Additive in-car rearview mirror

• US 20060268441A1
• Filed: 04/03/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kaisers International Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kaisers International Corporation
• Inventors: Chao, Pure
• Application Number:
  US11/395,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20060268441A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/879
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/04 mounted inside vehicle B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1215 with information displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens

Abstract

An additive in-car rearview mirror including a rearview mirror main body, a press member and two movable levers. The rearview mirror main body is recessed to form a receiving space having an opening. Two opposite support shafts are disposed in the receiving space. Two arced slots are formed respectively on outer sides of the support shafts. Two fixed press boards are formed on rear side of the main body under the arced slots. A mirror is mounted at the opening. The press member extends from outer side into the main body between the two support shafts. A resilient member is compressed between the press member and the main body for resiliently pushing the press member outward. The middle sections of the movable levers are pivotally connected with the support shafts. First ends of the movable levers are pivotally connected with the press member. Second ends of the movable levers respectively extend to the arced slots to pivotally connect with two movable press boards outward extending through the arced slots. By means of pressing or releasing the press member, the movable press boards are moved toward or away from the fixed press boards for clamping or releasing an article.

Claims

1. An additive in-car rearview mirror comprising:

a rearview mirror main body which is recessed to form a receiving space having an opening, two opposite support shafts being disposed in the receiving space, two arced slots being formed on a bottom of the receiving space respectively on outer sides of the support shafts, an at least partially transparent mirror being mounted at the opening of the receiving space to cover the receiving space, two fixed press boards being formed on rear side of the rearview mirror main body under the arced slots;

a press member extending from outer side into the rearview mirror main body between the two support shafts, a resilient member being compressed between an inner end of the press member and the rearview mirror main body for resiliently pushing the press member; and

two movable levers, middle sections of the movable levers being respectively pivotally connected with the support shafts, first ends of the movable levers being pivotally connected with the press member, second ends of the movable levers respectively extending to the arced slots to connect with two movable press boards, the movable press boards outward extending through the arced slots, whereby by means of pressing the press member or release the press member, the first ends of the movable levers are driven and the movable press boards of the second ends of the movable levers are moved toward the fixed press boards or away from the fixed press boards for clamping or releasing an article.

2. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein a display is arranged in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body for showing messages by way of characters or images.

3. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein the middle section of each movable lever is formed with a slot in which the support shaft of the rearview mirror main body is pivotally fitted.

4. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 2, wherein the middle section of each movable lever is formed with a slot in which the support shaft of the rearview mirror main body is pivotally fitted.

5. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movable press boards are pivotally connected with the second ends of the movable levers, whereby the movable press boards can be pivoted to comply with the curvature of a periphery of an original in-car rearview mirror so as to more firmly clamp the original in-car rearview mirror.

6. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 2, wherein the movable press boards are pivotally connected with the, second ends of the movable levers, whereby the movable press boards can be pivoted to comply with the curvature of a periphery of an original in-car rearview mirror so as to more firmly clamp the original in-car rearview mirror.

7. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 3, wherein the movable press boards are pivotally connected with the second ends of the movable levers, whereby the movable press boards can be pivoted to comply with the curvature of a periphery of an original in-car rearview mirror so as to more firmly clamp the original in-car rearview mirror.

8. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 4, wherein the movable press boards are pivotally connected with the second ends of the movable levers, whereby the movable press boards can be pivoted to comply with the curvature of a periphery of an original in-car rearview mirror so as to more firmly clamp the original in-car rearview mirror.

9. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

10. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 2, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

11. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 3, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

12. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 4, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

13. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 5, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

14. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 6, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

15. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 7, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.

16. The additive in-car rearview mirror as claimed in claim 8, wherein two parallel ribs are disposed in the receiving space of the rearview mirror main body between the support shafts for confining the press member and the resilient member within a certain range.