Rear mirror assembly with anti-rotation protection
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAndreas Schlayer
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Abstract
A rear mirror assembly for a motorcycle includes a mirror mounting and a holding arm which is configured to connect the mirror mounting to the motorcycle. An adjustment device is arranged between the holding arm and the mirror mounting. The adjustment device is configured to be rotatable at least about one free rotational axis in order to adjust the position of the mirror mounting relative to the holding arm. The adjustment device includes a limiting device in order to limit the rotational adjustment.
Claims12
A rear mirror assembly for a motorcycle, the rear mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror mounting;
- a holding arm which is configured to connect the mirror mounting to the motorcycle;
- an adjustment device arranged between the holding arm and the mirror mounting, the adjustment device being configured to be rotatable at least about one free axis of rotation in order to adjust a position of the mirror mounting relative to the holding arm;
- and
- at least one electrical line which extends from the holding arm through the adjustment device to the mirror mounting,
- wherein the adjustment device has a limiting device in order to limit a rotational adjustment,
- wherein at least a portion of the at least one electrical line extends along the free axis of rotation, and
- wherein the limiting device comprises a blocking element having at least one extension which is provided to act on at least one stop of the limiting device in each end position of the rotational adjustment.
A rear mirror assembly for a motorcycle, the rear mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror mounting;
- a holding arm which is configured to connect the mirror mounting to the motorcycle;
- an adjustment device arranged between the holding arm and the mirror mounting, the adjustment device being configured to be rotatable at least about one free axis of rotation in order to adjust a position of the mirror mounting relative to the holding arm;
- and
- at least one electrical line which extends from the holding arm through the adjustment device to the mirror mounting,
- wherein the adjustment device has a limiting device in order to limit a rotational adjustment,
- wherein at least a portion of the at least one electrical line extends along the free axis of rotation,
- wherein the adjustment device comprises a ball joint having a ball socket and a ball head guided in the ball socket,
- wherein the ball head is formed by a housing wall of the mirror mounting, and
- wherein the limiting device is arranged on a side of the housing wall facing away from the ball socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.