Device for adjusting the position of a side mirror

• US 20010028517A1
• Filed: 02/05/2001
• Published: 10/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peter Juraschek
• Original Assignee: Peter Juraschek
• Inventors: Juraschek, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 6,412,963 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/879
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/074 for retracting the mirror arrangements to a non-use position alongside the vehicle

Abstract

The device according to the invention is characterized in that a toothed rack (7) is articulated to the mirror foot (2) into which a toothed wheel (6) engages which is moved by a drive (5) fastened to the mirror frame (1). The mirror frame (1) is also articulated to the mirror foot (2) via an intermediate joint (8) articulated via a second rotating axle (10) different from the first. A hooked spring (12) which locks the mirror frame (1) to the mirror foot (2) enables the mirror frame (1) to move between two predetermined positions. The mirror frame can be moved from any position thereof by the drive (5) into the two positions and between the two positions.

Claims

1. A device for adjusting the position of a side mirror for vehicles of all kinds, comprising a mirror foot (2) designed to be fixed to the vehicle, a mirror head having mirror frame (1) and mirror surface member (3) as well as a toothed wheel mechanism composed of a toothed wheel (6) and a toothed quadrant (7) engaging with said toothed wheel (6) and articulated to a first rotational axis rotatably on the mirror foot,

characterised in that

said mirror frame (1) is connected to the mirror foot via an intermediate joint (8), wherein said intermediate joint (8) is articulated to a second rotational axis (10) different from the first rotational axis (11) to the mirror foot (2).

2. A device according to

claim 1

,

characterised in that

a locking device (12) is provided, which locks the mirror frame (1) to the second rotational axis (10).

3. A device according to

claim 2

,

characterised in that

said locking device comprises a hooked spring (12), which encompasses the second rotational axis of said intermediate joint as a locking projection.

4. A device according at least to any of the preceding claims,

characterised in that

said mirror frame (1) is designed to be fixed to a drive (5), which drives the input shaft via said toothed wheel (6).

5. A device according at least to any of the preceding claims,

characterised in that

said toothed quadrant (7) is a toothed rack or a sector gear segment.

6. A device according at least to any of

claims 2

to

5

characterised in that

in the second predetermined position, the mirror head or the intermediate joint abuts against the vehicle or a stop means located on the mirror foot.

7. A device according at least to any of the preceding claims,

characterised in that

said drive (5) is provided with a circuit for overload release.

8. A device according at least to any of the preceding claims,

characterised in that

a sliding clutch is mounted between said drive (5) and the toothed wheel mechanism.