Door mirror

• US 20040090689A1
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Atras Auto Company
• Original Assignee: Atras Auto Company
• Inventors: Yamabe, Hideyasu
• Granted Patent: US 6,984,048 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/865
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/081 avoiding blind spots, e.g. by using a side-by-side association of mirrors

Abstract

A door mirror which is installed on a motor vehicle'"'"'s body in such a manner as to project laterally from the vehicle'"'"'s body so as to reflect on a surface of the mirror what is behind the vehicle'"'"'s body, wherein the mirror surface of the door mirror is divided into□two parts, and thus divided mirror surfaces are respectively provided with reflection angle adjusting mechanisms so that reflection angles of the divided mirror surfaces can be independently and arbitrarily adjusted, and the divided mirror surface positioned on the outer side can be turned to project laterally from the door mirror to face outward.

Claims

1. A door mirror installed on a motor vehicle'"'"'s body in such a manner as to project laterally from the vehicle'"'"'s body to reflect on a mirror surface thereof what is behind the vehicle'"'"'s body, wherein

the mirror surface comprises two parts divided from each other, each divided mirror surface being provided with a reflection angle adjusting mechanism so that a reflection angle thereof can be independently and arbitrarily adjusted.

2. The door mirror according to claim 1, wherein each reflection angle adjusting mechanism includes horizontal and vertical shafts intersecting each other in a cross shape, one of the horizontal and vertical shafts being supported by bearings provided on a rear face of the divided mirror surface corresponding thereto and the other of the shafts being supported by bearings provided on a base supporting the divided mirror surface, projections are provided on the base at two locations respectively on virtually extended lines of the shafts, the projections being protrudable and abutting against the rear face of the divided mirror surface when protruded, and the horizontal and vertical shafts are respectively urged to turn against projecting forces of the projections.

3. The door mirror according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mirror surface is divided into upper and lower two parts.

4. The door mirror according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mirror surface is divided into inner-side and outer-side two parts.

5. The door mirror according to claim 4, wherein of the two parts of the mirror surface divided from each other by a division line, the outer-side part is turned to project laterally from the door mirror with the mirror surface thereof facing outward.

6. The door mirror according to claim 5, wherein the two divided mirror surfaces are supported on a common base, a reflection angle of the base can be changed to an arbitrary angle by a first reflection angle adjusting mechanism, and a reflection angle of the divided mirror surface on the outer side can be changed to an arbitrary angle by a second reflection angle adjusting mechanism.