Automatic oscillating vehicle mirror

• US 5,189,561 A
• Filed: 03/27/1992
• Issued: 02/23/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sun T. Hong
• Original Assignee: Sun T. Hong
• Inventors: Hong, Sun T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Arnold, Bruce Y.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shafer, R. D.
• Application Number:
  US07/858,488
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 359/841, 359/843, 359/844, 359/871, 359/872, 359/877
• US Class Current: 359/843
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/025 comprising special mechanical means for correcting the field of view in relation to particular driving conditions, e.g. change of lane; scanning mirrors

Abstract

An automatic oscillating vehicle side mirror includes a basic plate body having a pair of outer hollow brackets and a solenoid with an operating lever, and a mirror fixing plate having a convex vehicle side mirror and a pair of inner brackets whereby upon operating the turning signal and upon turning the vehicle, the operating lever moves into the solenoid so that the convex side mirrors automatically oscillate at both end portions of the side mirrors for providing a wide angle view toward the left and right sides of the vehicle and which reduces or eliminates the blind spot.

Claims

1. An automatic oscillating vehicle side mirror for vehicles having a turning signal and side view mirrors, comprising:

a basic plate body, said basic plate body including;

a pair of a rectangular openings disposed on one side thereof,

a pair of outer hollow brackets adjacent said pair of rectangular openings and are disposed on the front surface thereof, each of said outer hollow brackets having an aperture,

an L-shaped coil spring disposed between said pair of outer hollow brackets, and

a plurality of bolt apertures disposed on the other side thereof,

a mirror fixing plate including a pair of inner brackets, each of said inner brackets having an upper aperture and a lower aperture,

a side mirror secured to said mirror fixing plate,

a solenoid member fixed to the rear surface thereof and aligned with said plurality of bolt apertures by a plurality of bolts, said solenoid member including;

a solenoid body,

an operating lever movably connected to said solenoid body so as to be backwardly moved into and frontwardly moved from the solenoid body when the solenoid body is charged with electricity from an electric source of the vehicle by a relay, and

a C-shaped connector connected to said operating lever by a cotter pin,

a first shaft rod rotatably inserted into said apertures of said pair of outer hollow brackets, said lower apertures of said pair of inner brackets and said L-shaped coil spring, and

a second shaft rod rotatably inserted into said upper apertures of said pair of inner brackets and said second shaft rod adjustably connected to said C-connector by a screw for providing a certain angle of the mirror fixing plate, whereby upon operating the turning signal of the vehicle, the operating lever pulls and pushes the second shaft rod so that the side view mirrors are rearwardly moved by said relay for providing a wide angle view toward the left and right directions and which substantially reduces or eliminates a particular blind spot.

2. The automatic oscillating vehicle side mirror for vehicles of claim 1, wherein said basic plate body is provided with a Bellows for attaching circumferentially to the basic plate body and the mirror fixing plate.

3. The automatic oscillating vehicle side mirror for vehicles of claim 1, wherein upon turning off the turning signal, said solenoid body is no longer charged with electricity from the relay, so that the side mirrors return to their original positions due to the biasing force of said spring.