US 6,637,898 B2Granted

Manually foldable door mirror

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

InventorsYasunori Hattori, Bunji Inagaki

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Abstract

A manually foldable door mirror has a stand, a bracket which is supported by the stand, and a mirror portion which is fixed to the bracket. A first surface is formed on the stand. A support shaft extends from the stand. A first projection and a second projection are located on the first surface at a predetermined interval with respect to an axis of the support shaft. A second surface is formed on the bracket. A first recess and a second recess are located on the second surface at a predetermined interval with respect to the axis of the support shaft. When the first projection fits in the first recess and the second projection faces to the second recess, the mirror portion is held at the normal position. When the second projection fits in the first recess and the first projection faces to the second recess, the mirror portion is held at the folded position. A circumferential width of the second recess is greater than those of the first and second projections. A spring urges the bracket to the stand.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A manually foldable door mirror having a stand which is fixed to a door of a vehicle, a bracket which is rotatably supported by the stand, and a mirror portion which is fixed to the bracket, wherein the mirror portion moves from the normal position to the folded position, the door mirror comprising:

a first surface formed on the stand, wherein a support shaft extends from the stand, wherein the support shaft supports the bracket, wherein an axis of the support shaft is perpendicular to the first surface, wherein a first projection and a second projection are located on the first surface at a predetermined interval with respect to the axis of the support shaft;
a second surface formed on the bracket, wherein the second surface faces to the first surface, wherein a first recess and a second recess are located on the second surface at a predetermined interval with respect to the axis of the support shaft, wherein, when the first projection fits in the first recess and the second projection faces to the second recess, the mirror portion is held at the normal position and wherein, when the second projection fits in the first recess and the first projection faces to the second recess, the mirror portion is held at the folded position, wherein a circumferential width of the second recess is greater than those of the first and second projections;
and
an urging member for urging the bracket to the stand.

1 more element

a first surface formed on the stand, wherein a support shaft extends from the stand, wherein the support shaft supports the bracket, wherein an axis of the support shaft is perpendicular to the first surface, wherein a plurality of first projections are formed on the first surface, wherein the first projections are located at a predetermined interval with respect to the axis of the support shaft, wherein a plurality of second projections are formed on the first surface, wherein the second projections are located at a predetermined interval with respect to the axis of the support shaft, wherein each second projection is located between the adjacent first projections;
a second surface formed on the bracket, wherein the second surface faces to the first surface, wherein a plurality of first recesses are formed on the second surface, wherein the second recesses are located at a predetermined interval with respect to the axis of the support shaft, wherein the second recess is located between the adjacent first recesses, wherein, when the first projection fits in the first recess and the second projection faces to the second recess, the mirror portion is held at the normal position, wherein, when the second projection fits in the first recess and the first projection faces to the second recess, the mirror portion is held at the folded position, wherein a circumferential width of the second recess is greater than those of the first and second projections;
and
an urging member for urging the bracket to the stand.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/028,495Filed 20 Dec 2001
Priority: JP 2000-38726820 Dec 2000
Published: US 2002/0075577 A120 Jun 2002
Granted: 28 Oct 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B60R 1/076
Mounted on vehicle exterior: yieldable to excessive external force and provided with an indexed use position
Y10S 248/90
Supports: movable or disengageable on impact or overload
B60R
Vehicle fittings and parts
Y10S
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