Universal sideview mirror for car

• US 7,448,762 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2006
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fu-Chu Su
• Original Assignee: Fu-Chu Su
• Inventors: Su, Fu-Chu
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafer; Ricky D
• Application Number:
  US11/520,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20080062545A1
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 359/872, 359/841, 248/477, 248/478, 248/479, 248/483
• US Class Current: 359/841
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/076 yieldable to excessive external force and provided with an indexed use position B60R1/0617, B60R1/074 take precedence

Abstract

A sideview mirror includes multiple parts, wherein the mirror body, the washer, the spring, the support member, the bearing, the rotation member, and the mounting member are combined to form a window corner type sideview mirror, while the mirror body, the washer, the spring, the support member, and the mounting member are combined to form a car side body type sideview mirror. Thus, the window corner type sideview mirror only needs to provide the fixing member additionally to replace the bearing, the rotation member, and the mounting member to form the car side body type sideview mirror, so that the sideview mirror is both available for a window corner type sideview mirror and a car side body type sideview mirror.

Claims

1. A sideview mirror, comprising:

a minor body, a washer, a spring, a support member, a bearing, a rotation member, and a mounting member;

wherein the minor body, the washer, the spring, the support member, the bearing, the rotation member, and the mounting member are combined to form a window corner type sideview mirror;

the mounting member has a side provided with a mounting portion mounted on a support seat of a window of a car;

the support member is secured on a top of the mounting member;

the support member is in turn extended through the bearing, the rotation member, the spring and the washer and is combined with the washer;

the mirror body is combined with the rotation member to rotate the rotation member;

the rotation member is mounted on the support member and is rotatable relative to the mounting member;

the rotation member is available, for the window corner type sideview mirror;

the support member has an enlarged lower end secured on the top of the mounting member by a plurality of screws and rested on the mounting member and an upper end formed with an annular groove for mounting the washer to limit the bearing, the rotation member and the spring between the washer and the lower end of the support member;

the mirror body has a lower end secured on the rotation member by a plurality of screws and rested on the top of the mounting member to encompass the support member, the bearing, the rotation member, the spring and the washer.

2. The sideview mirror in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mounting member has a hollow inside and has a bottom formed with a receiving hole located opposite to the support member to receive a cover.

3. The sideview mirror in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rotation member is rotatably mounted on the support member and retained between the bearing and the spring.

4. The sideview mirror in accordance with claim 1, wherein the spring is mounted between the support member and the rotation member and biased between the rotation member and the washer.

5. The sideview mirror in accordance with claim 1, wherein the bearing is rotatably mounted on the support member and located between the rotation member and the lower end of the support member.

6. The sideview mirror in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lower end of the mirror body has a receiving chamber to receive the rotation member, the spring and the washer.