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US 11,009,065 B2Granted
Locking ring, rear view device and vehicle
AssigneeSMR Patents S.à.r.l.
InventorsGarry Sinelli, Paul R. Henion
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Abstract
A locking ring with a center axis for a rear view device includes one or more primary detents, a first set of secondary detents positioned on the one or more primary detents, and a second set of secondary detents arranged around the locking ring. A rear view device including the locking ring and a motor vehicle including the rearview device and the locking are also described.
Claims20
A locking ring with a center axis for a rear view device, comprising:
- a set of elevated primary detents which extend radially from a first radial distance from the center axis to a second radial distance from the center axis, the set of elevated primary detents arranged in a circumferentially equidistant manner around the center axis;
- a first set of secondary detents positioned on the set of elevated primary detents which extend radially from the first radial distance from the center axis to a third radial distance from the center axis, the third radial distance being smaller than the second radial distance, the first set of secondary detents being arranged around the locking ring;
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- a second set of secondary detents, positioned on a planar recessed elevation, which extends radially from the first radial distance from the central axis to the third radial distance from the central axis, the second set of secondary detents being arranged around the locking ring.
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A locking ring for a rear view device, comprising:
- one or more primary detents elevated by a first height from a planar recessed elevation or a raised ring portion;
- a first set of secondary detents forming depressions on the one or more primary detents;
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- a second set of secondary detents forming protrusions which are raised by a second height from the planar recessed elevation or the raised ring portion of the locking ring,
- wherein the difference between the first height and the second height is between 0.1 mm and 1.5 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.