Sideview mirror for automobiles

• US 5,061,056 A
• Filed: 03/26/1990
• Issued: 10/29/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Poong Jeong Industrial Company Limited #176-1 Dodang-Dong Chung-Ku Bucheon Kyungki-Do REP of Korea
• Original Assignee: Poong Jeong Industrial Co., Ltd. (HM Treasury)
• Inventors: You, Ki S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Arnold, Bruce Y.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Thong
• Application Number:
  US07/499,045
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 350/604-608, 350/611, 350/612, 350/623-627, 350/637, 350/638, 350/632-635, 248/466-498, 248/584-602, 248/900
• US Class Current: 359/872
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/076 yieldable to excessive external force and provided with an indexed use position B60R1/0617, B60R1/074 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/90 Movable or disengageable on impact or overload

Abstract

An outside back mirror is disclosed which comprises a base plate, a hinge structure and a mirror housing, and is characterized in that, a through hole, retaining sections, metal pieces, and a fitting groove are provided on the assembling plane of the base plate, while a through hole, retaining sections, a groove with a spring hanging groove, permanent magnets, and another fitting groove are provided on the assembling plane of the mirror housing. According to the present invention, the mirror housing is attached firm enough to withstand against any impacts and vibrations, and has a simplified structure and uses small number of components, thereby contributing to saving the manufacturing cost and improving the productivity.

Claims

1. A side view mirror for automobiles, comprising:

a mounting housing having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side for connecting to an automobile and said outer side having formed thereon a first mounting housing recess, and a second mounting housing recess having one end which connects with the first mounting housing recess and being substantially perpendicular with the first mounting housing recess;

a mirror housing having a first side and a second side adjacent to said first side, said first side having a mirror disposed thereon for viewing along a side of an automobile, and said second side having formed thereon a first mirror housing recess corresponding to said first mounting housing recess, a second mirror housing recess corresponding to said second mounting housing recess, and a third mirror housing recess, said second mirror housing recess having one end which connects with the third mirror housing recess, another end which connects with said first mirror housing recess, and said second mirror housing recess being substantially perpendicular with the first and third mirror housing recesses;

first pivoting means connected to said outer side of said mounting housing and communicating with said first mounting housing recess and said first mirror housing recess, for alternatively pivoting the mirror housing from a closed operative position to a first open inoperative position;

second pivoting means connected to said second side of said mirror housing and communicating with said third mirror housing recess, for alternatively pivoting said mirror housing from said closed operative position to a second open inoperative position;

connecting means communicating with said second mounting housing recess and said second mirror housing recess, for connecting said first pivoting means and said second pivoting means;

biasing means connected to at least one of said pivoting means for restoring said mirror housing from an open inoperative position back to its closed operative position; and

securing means for maintaining said mirror housing in its closed operative position until said mirror housing is pivoted;

said second side of said mirror housing being substantially flush against said outer side of said mounting housing when said mirror housing is in its closed operative position.

2. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein said first pivoting means comprises a first rod.

3. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 2, wherein said first rod connects to said second side of said mirror housing by a plurality of first retaining section.

4. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 3, wherein a portion of said first rod has an indentation formed thereon and at least one of said first retaining sections forms an opening for receiving the indented portion of the first rod.

5. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein said second pivoting means comprises a second rod.

6. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 5, wherein said second rod connects to said outer side of said mounting housing by a plurality of second retaining sections.

7. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 6, wherein a portion of said second rod has an indentation formed thereon and at least one of said second retaining sections forms an opening for receiving the indented portion of the second rod.

8. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein said biasing means comprises a spring.

9. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein said securing means comprises magnetic means having at least one magnet disposed on said second side of said mirror housing and a corresponding metal plate disposed on said outer side of said mounting housing.

10. A side view mirror for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein said first open inoperative position and said second open inoperative position have an angular difference of about 180°

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