Rear view mirror for a two-wheeled vehicle

• US 3,950,701 A
• Filed: 11/02/1973
• Issued: 04/13/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hoshidenkiseizo Kabushikikaisha
• Original Assignee: Hoshidenkiseizo Kabushikikaisha
• Inventors: Ishibashi, Masaaki, Isogami, Shuzo, Uemura, Tomohiko, Kitatani, Harumi, Matuoka, Nozomu
• Primary Examiner(s): Safourek, Benedict V.
• Application Number:
  US05/412,311
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 325/310, 325/312, 325/352, 325/361, 179/1 VE, D56/4 B, D6/130, 179/101, 179/102, 179/103
• US Class Current: 455/345
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/08 Constructional details, e.g. cabinet
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3894 Waterproofing of transmission device

Abstract

A rear view mirror for a two-wheeled vehicle with a radio receiver set contained in the mirror case housing.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle comprising:

a hollow case housing;

a mirror mounted on the front surface of said case housing so as to face a driver of the vehicle;

a loudspeaker and radio receiving means mounted within said case housing behind said mirror; and

a plurality of slots formed on said front surface of said case housing at the periphery of said mirror for passing the audio sound from said loudspeaker to the outside of said case housing.

2. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 wherein said radio receiving means comprises control knobs mounted on said front surface of said case housing and extending through said front portion of said case housing from said radio receiving means.

3. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle comprising:

a hollow case housing;

means for detachably mounting said hollow case housing to said vehicle;

a mirror mounted on the front surface of said case housing so as to face a driver of the vehicle;

a loudspeaker and radio receiving means mounted within said case housing behind said mirror; and

a plurality of slots formed on said front surface of said case housing at the periphery of said mirror for passing the audio sound from said loudspeaker to the outside of said case housing.

4. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 3 wherein said vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle with a handlebar, and wherein said detachable mounting means includes:

a back plate on the back surface of said case housing forming a gap for receiving a mounting plate;

a mounting plate adapted to be removably received in said gap;

a locking member having a threaded through hole therein; and

a support arm fixed at one end thereof to the handlebar of the vehicle, said support arm having a bent portion which is threaded and which is threadably engaged with said locking member, said bent portion being secured at the end thereof to said mounting plate, whereby when said mounting plate is inserted into said gap, said back plate is selectively fastened between said mounting plate and said locking member by screwing said locking member against said back plate, said rear view mirror being detachable from the handlebar of the vehicle by unscrewing said locking member to enable removal of said mounting plate from said gap.

5. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 4 wherein said hollow case housing comprises a reinforcing panel means mounted in the front portion of said hollow case housing, said reinforcing panel means including water deflection means for deflecting water away from said radio receiving means, thereby protecting said radio receiving means from water leakage through said slots in said hollow case housing.

6. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 5 wherein said hollow case housing includes a further panel mounted therein between the front and rear surfaces thereof for forming a front compartment and rear compartment in said hollow case housing, said front compartment being closer to the driver of said vehicle than said rear compartment;

and means for mounting said radio receiving means on one surface of said further panel facing said front compartment and for mounting said loudspeaker on the other surface of the further panel facing said rear compartment, said further panel defining sound transmission passages for passing audio sound from said loudspeaker to the outside of said case housing via said front compartment.

7. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 4 wherein said mounting plate is generally L-shaped and has a generally upright portion, said generally upright portion being secured to the bent end of said support arm and being adapted to be removably inserted into said gap, the generally horizontally extending portion of said mounting plate extending under said case housing.

8. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 4 wherein said mounting plate is threadably secured to the end of the threaded bent portion of said support arm.

9. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 4 wherein said back plate has a slot therein for receiving said support arm.

10. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 3 further comprising means for mounting the detached mirror on a substantially flat surface, including:

a substantially flat bottom surface formed on the bottom surface of said case housing; and

a plurality of stand-off tips projecting from said substantially flat bottom surface of said case housing for engaging said substantially flat mounting surface.

11. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 3 wherein said hollow case housing comprises a reinforcing panel means mounted in the front portion of said hollow case housing, said reinforcing panel means including water deflection means for deflecting water away from said radio receiving means, thereby protecting said radio receiving means from water leakage through said slots in said hollow case housing.

12. A rear view mirror for a wheeled vehicle according to claim 11 wherein said hollow case housing includes a further panel mounted therein between the front and rear surfaces thereof for forming a front compartment and rear compartment in said hollow case housing, said front compartment being closer to the driver of said vehicle than said rear compartment;

and means for mounting said radio receiving means on one surface of said further panel facing said front compartment and for mounting said loudspeaker on the other surface of the further panel facing said rear compartment, said further panel defining sound transmission passages for passing audio sound from said loudspeaker to the outside of said case housing via said front compartment.