WO2001089879A1 - Plaque porte-miroir pour retroviseurs exterieurs de vehicules automobiles - Google Patents

Plaque porte-miroir pour retroviseurs exterieurs de vehicules automobiles Download PDF

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WO2001089879A1
WO2001089879A1 PCT/ES2001/000191 ES0100191W WO0189879A1 WO 2001089879 A1 WO2001089879 A1 WO 2001089879A1 ES 0100191 W ES0100191 W ES 0100191W WO 0189879 A1 WO0189879 A1 WO 0189879A1
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mirror
peripheral portion
central portion
holder plate
mirror holder
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José Mendoza Vicioso
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Fico Mirrors, S.A.
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Priority to AU2001258416A priority Critical patent/AU2001258416A1/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
    • B60R1/06—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior

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  • MIRROR HOLDER PLATE FOR OUTDOOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS OF AUTOMOBILE VEHICLES
  • the object of the invention is a mirror plate for exterior mirrors of motor vehicles, particularly for exterior mirrors of the type consisting of a support and a support frame, integral with each other and fixed to the structure of the vehicle, and a mirror holder housing. and by a chassis-housing, also integral with each other, the chassis-housing and the chassis-support being mutually coupled.
  • a mirror holder plate fitted with a mirror and a regulating mechanism for regulating the position of the mirror holder plate, and consequently of the mirror, is mounted on the chassis-housing, in any of the usual positions of use during installation.
  • the mirror holder plate is constituted by a central portion, sized to allow the coupling of said positional adjustment mechanism, and by a curved convex peripheral portion, to which the mirror is coupled by means of an adhesive.
  • This embodiment has as its main drawback that the curvature of the mirror requires a corresponding curvature of the mirror holder plate, which implies that the latter is not adaptable to mirrors with different curvature.
  • the mirror holder plate is of a plastic material, such as polypropylene, comprising a first central portion, adapted for the assembly of said positional adjustment mechanism, and a second curved convex peripheral portion, provided at its edge of a slot sized to receive the mirror edge with adjustment.
  • the drawback lies in the coupling of the mirror to the mirror holder plate, which must be done by deformation of the edge of the mirror holder plate being at a temperature that allows deformation, which results in to that, when said edge is contracted by cooling, the finish obtained sometimes does not meet the required quality criteria.
  • the mirror holder plate comprises a main body, provided with means for mounting the positional adjustment mechanism, and a frame attachable to the main body, both of which are obtained from a plastic material, generally ABS (acryl-butadiene-styrene), so that the mirror is arranged between the main body and the frame.
  • a plastic material generally ABS (acryl-butadiene-styrene)
  • the mirror plate for exterior mirrors of motor vehicles object of the invention is of the type comprising a central portion, provided with means for coupling a positional adjustment mechanism of the plate, and a peripheral portion, provided with means for the fixing of the mirror.
  • the mirror holder plate according to the invention is characterized in that the central portion is of any plastic material, while at least the outer edge of the peripheral portion is made of elastomer, the central portion and the peripheral portion defining a flat outer surface.
  • the central portion and the peripheral portion of the mirror holder plate are joined together, by fusion of their respective constituent materials, in the material transition zones.
  • the central portion and the peripheral portion of the mirror holder plate are joined together by application of an adhesive material, in the material transition zones.
  • the means for fixing the mirror comprise, at the edge of the peripheral portion, a general cross-section fixing groove of ⁇ U ", adapted to fit the mirror edge tightly.
  • the central portion comprises at least one fin of elastic material directed outwards, adapted to permanently press on the inside of the mirror.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of the mirror holder plate object of the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view, according to II-II of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mirror holder plate, to which a flat mirror is attached
  • Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mirror holder plate, to which a curved convex mirror is coupled.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 the mirror plate for exterior mirrors of motor vehicles object of the invention is shown.
  • an exterior mirror of the type described above has been represented by a mirror plate 1 and the outer edge 2 of a mirror holder 3, that is, the frame-housing to which it is located is not shown fixed the mirror holder plate, or the positional adjustment mechanism of the mirror holder plate.
  • the mirror holder plate 1 has an oval general shape and comprises a circular central portion 4, to which said positional adjustment mechanism is fixed by means of fasteners 13, and an oval peripheral portion 5, being both the central portion 4 and the peripheral portion 5 of plastic material, preferably polypropylene.
  • the peripheral portion 5 has the elastomer edge 6, the edge 6 being attached to the peripheral portion 5 either by melting its constituent materials in the material transition zones, or by applying adhesive in said transition zones of material, represented by a line indicated with reference 7.
  • the means for fixing a mirror to the plate mirror holders 1 comprise in the central portion 4 a total of four fins 9 directed outwardly and regularly distributed (Figs. 1 and 2), while at the edge 6 they comprise a perimeter fixing groove 10 adapted to receive with adjustment the edge of a mirror, as can be seen in the enlarged detail of Fig. 2.
  • the characteristic arrangement of the mirror holder plate 1 object of the invention allows the assembly of both a flat mirror 11, as seen in Fig. 3, and a curved convex mirror 12, as seen in Fig. 4, giving this solution to the drawbacks described above presented by the known embodiments of mirror plates. Indeed, to assemble both the flat mirror 11 and the curved-convex mirror 12, it is required that the elastomer edge 6 be at a sufficiently high temperature that allows the edge of the mirror 11 or 12 to be introduced into the perimeter groove of fixation 10.
  • the elastic properties of the elastomeric material are such that, upon contraction by cooling of the edge 6, the mirror 11 or 12 is fixed to the mirror holder plate 1, indicating at this point that whether a mirror is used plane 11 as if a curved convex mirror 12 is used, by introducing one or the other of the mirrors 11 and 12 the fins 9 are elastically deformed, producing such deformation a clamping action against the internal face of the mirror, intended to avoid given vibrations due to the driving conditions of the vehicle.

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  • Rear-View Mirror Devices That Are Mounted On The Exterior Of The Vehicle (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une plaque porte-miroir comprenant une partie centrale (4) pourvue d'organes (13) de fixation d'un mécanisme de réglage de position de la plaque par rapport au châssis-carcasse du rétroviseur extérieur, et une partie périphérique (5) pourvue d'organes de fixation d'un miroir. La partie centrale (4) est faite d'un plastique quelconque, de préférence du polypropylène, alors que le bord extérieur (6) au moins de la partie périphérique (5) est en élastomère. Les organes (9, 10) de fixation permettent de monter un miroir plat (10) ou un miroir convexe (12) indistinctement. La présente invention s'applique à l'industrie automobile.
PCT/ES2001/000191 2000-05-23 2001-05-17 Plaque porte-miroir pour retroviseurs exterieurs de vehicules automobiles WO2001089879A1 (fr)

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AU2001258416A AU2001258416A1 (en) 2000-05-23 2001-05-17 Mirror-holding plate for outer rearview mirrors in automobiles

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ESP200001284 2000-05-23
ES200001284A ES2165806B1 (es) 2000-05-23 2000-05-23 Placa portaespejos para retrovisores exteriores de vehiculos automoviles.

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2962933A (en) * 1958-03-26 1960-12-06 Gen Motors Corp Remotely controlled mirror
US4197762A (en) * 1977-04-04 1980-04-15 Murakami Kaimeido Co., Ltd. Remote control rear-view mirror
EP0164499A2 (fr) * 1984-05-12 1985-12-18 Hohe Kg Miroir d'automobile ayant une plaque de support de verre du miroir articulée sur un joint sphérique
US4645170A (en) * 1986-03-24 1987-02-24 Parker-Hannifin Corporation Outside rear view mirror
FR2601911A1 (fr) * 1986-07-25 1988-01-29 Peugeot Dispositif d'orientation d'un retroviseur exterieur d'un vehicule automobile.
DE29602844U1 (de) * 1996-02-17 1996-06-13 Hohe GmbH & Co. KG, 97903 Collenberg Spiegelglasträgerplatte mit angeformtem Rand

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2962933A (en) * 1958-03-26 1960-12-06 Gen Motors Corp Remotely controlled mirror
US4197762A (en) * 1977-04-04 1980-04-15 Murakami Kaimeido Co., Ltd. Remote control rear-view mirror
EP0164499A2 (fr) * 1984-05-12 1985-12-18 Hohe Kg Miroir d'automobile ayant une plaque de support de verre du miroir articulée sur un joint sphérique
US4645170A (en) * 1986-03-24 1987-02-24 Parker-Hannifin Corporation Outside rear view mirror
FR2601911A1 (fr) * 1986-07-25 1988-01-29 Peugeot Dispositif d'orientation d'un retroviseur exterieur d'un vehicule automobile.
DE29602844U1 (de) * 1996-02-17 1996-06-13 Hohe GmbH & Co. KG, 97903 Collenberg Spiegelglasträgerplatte mit angeformtem Rand

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