Patent Publication Number: US-2015077872-A1

Title: Device integrating rearview mirror and driving recorder screen

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a driving recorder screen, particularly to a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     More and more traffic problems, such as traffic accidents, traffic violations and traffic disputes, occur with automobiles becoming indispensable traffic instruments of modem people. While a traffic accident, violation or dispute occurs, the course of events and the attribution of responsibility are determined according to the investigation by the authorities concerned and the statements by the persons involved traditionally. However, the driving recorder has become an additional powerful tool in dealing with traffic problems now. 
     The location where the user mounts the screen of his driving recorder greatly influences the driving behavior of the user. The driving recorder screens available in the market are normally fabricated according to the designs of the manufacturers. The user has to mount his driving recorder screen in a specified location of his automobile. As long as the driving recorder screen has been mounted, it cannot be adjusted any more. Thus, the application thereof is limited. 
     In other words, the manner of using a driving recorder screen varies with the location and orientation of the driving recorder screen and the style of the automobile. No matter where the fixed type driving recorder screen is installed, the driver has to split his attention to the road status and the screen. In other words, the driver&#39;s mind fluctuates back and forth between the road status and the screen very frequently. It not only fatigues the driver but also may cause danger. Therefore, the conventional driving recorder screens can not meet requirement of drivers. 
     The Inventors undertook a great deal of analysis and research on the abovementioned problems and finally developed a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen to solve the abovementioned problems. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen, which comprises a rearview mirror baseplate having at one rotary shaft on one lateral thereof; and a driving recorder screen having at least one pivotal coupling member on one lateral thereof, wherein the rotary shaft is coupled to the pivotal coupling member, whereby the driving recorder screen is integrated with the rearview mirror baseplate, wherefore the driver can watch the mirror and the driving recorder screen simultaneously, neither distracted nor fatigued, and wherefore driving safety is improved. 
     Another objective of the present invention is to provide a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen, whereby the driver can use the mechanism of the rotary shaft and the pivotal coupling member to adjust the driving recorder screen to obtain an optimized viewing angle, wherefore driver&#39;s convenience is improved. 
     To achieve the above mentioned objectives, the present invention proposes a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen, which comprises a rearview mirror baseplate having at one rotary shaft on one lateral thereof; a mirror installed in the rearview mirror baseplate; and a driving recorder screen having at least one pivotal coupling member on one lateral thereof, wherein the rotary shaft is coupled to the pivotal coupling member. 
     Below, the embodiments are described in detail in cooperation with the attached drawings to make easily understood the objectives, technical contents, characteristics and accomplishments of the present invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a top view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a top view schematically showing the application of a device integrating a mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen and including a first bayonet according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view and an exploded view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen including a second bayonet according to one embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 7  is an exploded view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen and including a second bayonet according to one embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Refer to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  respectively a perspective view and an exploded view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention. The “device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen”  10  of the present invention comprises a rearview mirror baseplate  12  and a driving recorder screen  14 . A mirror  16  is installed in the rearview mirror baseplate  12 , reflecting the images of the rear side. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the rearview mirror baseplate  12  has at least one first rotary shaft  18  on one lateral thereof, and the driving recorder screen  14  has at least one first pivotal coupling member  20  on one lateral thereof. The first rotary shaft  18  can be coupled to the first pivotal coupling member  20 . 
     The automobile manufacturers normally fix the rearview mirror baseplate  12  to the vehicle upper/center windshield of the automobile. In the present invention, the rearview mirror baseplate  12  and the driving recorder screen  14  respectively have at least one first rotary shaft  18  and at least one first pivotal coupling member  20  on the laterals thereof, and the first rotary shaft  18  is couple to the first pivotal coupling member  20 . Thereby, the driving recorder screen  14  is integrated with the rearview mirror baseplate  12 . Therefore, the driver can watch the mirror  16  and the driving recorder screen  14  simultaneously without distraction, and the driver is less likely to fatigue even in long time driving. Thus, driving safety is improved. 
     Refer to  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 3  is a top view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 4  is a top view schematically showing the application of a device integrating a mirror and a driving recorder screen according to one embodiment of the present invention. Via the pivotally coupled first rotary shaft  18  and first pivotal coupling member  20 , the driver can conveniently adjust the driving recorder screen  14  to obtain an optimized viewing angle. 
     The embodiments described above are only to exemplify the present invention but not to limit the scope of the present invention. Refer to  FIG. 5  schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen and including a first bayonet according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 , the first rotary shaft  18  has a first through-hole  22 ; the first pivotal coupling member  20  has a second through-hole  24 ; the device further comprises at least one first bayonet  26 . The first bayonet  26  is inserted through the first through-hole  22  and the second through-hole  24 , securely pivotally coupling of the first rotary shaft  18  to the first pivotal coupling member  20 . Via the mechanism of the first rotary shaft  18 , the first pivotal coupling member  20  and the first bayonet  26 , the driver can conveniently adjust the driving recorder screen  14  to obtain an optimized viewing angle. 
     The aforementioned embodiments have been described in detail in cooperation with the drawings to fully disclose the present invention so that the persons skilled in the art can understand, make and use the present invention according to the specification. However, it should be noted that these embodiments are only to exemplify the present invention but not to limit the scope of the present invention. The embodiment shown in  FIG. 5  only has one first bayonet  26  inserted through the first through-hole  22  and the second through-hole  24 . Refer to  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  for a further embodiment.  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  respectively a perspective view and an exploded view schematically showing a device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen and including a second bayonet according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , the rearview mirror baseplate  12  further has at least one second rotary shaft  28 , and the driving recorder screen  14  has at least one second pivotal coupling member  30 , in addition to the first through-hole  22 , the second through-hole  24  and the first bayonet  26 . In the embodiment shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , the second rotary shaft  28  has a third through-hole  32 ; the second pivotal coupling member  30  has a fourth through-hole  34 ; the device further comprises at least one second bayonet  36 . The second bayonet  36  is inserted through the third through-hole  32  and the fourth through-hole  34 . Via the first bayonet  26  and the second bayonet  36 , the first rotary shaft  18  is pivotally coupled to the first pivotal coupling member  20  more securely, and the second rotary shaft  28  is pivotally coupled to the second pivotal coupling member  30  more securely. 
     While a plurality of rotary shafts and a plurality of pivotal coupling members are used, the number of the first rotary shafts  18  is equal to the number of the second rotary shafts  28 , and the number of the first pivotal coupling members  20  is equal to the number of the second pivotal coupling members  30 . While the first bayonets  26  and the second bayonets  36  are used, each of the numbers of the first bayonets  26  and the second bayonets  36  is equal to the number of the first the first rotary shafts  18 , the first pivotal coupling members  20 , the second rotary shafts  28  or the second pivotal coupling members  30 . 
     In one embodiment of the “device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen”  10  of the present invention, the first bayonet  26  has a male screw thread, and the first through-hole  22  and the second through-hole  24  respectively have female screw threads. The male screw thread of the first bayonet  26  can be screwed into and tightly engaged with the female screw threads of the first through-hole  22  and the second through-hole  24 . The second bayonet  36 , the third through-hole  32  and the fourth through-hole  34  are also realized in the same way, and the detail thereof will not repeat herein. 
     In conclusion, the present invention discloses a “device integrating a rearview mirror and a driving recorder screen”  10 , which comprises a rearview mirror baseplate  12  and a driving recorder screen  14 , wherein the rearview mirror baseplate  12  has at least one first rotary shaft  18  on one lateral thereof, and the driving recorder screen  14  has at least one first pivotal coupling member  20  on one lateral thereof, and wherein the first rotary shaft  18  is coupled to the first pivotal coupling member  20 , whereby the driving recorder screen  14  is integrated with the rearview mirror baseplate  12 . Via the pivotal coupling of the first rotary shaft  18  and the first pivotal coupling member  20 , the driver can conveniently adjust the driving recorder screen  14  to obtain an optimized viewing angle. Further, the driver can watch the mirror  16  and the driving recorder screen  14  simultaneously, neither distracted nor fatigued. Therefore, the present invention not only can increase convenience of drivers but also can improve safety of driving. 
     The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail to demonstrate the technical contents and characteristics of the present invention and enable the persons skilled in the art to understand, make, and use the present invention. However, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent modification or variation according to the structure, characteristic or spirit of the present invention is to be also included within the scope of the present invention.