross section has a general contour of "U", adapted to receive with adjustment the edge 19 of the mirror 3.
  • the characteristic single-piece housing arrangement 2 of the interior rearview mirror for motor vehicles that is the object of the invention provides an innovative solution to the aforementioned drawbacks of the known embodiments of interior mirrors.
  • the one-piece housing arrangement 2 consisting of two materials, polypropylene for the back portion 10 and elastomer for the front portion 11, allows the coupling of the mirror 3 to be carried out with the front portion 11 being at a sufficiently high temperature so that it can be elastically deformed and in a measure that allows the mirror 3 to be coupled to the mono-part housing 2.
  • the elastic properties of the elastomeric material used to obtain the front portion 11 are such that, once the mirror 3 is coupled the single-piece housing 2 and the contraction caused by cooling of the front portion 11, the mirror 3 is fixed to the single-piece housing 2, by the action of the means for fixing the mirror 3 described above, in finishing conditions that comply to the quality criteria required for this type of interior mirrors.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un rétroviseur composé d'un support (1) pouvant être fixé sur la face interne du pare-brise du véhicule, et d'un boîtier monobloc (2) sur lequel est fixé un miroir (3). Le support (1) et le boîtier monobloc (2) comprennent des éléments d'assemblages respectifs complémentaires permettant de positionner de façon stable le boîtier (2), et par conséquent le miroir (3), dans une des quelconques positions utilisées habituellement lors de la conduite automobile. Le boîtier (2) est composé d'une partie arrière (10) et d'une partie avant (11) comprenant des éléments d'assemblage respectifs complémentaires permettant de fixer le miroir (3). La partie arrière (10) est en matière plastique et la partie avant (11) en matière élastomère. Cette invention est applicable à l'industrie automobile.
PCT/ES2001/000190 2000-05-19 2001-05-17 Retroviseur interieur pour vehicules automobiles WO2001087667A1 (fr)

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AU2001258415A AU2001258415A1 (en) 2000-05-19 2001-05-17 Inside rear-view mirror for automobiles

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ES200001261A ES2162603B1 (es) 2000-05-19 2000-05-19 Retrovisor interior para vehiculos automoviles.
ESP200001261 2000-05-19

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EP1995117A1 (fr) * 2007-05-22 2008-11-26 Visiocorp Patents S.à.r.l. Rétroviseur extérieur pour véhicules, de préférence pour véhicules automobiles

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GB1006461A (en) * 1962-04-09 1965-10-06 Happich Gmbh Gebr Improvements in and relating to driving mirrors
US3391895A (en) * 1966-04-25 1968-07-09 Standard Mirror Co Inc Safety rear vision mirror
US3448553A (en) * 1965-11-09 1969-06-10 Happich Gmbh Gebr Upholstered mirror,process of manufacturing said mirror and apparatus for carrying out the process
US3874773A (en) * 1973-09-24 1975-04-01 Donnelly Mirrors Inc Mirror case with expansion-absorbing means
FR2252914A1 (en) * 1973-11-30 1975-06-27 Letu Bernard Moulding unbreakable automobile mirror housings - using a floating mould plus an annular seal to make a rigid foam support

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GB1006461A (en) * 1962-04-09 1965-10-06 Happich Gmbh Gebr Improvements in and relating to driving mirrors
US3448553A (en) * 1965-11-09 1969-06-10 Happich Gmbh Gebr Upholstered mirror,process of manufacturing said mirror and apparatus for carrying out the process
US3391895A (en) * 1966-04-25 1968-07-09 Standard Mirror Co Inc Safety rear vision mirror
US3874773A (en) * 1973-09-24 1975-04-01 Donnelly Mirrors Inc Mirror case with expansion-absorbing means
FR2252914A1 (en) * 1973-11-30 1975-06-27 Letu Bernard Moulding unbreakable automobile mirror housings - using a floating mould plus an annular seal to make a rigid foam support

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1995117A1 (fr) * 2007-05-22 2008-11-26 Visiocorp Patents S.à.r.l. Rétroviseur extérieur pour véhicules, de préférence pour véhicules automobiles
US8876305B2 (en) 2007-05-22 2014-11-04 Smr Patents S.A.R.L. Rearview mirror for vehicles

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