Foldable Exterior Rearview Mirror For Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. A foldable exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising, in combination:
- a housing;
a connecting arm mounted in the housing and including a sleeve portion, with a mirror being adapted to be mounted to the connecting arm;
a bracket adapted to be fixed to a side of a motor vehicle; and
an adjusting device including a pivot shaft and a support frame, with the pivot axle including an axle having a lower end and a base fixed to the lower end of the axle, with the base being mounted to the bracket, with the support frame including a cylindrical portion and a coupling portion extending outward from a periphery of the cylindrical portion, with the cylindrical portion and the coupling portion of the support frame being removably engaged in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm, with the cylindrical portion of the support frame being rotatably mounted around the axle and including an annular compartment in a bottom face thereof, with the base of the pivot shaft being rotatably received in the annular compartment of the cylindrical portion of the support frame.
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Abstract
A foldable exterior rearview mirror includes a housing, a bracket fixed to a side of a motor vehicle, and a connecting arm mounted in the housing and including a sleeve portion suitable for receiving an electric adjusting device or manual adjusting device. The manual adjusting device includes a pivot shaft and a support frame. The pivot axle includes an axle and a base fixed to a lower end of the axle. The base is mounted to the bracket. The support frame includes a cylindrical portion and a coupling portion extending outward from a periphery of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion and the coupling portion of the support frame are removable engaged in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm. A user may select the manual adjusting device or the electric adjusting device to be mounted in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm.
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10 Claims
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1. A foldable exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising, in combination:
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a housing; a connecting arm mounted in the housing and including a sleeve portion, with a mirror being adapted to be mounted to the connecting arm; a bracket adapted to be fixed to a side of a motor vehicle; and an adjusting device including a pivot shaft and a support frame, with the pivot axle including an axle having a lower end and a base fixed to the lower end of the axle, with the base being mounted to the bracket, with the support frame including a cylindrical portion and a coupling portion extending outward from a periphery of the cylindrical portion, with the cylindrical portion and the coupling portion of the support frame being removably engaged in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm, with the cylindrical portion of the support frame being rotatably mounted around the axle and including an annular compartment in a bottom face thereof, with the base of the pivot shaft being rotatably received in the annular compartment of the cylindrical portion of the support frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. The foldable exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising, in combination:
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a housing; a connecting arm mounted in the housing and including a sleeve portion, with a mirror being adapted to be mounted to the connecting arm; a bracket adapted to be fixed to a side of a motor vehicle; a manual adjusting device including a pivot shaft and a support frame, with the pivot axle including an axle having a lower end and a base fixed to the lower end of the axle, with the base being mounted to the bracket, with the support frame including a cylindrical portion and a coupling portion extending outward from a periphery of the cylindrical portion, with the cylindrical portion and the coupling portion of the support frame being removably engaged in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm, with the cylindrical portion of the support frame being rotatably mounted around the axle and including an annular compartment in a bottom face thereof, with the base of the pivot shaft being rotatably received in the annular compartment of the cylindrical portion of the support frame; and an electric adjusting device removably engaged in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm; with one of the electric adjusting device and the manual adjusting device being selected to be mounted in the sleeve portion of the connecting arm. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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