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US 6,641,271 B1Granted
Load support for a wing mirror
AssigneeSchefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd
InventorAndrew John Churchett
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Abstract
A sideview mirror for a vehicle. A pivot assembly is provided between the mirror head and the mounting bracket. The pivot assembly allows the mirror head to pivotally rotate with respect to the mounting bracket. A load support structure provides a design to provide improved resistance to cantilever forces imposed on the mirror.
Claims18
A wing mirror comprising:
- a mirror head;
- a mounting bracket;
- pivot assembly between said mirror head and said mounting bracket enabling said mirror head to pivotally rotate with respect to said mounting bracket;
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- a load support structure comprising a first substantially planar surface formed on said mirror head and a second substantially planar surface formed on and fixed with respect to said mounting bracket, wherein said first surface extends radially outwardly away from an axis of rotation of said mirror head, wherein said second surface extends radially inwardly towards a central axis of said mounting bracket, wherein said second surface is located over said first surface so that rotation of said mirror head about a horizontal axis is resisted by engagement of said first and second surfaces.
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A wing mirror comprising:
- a mirror head;
- a mounting bracket;
- pivot assembly between said mirror head and said mounting bracket enabling said mirror head to pivotally rotate with respect to said mounting bracket;
- load support structure comprising a first surface on said mirror head and a second surface fixed with respect to said mounting bracket located over said first surface so that rotation of said mirror head about a horizontal axis is resisted by engagement of said first and second surfaces;
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- a third surface on said mirror head and a fourth surface in said mounting bracket that locates over said third surface so that rotation of said mirror head caused by an upward force being applied to said mirror head is resisted by engagement of said third and fourth surfaces;
- wherein said first and second surfaces are positioned to resist rotation caused by downward force applied to said mirror head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.