Exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, preferably motor vehicles
AssigneeReitter & Schafenacker GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRobert Apfelbeck
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles has a mirror base and a mirror head connected to the mirror base. The mirror head is pivotable about a first pivot axis relative to the mirror base from a position of use into a parking position. A securing device exerting a securing force onto the mirror head at least in the parking position is provided. A tension spring exerting a spring force onto the mirror head is also provided, wherein the securing force counteracts the spring force. A cam disc is pivotably supported on the mirror base about a second pivot axis, wherein the mirror head has a support and wherein the tension spring has a first end connected to the cam disc and a second end connected to the support.
Claims14
An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, the exterior rearview mirror comprising:
- a mirror base (1) and a mirror head (2) connected to the mirror base (1), wherein the mirror head (2) is configured to pivot about a first pivot axis relative to the mirror base (1) from a position of use into a parking position;
- a securing device exerting a securing force (FG) onto the mirror head (2) at least in the parking position;
- a spring device (8) exerting a spring force (FF) onto the mirror head (2), wherein the securing force (FG) counteracts the spring force (FF);
- a cam disc (9) pivotably supported on the mirror base (1) about a second pivot axis (10), wherein the mirror head (2) has a support (3), wherein the spring device is a tension spring (8) having a first end connected to the cam disc (9) and having a second end connected to the support (3).
An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, the exterior rearview mirror comprising:
- a mirror base (1) and a mirror head (2) connected to the mirror base (1), wherein the mirror head (2) is configured to pivot about a first pivot axis relative to the mirror base (1) from a position of use into a parking position;
- a securing device exerting a securing force (FG) onto the mirror head (2) at least in the parking position;
- an intermediate joint (5) connecting the mirror head (2) and the mirror base (1) to one another, wherein the intermediate joint (5) rotates about a joint axis (19) provided on the mirror base (1), wherein the mirror head (2) in the parking position is secured by a snap connection on the intermediate joint (5);
- wherein the mirror head (2) has a cam disc (9) having at least one catch depression (20) configured to cooperate with the intermediate joint (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.