Exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, preferably for motor vehicles

• US 7,771,063 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2007
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Original Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Inventors: Bracht, Gernot Michael, Liesener, Alf
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafer; Ricky D
• Application Number:
  US11/941,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20080174893A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 359/841, 359/872, 362/494
• US Class Current: 359/841
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/245 Searchlights, e.g. adjustable from within the vehicle adjustable headlights B60Q1/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators

Abstract

The exterior rearview mirror is comprised of a mirror housing, having at least one transparent light window, behind which at least one light is disposed, comprising at least one illuminant, whose light passes through the light window to the outside. In order provide the exterior rearview mirror so that different light functions and light directions can be performed by the light, at least a portion of the light is disposed adjustable.

Claims

1. An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, comprising a mirror housing, having at least one light window fixedly secured to the mirror housing and immovable with respect thereto, behind which at least one light source is disposed, comprising at least one illuminant, wherein light created by the illuminant passes through the light window to the outside, wherein at least a portion of the light source is disposed adjustable at two articulated joint locations, disposed at a distance relative to each other such that the at least one light source is pivotal about two separate axes.

2. A mirror according to claim 1, wherein the at least one light source is connected through an articulating joint location to a support arm and through the other articulating joint location to a pushrod in an articulating manner.

3. A rearview mirror according to claim 2, wherein the pushrod is connected at one end in an articulating manner to the at least one light source and at the other end in an articulating manner to a gear rack.

4. A mirror according to claim 3, wherein the articulated joint connection between the gear rack and the pushrod is formed by a ball joint.

5. A mirror according to claim 2, wherein the support arm for supporting the at least one light source is connected to a light support.

6. A mirror according to claim 2, wherein the support arm is rotatable by a rotation drive around its axis.

7. A mirror according to claim 6, wherein the support arm comprises a flange, which is provided with the gear rack at its enveloping surface.

8. A mirror according to claim 1, wherein a reflector of the at least one light source is adjustable.

9. A mirror according to claim 8, wherein the reflector is connected through a gear drive with a drive shaft of a drive motor.