Patent ID: 8123369
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A shaft structure of a retractable outer mirror of an automobile, comprising: a mirror base disposed on a body of the automobile; a shaft fixed to the mirror base; a frame inserted into the shaft; a catch member caught on a side nearer to a top end of the shaft; and an elastic member disposed between the frame and the catch member, wherein the shaft comprises: a first member; and a second member, wherein the first member comprises: a base section having an attachment boss; a shaft section vertically arranged on the base section; and a catch part by which the catch member is caught, wherein the second member comprises: a clutch part that performs an engagement or a release of the engagement in response to rotation of the frame; and an insert portion inserted into the shaft section, and wherein the second member is fitted in with the shaft section from above a top end of the shaft section.