AUTOMOBILE ROOM MIRROR ADAPTER

• US 20160332582A1
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nisshinbo Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nisshinbo Holdings Incorporated, Nisshinbo Mechatronics Incorporated (Nisshinbo Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Ishizaka, Akihiro, Fujiki, Norio, Hotta, Takahiro
• Application Number:
  US15/112,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20160332582A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/04 mounted inside vehicle B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/08 involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots , e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors B60R1/025, B60R1/10 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1292 with holding means for personal articles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0033 Rear-view mirrors

Abstract

A mount adapter (100, 200) for mounting a display device (D) on a vehicular rearview mirror (R) is configured such that a convex mirror (160, 260) is disposed on the opposite side of the rearview mirror (R) to the driver'"'"'s seat side when viewed from the driver'"'"'s seat, with the display device (D) mounted on the driver'"'"'s seat side of the rearview mirror (R) in such a manner as to cover the rearview mirror (R).

Claims

1. A mount adapter to be mounted on a vehicular rearview mirror, wherein a convex mirror is provided on the far side of a rearview mirror to a driver'"'"'s seat side when viewed from the driver'"'"'s seat, and.

a display function-equipped electronic device is mounted on the rearview mirror on a side near the driver'"'"'s seat in such a manner as to cover the rearview mirror.

2. The mount adapter of claim 1, comprising a mount part such that a flat part of the display function-equipped electronic device is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle.

3. The mount adapter of claim 1, wherein the mount adapter is deployed in a manner that a mechanical operation button and/or a touch operation portion of the display function-equipped electronic device is on the central side of the rearview mirror.

4. The mount adapter for the display function-equipped electronic device of claim 1, wherein the convex mirror and the mount adapter are unified as a single body.

5. The mount adapter of claim 4, comprising a mount part such that a flat part of the display function-equipped electronic device is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle.

6. The mount adapter of claim 4, wherein the mount adapter is deployed in a manner that a mechanical operation button or a touch operation portion of the display function-equipped electronic device is on the central side of the rearview mirror.

7. A method of mounting a display function-equipped electronic device on a vehicular rearview mirror using the mount adapter of claim 1.

8. A method of mounting a display function-equipped electronic device on a vehicular rearview mirror using the mount adapter of claim 2.

9. A method of mounting a display function-equipped electronic device on a vehicular rearview mirror using the mount adapter of claim 3.

10. A method of mounting a display function-equipped electronic device on a vehicular rearview mirror using the mount adapter of claim 4.

11. A method of mounting a display function-equipped electronic device on a vehicular rearview mirror using the mount adapter of claim 5.

12. A method of mounting a display function-equipped electronic device on a vehicular rearview mirror using the mount adapter of claim 6.