Outside rear view mirror for commercial vehicles

• US 20040051983A1
• Filed: 05/30/2003
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lang-Mekra North America LLC
• Original Assignee: Lang-Mekra North America LLC
• Inventors: Popp, Albrecht, Lang, Heinrich
• Granted Patent: US 7,113,340 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/841
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0605 specially adapted for mounting on trucks, e.g. by C-shaped support means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0612 by electrically actuated means

Abstract

A modular outside mirror assembly for a commercial vehicle incorporates an upper body anchorage 1, which has with an upper pivot linkage 1a, a lower body anchorage 2 which has with a lower pivot linkage 2a, a first mirror 3 and a holding arm 5, onto which the first mirror 3 is fastened, and which The holding arm is disposed in the upper and lower pivot linkage 1a, 2a of the upper and lower body anchorage 1, 2 is so placed, such that the sad holding arm 5 is rotatable about an axis relative to the body anchorages. Because of the Due to modular construction, a multiplicity of different mirror variants can be made are available. In the same manner, a pivoting outside mirror assembly for a commercial vehicle is made available with a first body anchorage 1, which possesses a first pivot linkage 1a, a first mirror 3, a holding arm 5, which said arm is held in the first pivot linkage and to which is fastened the first mirror 3, and a positioning device 6 which includes In another aspect a servomotor and is so attached to the holding arm (5), that, by to pivot means of the motor 7 the holding arm 5 can be pivoted against or away from the a side of the vehicle, and about a defined turning axis.

Claims

1. A modular outside mirror assembly for a commercial vehicle which incorporates:

an upper body anchorage (1), which possesses an upper pivot linkage (1a),

a lower body anchorage (2), which possesses a lower pivot linkage (2a),

a first mirror (3), and

a holding arm (5) on which the first mirror (3) is mounted and which said arm (5) is seated in the upper and lower pivot linkages (1a, 2a) of the said upper and lower body anchorages (1, 2) in such a manner, that it is pivotable about an axis relative to the said upper and lower body anchorages (1, 2).

2. A modular outside mirror assembly in accord with claim 1, therein characterized, in that the first mirror (3) includes a mirror pane (3a) and a positioning device (3b) for this mirror pane.

3. A modular outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the foregoing claims, therein characterized, in that the said assembly possesses a second mirror (4), which is fastened onto the holder (5).

4. A modular outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the foregoing claims, therein characterized, in that the upper body anchorage (1) and/or the lower body anchorage (2) and/or the first mirror (3) and/or a housing (34) in which at least the first mirror (3) is placed, can be mounted with different holding arms (5) from a multiplicity of different holding arms (5), which include especially a multi-part holding arm (5) or a holding arm (5) formed as a tubular yoke.

5. A pivoting outside mirror assembly for a commercial vehicle with a first body anchorage (1) which has a first pivot linkage (1a), a first mirror (3), a holding arm (5) which is seated in the said first pivot linkage (1a) and is fastened to the first mirror (3), and a positioning device (6) which incorporates a servomotor (7) and is connected to a holding arm (5) in such a manner, that by means of the servo motor (7) the holding arm (5) can be pivoted to the side of the vehicle and pivoted away from the side of the vehicle about its rotational axis defined by the first pivot linkage (1a).

6. A pivoting outside mirror assembly in accord with claim 5, therein characterized, in that the said assembly includes additionally a second body anchorage (2), which possesses a second pivot linkage (2a), in which the holding arm 5 is supported.

7. A pivoting outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the claims 5, 6, therein characterized, in that the first mirror (3) includes a mirror pane (3a) and a positioning device (3b) for this said mirror pane.

8. A pivoting outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the claims 5 to 7, therein characterized in that the servomotor (7) is an electrical rotational motor or is a linear motor.

9. A pivoting outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the claims 5 to 8, therein characterized, in that the positioning device (6) incorporates a linear drive with a slide-rod (8), which is fastened linkedly onto the holding arm (5) and can be so actuated by the servomotor (7), that the holding arm (5) is folded against or away from the vehicle side.

10. A pivoting outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the claims 5 to 9, therein characterized, in that the positioning device (6) incorporates a rotating drive, which acts upon the upper or the lower pivot linkage (1a, 2a) and thereby pivots the holding arm (5) against or away from the side of the vehicle.

11. A pivoting outside mirror assembly in accord with at least one of the claims 5 to 10, therein characterized in that the positioning device (6) is at least partially integrated into the outside mirror assembly, wherein the servomotor (7 is placed) at least partially in the holding arm (5) or in a body anchorage (1, 2).