IN-VEHICLE FIXTURE FOR DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE

• US 20120181315A1
• Filed: 06/13/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tien-Te Lai
• Original Assignee: Tien-Te Lai
• Inventors: LAI, Tien-Te
• Application Number:
  US13/158,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20120181315A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/567
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0258 for navigation systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0033 Rear-view mirrors

Abstract

An in-vehicle fixture for driving assist devices has a hanging seat, at least one contact arm and at least one first connection member. The hanging seat has a saddle portion formed on a bottom of the hanging seat and hung on a fixing rod of a rearview mirror of a vehicle. One end of each one of the at least one contact arm is connected with the hanging seat, and the other end abuts against one of an inside surface of the windshield, an inner roof of the vehicle and a junction between the inside surface of the windshield and the inner roof. Each one of the at least one first connection member is formed on the hanging seat and is directly connected with a second connection member formed on a driving assist device so that the hanging seat can be easily firmly mounted.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle fixture for driving assist device comprising:

a hanging seat having a saddle portion and adapted to be hung on a fixing rod of a rearview mirror;

at least one contact arm, wherein one end of each one of the at least one contact arm connected with the hanging seat; and

at least one first connection member formed on the hanging seat.

2. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one first connection member is adapted to respectively connect with at least one second connection member formed on a driving assist device.

3. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one contact arm protrudes forwardly.

4. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging seat further has a rear nose formed on and protruding rearwardly from a rear of the hanging seat.

5. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one contact arm protrudes rearwardly.

6. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging seat further has a front nose formed on and protruding forwardly from a front of the hanging seat.

7. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging seat is composed of two bars pivotally connected with each other, one bar has a left hanging seat formed on one end thereof and the other bar has a right hanging seat formed on one end thereof.

8. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the two bars are crossly and pivotally connected, and

the at least one contact arm has a left contact arm and a right contact arm, the left contact arm is formed on the end of the bar away from the right hanging seat, and the right contact arm is formed on the end of the bar away from the left hanging seat.

9. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 7, wherein

each bar has a protrusion formed on and protruding from a middle portion of the bar in a direction toward the other bar, and the two protrusions are pivotally connected, and

the at least one contact arm has a left contact arm and a right contact arm, the right contact arm is formed on the end of the bar away from the right hanging seat, and the left contact arm is formed on the end of the bar away from the left hanging seat.

10. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the each one of the at least one contact arm is a resilient bar.

11. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the hanging seat has a horizontal groove formed in a portion of the hanging seat directly above the saddle portion, and

the at least one contact arm has two contact arms, and a horizontal bar is integrally formed between two contact arms and is pivotally mounted in the horizontal groove.

12. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein

The hanging seat has at least one C-shaped collar formed thereon, and

the at least one contact arm has two contact arms, and a horizontal bar is integrally formed between two contact arms and is pivotally mounted in the C-shaped collar.

13. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging seat has a hook formed on a top of the hanging seat.

14. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an intermediate mechanism, wherein the at least one first connection member is respectively connected with at least one third connection member formed on an intermediate mechanism.

15. The in-vehicle fixture as claimed in claim 14, wherein the intermediate mechanism further has a revolute joint.