Rear view mirror assembly with electrical sub assembly

• US 9,457,722 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2015
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Original Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Inventors: Romas, Vasile, Toth, Balazs
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafer, Ricky D
• Application Number:
  US14/886,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20160039344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• Field of Search: 359/841, 359/871, 359/872, 362/494
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 1/06 mounted on vehicle exterior B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

The invention is related to a rear view mirror assembly that includes at least one electrical device as a light source with adapted connectors to be assembled in an easy way. The invention is related to an electrical device as a lighting mean in a rear view mirror that has a connector adapted to be self centric connected to the counterpart during assembling.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said rear view mirror assembly comprising:

a mirror base fixedly secured to the motor vehicle;

a mirror support pivotably connected to said mirror base, said mirror support including an attachment formed integrally therein;

a female connector secured to said attachment of said mirror support via a detachable snap connection;

a mirror housing fixedly secured to said mirror support;

an electrical lighting device secured to said mirror housing, said electrical lighting device electrically connected with the motor vehicle, said electrical lighting device having a conical structure for receiving said female connector therein, said conical structure surrounding connector pins that are received by said female connector;

wherein said female connector is movable relative to said attachment of said mirror support to ease connection of said electrical lighting device to said mirror support.

2. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 wherein said attachment includes arms having hooks formed in an inner surface of said arms to hold said female connector.

3. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 wherein said attachment has at least one recess to fix said female connector thereto.

4. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 3 wherein said recess fits to a lug of said female connector.

5. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 wherein said electrical lighting device has parallel pins that are installed through at least a portion of said electrical lighting device.

6. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 5 wherein said parallel pins of said electrical lighting device are electrically connected to a printed circuit board installed in said electrical lighting device.

7. A rear view mirror assembly according claim 1 wherein said conical structure forms a conical opening with an angle of 70°

+/−

3°

.