Rear view mirror assembly
First Claim
1. A rear view mirror assembly of a vehicle comprising:
- a first base member secured to the vehicle, the first base member having a side portion with a first flange and a front portion with a second flange; and
a unit of the rear view mirror assembly comprising,a second base member mounted on the first and second flanges of said first base member, the second base member having a hook and a mounting portion thereon,a spring member mounted on the hook of said second base member and having an engagement means thereon, the spring member supporting a predetermined amount of a force on the hook of said second base member,a mounting member having a first surface disposed on the mounting portion of said second base member, the mounting member having a first aperture and a first socket portion disposed around the first aperture on a second opposite surface of said mounting member,a support arm having a first end with an outer surface, an inner surface and an inner peripheral edge, and a second opposite end rotatably supporting a rear view mirror,the outer surface of said support arm mounted slidably on the first socket portion of said mounting member,the inner surface of said support arm having a second socket portion,the inner peripheral edge defining a second aperture extending from the second socket portion of the inner surface to the outer surface of said support arm, a diameter of the second aperture of said support arm being greater than a diameter of the first aperture of said mounting member,a second ball member mounted slidably on the second socket portion of the inner surface of said support arm, andan engagement member inserted into the second aperture of said support arm and the first aperture of said mounting member, the engagement member having one end engaging with the engagement device of said spring member, and an opposite end of the engagement member connected to said second ball member, the engagement member supporting said second ball member, said support arm and said mounting member on said second base member through said spring member,said unit of the rear view mirror assembly being united by said engagement member, and installed on said first base member.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a rear view mirror assembly which facilitates installation of components of the rear view mirror assembly on a windshield of a vehicle. The rear view mirror assembly includes a first base member and a unit. The first unit includes a second base member, a spring, a mounting member, a second ball member, a bolt and a support arm on which a rear view mirror is rotatably mounted. The first base member has a plurality of flanges on which the second base member of the unit is mounted. The spring is mounted on the second base member. The mounting member includes a first socket portion and a first aperture. The support arm has a first ball portion which is slidably mounted on the first socket portion of the mounting member, and a second socket portion which is slidably mounted on the second ball member. The bolt has an end connected to the second ball member. The bolt is inserted into the first aperture of the mounting member and the second aperture of the support arm and an opposite end of the bolt connected to the spring. Therefore, the until is united by the bolt, and the unit of the rear view mirror assembly is installed easily on the first base member.
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1. A rear view mirror assembly of a vehicle comprising:
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a first base member secured to the vehicle, the first base member having a side portion with a first flange and a front portion with a second flange; and a unit of the rear view mirror assembly comprising, a second base member mounted on the first and second flanges of said first base member, the second base member having a hook and a mounting portion thereon, a spring member mounted on the hook of said second base member and having an engagement means thereon, the spring member supporting a predetermined amount of a force on the hook of said second base member, a mounting member having a first surface disposed on the mounting portion of said second base member, the mounting member having a first aperture and a first socket portion disposed around the first aperture on a second opposite surface of said mounting member, a support arm having a first end with an outer surface, an inner surface and an inner peripheral edge, and a second opposite end rotatably supporting a rear view mirror, the outer surface of said support arm mounted slidably on the first socket portion of said mounting member, the inner surface of said support arm having a second socket portion, the inner peripheral edge defining a second aperture extending from the second socket portion of the inner surface to the outer surface of said support arm, a diameter of the second aperture of said support arm being greater than a diameter of the first aperture of said mounting member, a second ball member mounted slidably on the second socket portion of the inner surface of said support arm, and an engagement member inserted into the second aperture of said support arm and the first aperture of said mounting member, the engagement member having one end engaging with the engagement device of said spring member, and an opposite end of the engagement member connected to said second ball member, the engagement member supporting said second ball member, said support arm and said mounting member on said second base member through said spring member, said unit of the rear view mirror assembly being united by said engagement member, and installed on said first base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rear view mirror assembly for installation on the body member of a vehicle comprising:
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a first base member having a wall, a first flange and clamping tabs, the wall of the first base member extending from a main plate of the first base member, the first flange of the first base member extending inwardly from a lower edge of the wall of the first base member, the clamping tabs extending in a rearward direction of said vehicle from both ends of the wall of the first base member; and a first unit of the rear view mirror assembly comprising, a second base member having a mount portion, a first plate and a hook thereon, a front part of the mount portion of the second base member being mounted on the first flange of said first base member, the first plate being mounted on the clamping tabs of said first base member, a spring member mounted on the hook of said second base member, the spring member having a cap and supporting a predetermined amount of a force on the hook of said second base member, a mounting member disposed on an inner part of the mounting portion of said second base member, the mounting member having a first aperture and a first socket portion, the first aperture opened in the first socket portion and disposed on a surface of the mounting member, a support arm having a first end with a first ball portion, an inner peripheral edge and a second socket portion, and a second opposite end which rotatably supports a rear view mirror, the first ball portion of said support arm disposed on an outer surface of the first end of said support arm, the first ball portion mounted slidably on the first socket portion of said mounting member, the second socket portion disposed on an inner surface of the first end of said support arm, the inner peripheral edge defining a second aperture within the first end of said support arm, the second aperture extending through the second socket portion of said support arm and the first ball portion of said support arm, a diameter of the second aperture being greater than a diameter of the first aperture of said mounting member, a second ball member mounted slidably on the second socket portion of said support arm, the second ball member having a third aperture thereon, and an engagement member inserted into the third aperture of said second ball member, the second aperture of said support arm and the first aperture of said mounting member, one end of the engagement member engaging with the cap of said spring member, an opposite end of the engagement member having a head portion which supports said second ball member, said support arm and said mounting member on said second base member through said spring member, said unit of the rear view mirror assembly being united by said engagement member, and said unit of the rear view mirror assembly being installed on said first base member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. The rear view mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a first base member cemented to a body member of the vehicle, the first base member having a side portion with a first flange and a front portion with a second flange; and a unit of the rear view mirror assembly comprising, a second base member mounted on the first flange and the second flange of said first base member, the second base member having a hook and a mounting portion thereon, a spring member mounted on the hook of said second base member and having a first engagement device thereon, the spring member being able to support a predetermined amount of a downward vertical force on the hook of said second base member; a mounting member disposed on the mounting portion of said second base member, the mounting member having a first aperture and a first ball portion, the first ball portion disposed around the first aperture thereof, the first ball portion disposed on a bottom surface of the mounting member, a support arm having an outer surface, an inner surface and an inner peripheral edge disposed on an end thereof, the outer surface of said support arm mounted slidably on the first ball portion of said mounting member, the inner surface of said support arm having a second ball portion, the inner peripheral edge defining a second aperture within the end of said support arm, the second aperture of said support arm extending from the second ball portion of the inner surface to the outer surface of said support arm, a diameter of the second aperture being greater than the diameter of the first aperture of said mounting member, a rear view mirror mounted rotatably on an opposite end of said support arm, a first socket member mounted slidably on the second ball portion of said support arm, and an engagement member inserted into the second aperture of said support arm and the first aperture of said mounting member, the engagement member having one end engaging with the first engagement device of said spring member, and an opposite end of engagement member connected to said first socket member, the engagement member supporting said first socket member, said support arm and said mounting member on said second base member through said spring member, said unit of the rear view mirror assembly being united by said engagement member, and installed on said first base member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification