# US 7,744,229 B2 · Outside rear view mirror for vehicles, preferably for motor vehicles

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- Number: US 7,744,229 B2
- Document ID: US7744229B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/914,001
- Filed: 2006-05-08
- Published: 2008-08-14
- Granted: 2010-06-29
- Earliest claimed: 2005-05-11
- Assignees: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
- Inventors: Roland Oehmann; Kürsat Sonntag
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7744229B2

## CPC

- B60R 1/076: yieldable to excessive external force and provided with an indexed use position ({B60R1/0617, B60R1/074} take precedence)
- Y10S 248/90: Movable or disengageable on impact or overload
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

In some embodiments of outer rear-view mirrors, a mirror head (12) and a mirror base (11) are joined together in an articulated manner by a hinge (15, 16). The mirror head (12) can pivot out of a normal operational position in or against the travelling direction (10) and be fixed in the position swivelled against the travelling direction (10). For the outer rear-view mirror to be pivotable out of its normal operational position in or against the travelling direction (10), the intermediate joint (30) has two parallel joint axes arranged between the mirror base and the mirror head, and a U-shaped projection (37). The outer rear-view mirror is advantageously used in motor vehicles.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An outside rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said outside rear view mirror assembly comprising:
a mirror foot fixedly securable to the motor vehicle, said mirror foot including a bracket;
a mirror head pivotable into and against a direction of travel relative to said mirror foot, said mirror head including a housing and a mirror support disposed in said housing; and
an articulation wire defining two parallel hinge legs (38, 39) allowing said mirror head to pivot into and against the direction of travel thereabout, respectively, said articulation wire including a U-shaped shoulder stop (37) extending through a plane defined by said two parallel legs for stopping the pivoting of said mirror head after said mirror head pivots a predetermined amount and a connection section (36) connecting one of said two parallel hinge legs with said U-shaped shoulder stop (37), said connection section (36) adapted in its shape to inside contours of said mirror head (12) and said mirror foot (11) such that said U-shaped shoulder stop (37) is disposed between one of said two parallel hinge legs and said connection section (36);
said U-shaped shoulder stop (37) including (i) arms (41) that extend orthogonal to said two parallel hinge legs, and (ii) a connector (42) running parallel to said two parallel hinge legs;
a parking lock (45) operatively connected between said bracket and said mirror head, said parking lock receiving said connector (42) thereagainst; and
a friction-reducing coating covering said connector (42) of said U-shaped shoulder stop (37) to reduce friction created between said connector and said parking lock.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An outside rear view mirror according to claim 1, wherein said parking lock includes a curved sliding surface (49) providing a cam surface for said connector (42) of the U-shaped shoulder (37) when the mirror head (12) is moved to and from a parking position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

An outside rear view mirror according to claim 2 including bearings (25, 26) extending out from said mirror foot (11) to receive said two parallel hinge legs.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

An outside rear view mirror according to claim 3 wherein the articulation wire (30) in a normal operating position is positioned essentially parallel to said bracket (2).

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

An outside rear view mirror according to claim 4 wherein said bearings (25, 26) in the normal operating position of mirror head (12) extend fully into said mirror head.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

An outside rear view mirror according to claim 5 wherein each of said bearings (25, 26) includes a plug section (8) designed to receive one of said two hinge legs.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

An outside rear view mirror according to claim 6 wherein one of said rear bearings (25, 26) consists of several individual bearings connected to each other.