Patent ID: 6830351
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An apparatus for damping vibrations in a central rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle comprising:a first mounting platform with a defined interior space; said first mounting platform including an indentation and support apparatus suitable for the insertion of a central rearview mirror bracket; an inertial damper comprised of a piezo crystal mounted within a housing structure sandwiched between flexible rubber supports with weights mounted on the outside of said rubber supports, such mounting allowing the inertial damper to vibrate independently of the housing structure; a detachable pivot attached to said inertial damper; a secondary mounting platform suspended on said detachable pivot; a piezo electric vibration damping device attached to said secondary mounting platform, wherein said secondary mounting platform is in the form of a support arm to match the shape of a central rearview mirror housing backing; said piezo electric vibration damping device being attached inside said secondary mounting platform, wherein said piezo electric vibration-damping device consists of piezo crystals with electrical outputs; said secondary mounting platform including mirror clamps, with protruding arms, at their extremities; said mirror clamps having a spring-loaded sleeve pushing against the clamp's protruding arms; and wherein said first mounting platform includes a circuit card supporting a detachable input connection, silicon bridge rectifiers, a two-position switch, light emitting diodes, and a detachable DC output connection.