HOUSING ELEMENT FOR A REAR VIEW MIRROR

• US 20110075285A1
• Filed: 09/30/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Original Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Inventors: Mueller, Dirk
• Application Number:
  US12/895,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20110075285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/872
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0617 foldable along the vehicle, e.g. in case of external force applied thereon
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/074 for retracting the mirror arrangements to a non-use position alongside the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/076 yieldable to excessive external force and provided with an indexed use position B60R1/0617, B60R1/074 take precedence

Abstract

The invention provides a part of the mirror housings or cover that has a designed-in-flexibility to move versus other cover parts and to move back to the working position without distortions.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror assembly with a mirror head and a mirror base at least two mirror housing parts covering the elements of the rear view mirror assembly, wherein the mirror head is pivotable mounted to the mirror base with an axis, characterized in that at least one part of the mirror housing parts that cover the rear view mirror assembly has a clearance in form of a notch so that at least two parts can undercut each others in case of rear view mirror folding out of working position in folded position.

2. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 characterized in that the clearance has the form of a segment of a circle following a path parallel to the opening of the pivot axis.

3. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 2 characterized in that the circle is along the circle of the pivot motion of mirror head versus mirror base.

4. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 characterized in that the clearance has a first opening width and a second opening width and the width is increasing from the first to the second width.

5. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 characterized in that the clearance forms a bar-shaped notch in the at least one housing part.

6. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 5 characterized in that the bar-shaped notch is flexible and can be moved outside the shape of the housing part.

7. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 characterized in that the pivot movement is allowed by stop end cam design in the conjunction between mirror head and mirror base.

8. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 7 characterized in that the stop end cam has a first level to stop normal fold back movement and a mean to override the first stop end level to achieve additional movement.