Vehicle mirror with plug type connection

• US 6,402,331 B1
• Filed: 12/11/2000
• Issued: 06/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Magna Reflex Holding GmbH
• Original Assignee: Magna Reflex Holding GmbH
• Inventors: Juraschek, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Spyrou, Cassandra
• Assistant Examiner(s): Amari, Alessandro V.
• Application Number:
  US09/719,492
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 359/871, 359/872, 359/877, 359/881, 248/480, 439/34
• US Class Current: 359/881
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/258 Rear-view mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/07 by electrically powered actuators

Abstract

A vehicle mirror which is constructed of two joined base parts, wherein the one base part is a mirror frame secured to a vehicle and the other base part is a mirror frame covering, and both base parts comprise complementary plug-in parts of a plug-type connection. The one plug-in part (1a) is secured to a sliding block (3) movably supported on the one base part (2a) and the other plug-in part (1b) is secured to the other base part (2b), wherein the sliding block (3) slides resiliently biased on a slide way (4) of the other base part (2b) during joining the base parts (2a, 2b), and the slide way (4) and sliding block (3) are formed such that the plug-in parts (1a, 1b) engage each other during joining the base parts (2a, 2b).

Claims

1. A vehicle mirror constructed of two joined base parts, wherein one base part is a mirror frame secured to a vehicle and the other base part is a mirror frame covering and both base parts comprise complementary plug-in parts of a plug-type connection, characterized in that said one plug-in part (1a) is secured to a sliding block (3) movably supported on said one base part (2a) and said other plug-in part (1b) is secured to the other base part (2b), wherein said sliding block (3) glides resiliently biased on a slide way (4) of said other base part (2b) during joining the base parts (2a, 2b), and the glide way (4) and the sliding block (3) are formed such that said plug-in parts (1a, 1b) engage each other during joining the base parts (2a, 2b).

2. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said sliding block (3) comprises resilient portions (6) and/or components (7a) for a length compensation and for horizontal swing of said one plug-in part (1a) in two directions essentially being perpendicularly disposed to each other in a plane being perpendicularly to the plug-in direction (8) of said plug-type connection.

3. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said sliding block (3) is secured to one of said base parts (2a) with a snap connection (7b, 20) having a length compensation (7a, 7b).

4. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said sliding block (3) is connected to a spring element (5) for pressing said sliding block (3) against said slide way (4).

5. A vehicle mirror according to claim 4, characterized in that said spring element (5) is constructed as a resilient portion of said sliding block (3).

6. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said slide way (4) is constructed as an inner contour of one of said base parts (2b).

7. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said one sliding block (3) supporting said one plug-in part (1a) comprises an inserting finger (9a) ad said base part (2b) supporting said other plug-in part (1b) comprises corresponding leading-in ribs (9b).

8. A vehicle mirror according to claim 3, characterized in that said sliding block (3) supporting said one plug-in part (1a) comprises leading-in ribs and said base part supporting said other plug-in part (1b) comprises a corresponding inserting finger.

9. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said one plug-in part (1a) is substantially formed finger-type and said other plug-in part (1b) is formed funnel-shaped.

10. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said both plug-in parts (1a, 1b) at least partially overlap in joined condition, and at least one plug-in part (1a) comprises sealing ribs (13) encircling in planes being perpendicularly to the plug-in direction (8), which are disposed in an overlapping area of said two plug-in parts (1a, 1b), in joined condition of the plug-type connection.

11. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that said plug-type connection is a linkage transferring an optical, electric, hydraulic or a mechanical power.

12. A vehicle mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, said mirror frame covering (2b) includes one direction indicator (10) and said plug-type connection (1a, 1b) is an electric connection for a paver supply of the direction indicator.