Rear-view mirror, in particular for trucks

• US 5,604,644 A
• Filed: 12/13/1994
• Issued: 02/18/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mekra Rangau Plastics GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Mekra Rangau Plastics GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Lang, Heinrich, Seiboth, Wolfgang
• Primary Examiner(s): Dzierzynski, Paul M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SIKDER, MOHAMMAD YUNUS
• Application Number:
  US08/354,680
• Time in Patent Office: 798 Days
• Field of Search: 359/871, 359/872, 359/874, 359/875, 359/881, 248/466, 248/473, 248/488, 248/490, 248/497
• US Class Current: 359/871
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0605 specially adapted for mounting on trucks, e.g. by C-shaped support means

Abstract

A rear-view mirror comprises a holder and a housing adjustably supported on the latter. A mirror glass is tightly, but detachably disposed on the housing. The mirror glass is fixed on a support plate, its entire surface lying free. The support plate is detachably disposed on the housing, in particular by elastic locking.

Claims

1. A rear-view mirror, in particular for trucks, comprising a holder (1, 103), a housing (2, 101) being adjustably arranged on the holder (1,103) via a joint means (3, 4, 105, 110);

a mirror glass (11,

     118) disposed on said housing (2,

     101), said mirror glass being fixed relative to said housing and interchangeable, the mirror glass (11,

     118) has a rear side (26,

     119), a surface (14,

     121), and an edge (15,

     122);

a support plate (12,

     117), upon which said mirror glass is fixed, wherein the entire surface (14,

     121) of the mirror glass (11,

     118) lies free and wherein on a rear (16,

     123) of the support plate (12,

     117) turned away from the mirror glass (11,

     118), the support plate (12,

     117) is provided with at least one locking web (17,

     124) which engages with a suited recess (21,

     127) in the housing (2,

     101), said support plate being detachably disposed on the housing.

2. A rear-view mirror according to claim 1, wherein the at least one locking web (17, 124) is provided with at least one projection (20, 126) engaging with the recess (21, 127).

3. A rear-view mirror according to claim 1, wherein the support plate (12, 117) is provided with a rim (13, 120) encircling the edge (15, 122) of the mirror glass (11, 118) and not projecting over the surface (14, 121) of the mirror glass (11, 118).

4. A rear-view mirror according to claim 3, wherein the rim (13, 120) tapers toward the mirror glass (11, 118) in a direction toward the surface (14, 121) of the mirror glass (11, 118).

5. A rear-view mirror according to claim 1, wherein a wall portion (18, 125) adjacent to the support plate (12, 117) of the housing (2, 101) does not project from the circumference of the support plate (12, 117).

6. A rear-view mirror according to claim 1, wherein the support plate (12, 117) supporting the mirror glass (11, 118) is locked into place in the housing (2, 101) and is detachably disposed on the housing by a locking means.

7. A rear-view mirror in particular for trucks, comprising a holder (1, 103), a housing (2, 101) being adjustably arranged on the holder via a joint means (3, 4, 105, 110) and a mirror glass (11, 118) disposed on the housing in a manner fixed relative to the housing and interchangeable, the mirror glass has a rear side (26, 119), a surface (14, 121), and an edge (15, 122);

a support plate (12,

     117), upon which said mirror glass is fixed, wherein the entire surface (14,

     121) of the mirror glass lies free, wherein the support plate is detachably disposed on the housing, wherein a wall portion (18,

     125) adjacent to the support plate (12,

     117), of the housing (2,

     101) does not project from the circumference of the support plate (12,

     117), and wherein an encircling, groove-like and externally open recess (23,

     131) is formed between the support plate (12,

     117) and the adjacent wall portion (18,

     125) of the housing (2,

     101).

8. A rear-view mirror according to claim 7, wherein the support plate (12, 117) is provided with a rim (13, 120) encircling the edge (15, 122) of the mirror glass (11, 118) and not projecting over the surface (14, 121) of the mirror glass (11,118).

9. A rear-view mirror according to claim 8, wherein the rim (13, 120) tapers toward the mirror glass (11, 118) in a direction toward the surface (14, 121) of the mirror glass (11, 118).

10. A rear-view mirror according to claim 7, wherein the support plate (12, 117) is detachably disposed on the housing by a locking means.

11. A rear-view mirror according to claim 7, wherein on a rear (16, 123) of the support plate (12, 117) turned away from the mirror glass (11, 118), the support plate (12, 117) is provided with at least one locking web (17, 124) which engages with a suited recess (21, 127) in the housing (2, 101).

12. A rear view mirror according to claim 11, wherein the at least one locking web (17, 124) is provided with at least one projection (20, 126) engaging with the recess (21, 127).

13. A rear-view mirror according to claim 8, wherein the rim (120) is elongated beyond a rear side (123) of the Support plate (117), forming an accommodation gap (129) for an edge portion (116) of the housing (102).

14. A rear-view mirror in particular for trucks, comprising a holder (1, 103), a housing (2, 101) being adjustably arranged on the holder via a joint means (3, 4, 105, 110) and a mirror glass (11, 118) disposed on the housing in a manner fixed relative to the housing and interchangeable, the mirror glass has a rear side (26, 119), a surface (14, 121), and an edge (15, 122);

a support plate (12,

     117), upon which said mirror glass is fixed, wherein the entire surface (14,

     121) of the mirror glass (11,

     118) lies free, wherein the support plate (12,

     117) is detachably disposed on the housing (2,

     101), and wherein the support plate (12,

     117) is provided with a rim (13,

     120) encircling the edge (15,

     122) of the mirror glass (11,

     118) and not projecting over the surface (14,

     121) of the mirror glass (11,

     118), and wherein the rim (12) is elongated beyond a rear side (123) of the support plate (117), forming an accommodation gap (129) for an edge portion (116) of the housing (102).

15. A rear-view mirror according to claim 14, wherein the rim (13, 120) tapers toward the mirror glass (11, 118) in a direction toward the surface (14, 121) of the mirror glass (11, 118).

16. A rear-view mirror according to claim 14, wherein a wall portion (18, 125) adjacent to the support plate (12, 117), of the housing (2, 101) does not project from the circumference of the support plate (12, 117).

17. A rear-view mirror according to claim 14, wherein the support plate (12, 117) is detachably disposed on the housing by a locking means.

18. A rear-view mirror according to claim 14, wherein on a rear (16, 123) of the support plate (12, 117) turned away from the mirror glass (11, 118), the support plate (12, 117) is provided with at least one locking web (17, 124) which engages with a suited recess (21, 127) in the housing (2, 101).

19. A rear-view mirror according to claim 18, wherein the at least one locking web (17, 124) is provided with at least one projection (20, 126) engaging with the recess (21, 127).