Outside rear view mirror for commercial vehicles

• US 7,113,340 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2003
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lang-Mekra North America LLC
• Original Assignee: Lang-Mekra North America LLC
• Inventors: Popp, Albrecht, Lang, Heinrich
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US10/449,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20040051983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,215 Days
• Field of Search: 359/599, 359871-877, 349/67
• US Class Current: 359/599
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0605 specially adapted for mounting on trucks, e.g. by C-shaped support means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0612 by electrically actuated means

Abstract

A modular outside mirror assembly for a commercial vehicle incorporates an upper body anchorage, with an upper pivot linkage, a lower body anchorage with a lower pivot linkage, a first mirror and a holding arm, onto which the first mirror is fastened. The holding arm is disposed in the upper and lower pivot linkage of the upper and lower body anchorage such that the holding arm is rotatable about an axis relative to the body anchorages. Due to modular construction, a multiplicity of different mirror variants are available. In another aspect a servomotor is attached to the holding arm to pivot the holding arm against or away from a side of the vehicle about a defined turning axis.

Claims

1. A mirro assembly for a vehicle comprising:

an anchorage including pivot linkage;

a holding arm carried by said pivot linkage and movable between extended and retracted position;

a first housing, carrying a first mirror pane, secure with said holding arm;

a second housing including a dock ramp mirror and a servomotor, carried by said anchorage in spaced fixed position from said pivot linkage and said holding arm;

linkage connected to said holding arm and said servomotor, said linkage enabling said servomotor to pivot said holding arm between said extended and retracted positions without effecting the position of said second housing and dock ramp mirror.

2. The mirror assembly as in claim 1, further comprising a second body anchorage having a second pivot linkage in which the holding arm is seated.

3. The mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the first housing carries a first positioning device which mounts the mirror pane, said positioning device being operative to position the mirror pane within the first housing.

4. The mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the servomotor is selected from the group consisting of a rotational motor, and a linear motor.

5. The mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein said linkage includes a slide-rod, connected with the holding arm and actuated by the servomotor.

6. The mirror assembly of claim 1 wherein said holding arm comprises a tubular yoke with a linear section, said first housing being mounted on said linear section.

7. The mirror assembly to claim 1 wherein said holding arm comprises a multi-part component with individual components engaging with said first housing.

8. The mirror assembly of claim 1 wherein said linkage is longitudinally movable.