Outside rear view mirror fixing structure for vehicle

• US 20050083596A1
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Published: 04/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Jang, Myung-Ky
• Application Number:
  US10/749,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20050083596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/879
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/06 mounted on vehicle exterior B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence

Abstract

An outside rear view mirror fixing structure for a vehicle has a clip integrally formed at a base cover is coupled to a clip fastening hole formed at a quadrant panel. Thus, temporarily fixing the outside rear view mirror to the quadrant panel and allowing the outside rear view mirror to be easily fixed to the quadrant panel, such that a tight coupling, between the clip and the clip fastening hole, can be obtained to prevent noise from entering the interior of a vehicle and maintain a noise-free interior.

Claims

1. An outside rear view mirror fixing structure for a vehicle comprising:

a base hinged to a mirror housing and formed with a plurality of female screws;

a base cover encompassing an external side of the base;

a quadrant panel formed with a plurality of bolt fastening holes at positions corresponding to said plurality of female screws and equipped with a clip fastening hole;

a clip integrally formed at a position corresponding to said clip fastening hole of said base cover to provisionally fix said base to said quadrant panel.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said clip is formed at a free end thereof with a hollow part and is externally formed with a hitching jaw and is axially formed with a plurality of grooves.

3. The structure as defined in claim 2, wherein a peripheral surface of said clip is so formed as to have the same diameter as that of said clip fastening hole.

4. The structure as defined in claim 3, wherein said clip is made of soft plastic.

5. An outside rear view mirror fixing structure for a vehicle comprising:

a base hinged to a mirror housing configured and dimensioned with a coupling;

a base cover encompassing an external side of the base;

a fastening hole positioned corresponding to said coupling and equipped with a clip fastening hole; and

a clip positioned corresponding to said clip fastening hole of said base cover to provisionally fix said base at said fastening hole.