Inside rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An inside rearview mirror assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a base adapted to be mounted in the passenger compartment and attached to a body of the motor vehicle;
a mirror;
a stay supporting said mirror;
holder means holding said stay detachably with respect to said base; and
said base and said stay having respective joint surfaces intimately contacting each other, partly spherical interfitting projection and dimple formed respectively on front ends of said joint surfaces with respect to a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, and non-contact surfaces disposed forwardly of said projection and dimple with respect to said longitudinal direction and providing a gap between said stay and said base.
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Abstract
An inside rearview mirror assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a base, a stay detachably mounted on the base, and a mirror unit supported on the stay. The base and the stay have respective joint surfaces intimately contacting each other, partly spherical interfitting projections and dimples formed respectively on front ends of the joint surfaces, and non-contact surfaces disposed forwardly of the projections and dimples and providing a gap between the stay and the base. When the mirror unit is subjected to an impact, the stay is angularly moved forwardly about the projections and dimples, and detached from the base.
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10 Claims
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1. An inside rearview mirror assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a base adapted to be mounted in the passenger compartment and attached to a body of the motor vehicle; a mirror; a stay supporting said mirror; holder means holding said stay detachably with respect to said base; and said base and said stay having respective joint surfaces intimately contacting each other, partly spherical interfitting projection and dimple formed respectively on front ends of said joint surfaces with respect to a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, and non-contact surfaces disposed forwardly of said projection and dimple with respect to said longitudinal direction and providing a gap between said stay and said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An inside rearview mirror assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a base adapted to be mounted in the passenger compartment and attached to a body of the motor vehicle; a mirror; a stay supporting said mirror; holder means holding said stay detachably with respect to said base; and said base and said stay having respective joint surfaces intimately contacting each other, partly spherical interfitting projection and dimple formed respectively on front ends of said joint surfaces with respect to a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, and non-contact surfaces disposed forwardly of said projection and dimple with respect to said longitudinal direction and providing a gap between said stay and said base, wherein said holder means comprises an element mounted on said stay and adjustably positionable with respect to the stay and a holder member supported on said base and detachably holding said element thereon. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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