External rear-view mirror

• US 20030086190A1
• Filed: 12/16/2002
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pedro Takashi Miyabukuro
• Original Assignee: Pedro Takashi Miyabukuro
• Inventors: Miyabukuro, Pedro Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 6,648,480 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/872
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/072 for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing

Abstract

An external rearview mirror of an automotive vehicle has a mirror plate set including a mirror plate and a rear cover, a moving mechanism for the mirror plate set and including a bearing/electric motor set, a housing in which the mirror plate set and the bearing/motor set are accommodated, a base with which the housing is connected in an articulated manner, the base being fixable to a side of a vehicle, the mirror plate set and the bearing/motor set being directly fixed with one another with the use of parts including one part provided in the mirror plate set and another part provided in the bearing/engine set and connectable with the one part.

Claims

1. An external rearview mirror of an automotive vehicle, comprising a mirror plate set including a mirror plate and a rear cover;

a moving mechanism for said mirror plate set and including a bearing/electric motor set;

a housing in which said mirror plate set and said bearing/motor set are accommodated;

a base with which said housing is connected in an articulated manner, said base being fixable to a side of a vehicle, said mirror plate set and said bearing/motor set being directly fixed with one another with use of parts including one part provided in said mirror plate set and another part provided in said bearing/engine set and connectable with said one part.

2. An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising an additional element which connects said part of said mirror plate set with said at least one other part of said bearing/motor set.

3. An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1, wherein said part of said mirror plate set is formed as a hole provided in said cover of said mirror plate set, said another part being formed as at least one another hole provided in said bearing/motor set.

4. An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 3;

and further comprising screw means extending through said holes when said holes are in aligned position, and directly connecting said mirror plate set with said bearing/motor set.

5. An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover of said mirror plate set is provided with said one part which is formed as an insertion part, said bearing/motor set being provided with said another part which is formed also as a corresponding insertion part so that said insertion parts are coupled with one another.

6. An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover of said mirror plate set has a first surface forming said one part, said bearing/motor set having a second surface which is formed as said another part, said surfaces being connected with one another by a glue layer.

7. An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover of said mirror plate set has a first surface forming said one part, said bearing/motor set having a second surface which is formed as said another part, said surfaces being connected with one another by a welding seam.