Alignment device for automotive side view mirror

• US 7,600,877 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2005
• Issued: 10/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Iraj Behbehani
• Original Assignee: Iraj Behbehani
• Inventors: Behbehani, Iraj
• Primary Examiner(s): Pritchett; Joshua L
• Application Number:
  US11/224,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20070058276A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,491 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 359/868
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/08 involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots , e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors B60R1/025, B60R1/10 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/10 with curved faces
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/182 for mirrors

Abstract

An alignment system for side view mirrors featuring a mirror with regions of diverse curvature, with an upright alignment line in a region of greater curvature. The side view mirror is set up so that the side of a user'"'"'s vehicle lies entirely on the side of the alignment line closest to the vehicle. This generates a cone of vision to the rear of the vehicle which overlaps with the cone of vision from a rear view mirror such that blind spots are greatly reduced or eliminated.

Claims

1. In a driver side mirror adjustably mounted on an exterior portion of a motor vehicle having a direction of travel, the mirror of the type having an upright axis perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle, the mirror having the further optical characteristic improvement comprising:

a continuously curved elliptical cross sectional shape for the mirror ranging from highest elliptical curvature extending from a mirror edge closest to the vehicle and smoothly continuously diminishing in elliptical curvature over the entire cross sectional shape all of the way to an edge of the mirror away from the vehicle; and

a visible adjustment line on the mirror in the upright direction in the region of highest elliptical curvature defining a driver side view of the mirror and a traffic side view, with the mirror adjustably positioned relative to the vehicle such that the driver side view presents the driver side of the vehicle and the traffic side view presents an optical cone adjacent to the vehicle.