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Patent US6830352 - Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly has a holding component and clamping parts to clamp the mirror assembly to the holding component. Alternative embodiments of the holding component and clamping parts are also disclosed....http://www.google.com/patents/US6830352?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6830352 - Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehiclesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6830352 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/800,114Publication dateDec 14, 2004Filing dateMar 6, 2001Priority dateDec 22, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1359818A, CN100439154C, DE10064647A1, EP1216883A1, EP1216883B1, US7370984, US20020080506, US20040184172, US20050052765Publication number09800114, 800114, US 6830352 B2, US 6830352B2, US-B2-6830352, US6830352 B2, US6830352B2InventorsHeinrich Lang, Wolfgang Seiboth, Stefan CentmayerOriginal AssigneeLang Mekra North America, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (95), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (17), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles
US 6830352 B2Abstract
What is claimed is: 1. A rearview mirror assembly for attachment to a vehicle via a holding tube, the assembly comprising:
a housing including a framing element configured to attach to the holding tube; and a clamping part configured to attach to the holding tube disposed opposite of the framing element, the framing element and the clamping part cooperating to clamp about the holding tube and releasably attach to each other, the clamping part further configured to fastenably hold a mirror element, wherein the clamping part has a hook element and the framing element has a snap connection, the hook element and the snap connection snap-connectable to secure the framing element and the clamping part together; wherein the framing element defines a first recess and the clamping part defines a second recess, the first and second recess configured to encase the holding tube. 2. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second recesses has at least one projection, and wherein the holding tube has at least one complementary recess, the at least one projection configured to be rotationally secured in the at least one complementary recess.
3. A rearview mirror assembly with a mirror element for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
a holding component configured to attach to the vehicle; a first clamping part configured to attach to the holding component; and a second clamping part configured to attach to the holding component disposed opposite of the first clamping part, the first and second clamping parts cooperating to clamp about the holding component and releasably attach to each other, the second clamping part further configured to fastenably hold the mirror element, wherein the second clamping part has at least one hook element and the first clamping part has at least one snap connection, the at least one hook element and the at least one snap connection snap-connectable to secure the first clamping part and the second clamping part together; and, wherein the first clamping part is a plastic housing framing having at least one opening therethrough and the second clamping part is a bracket element. 4. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, wherein the holding component is substantially circular in axial cross section.
5. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, wherein the bracket element is a material selected from the group consisting of reinforced plastic, fiberglass and metal.
6. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, wherein a connection part is disposed on the bracket element, the bracket element having at least another opening therethrough, the at least another opening substantially overlapping the at least one opening of the housing framing.
7. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 6, further comprising a connection element configured to be fastened to the connection part such that the housing framing and the bracket element are fastened together about the holding component.
8. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 7, wherein the connection element is a screw.
9. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 7, wherein the at least one connection element is a rivet.
10. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, wherein the mirror element has a mirror pane and a carrier plate, and the mirror pane is configured to mount on the carrier plate.
11. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 10, wherein a first periphery of the mirror pane extends beyond a second periphery of the carrier plate, the mirror pane disposed flush to the carrier plate.
12. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, further comprising a positioning apparatus connected to the second clamping part, the mirror element fastened to the positioning apparatus.
13. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 12, wherein the positioning apparatus is electrically controllable.
14. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, further comprising a housing cover releasably bindable to the first clamping part.
15. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, further comprising means for securing the first and second clamping parts against rotational displacement relative to the holding component.
16. The rearview mirror assembly of claim 15, wherein the means for securing the first and second clamping parts includes at least one recess disposed in at least one of the first and second clamping parts, at least one projection disposed within the at least one recess, and at least one complementary recess disposed on the holding component such that the at least one projection fits into the at least one complementary recess.
DE 198 40 004 A1 disclosed a rearview mirror for motor vehicles in which a mirror support element is a carrier plate with a honeycomb structure. The mirror housing with the mirror framing, the mirror element with its pane, and the adjustment apparatus are fastened to the carrier plate. The carrier plate with the honeycomb structure is secured to a holder by means of a clamping mechanism and the holder, in turn, is attached to the body of the vehicle. A mirror of this type possesses a high degree of stability, a relatively low weight, and only a small tendency toward vibration.
A disadvantage of this type of mirror arrangment is its comparatively heavy weight as found, for example, in the version of EP 0 590 510.
In accord with an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the clamping bracket is made out of a more rugged material than the mirror housing framing. Accordingly, the bracket becomes an important carrying component onto which the characteristic mirror pane is fastened along with a positioning apparatus. Since the entire extent of length or width of the mirror housing framing is available for the clamping connection, the clamping bracket can now be fashioned essentially in a large surface mode, so that it is possible to manufacture the clamping bracket from a reinforced plastic such as glass fiber reinforced plastic. Alternatively, the clamping bracket can naturally be made of metal.
FIG. 2 a sectional drawing along the section line II—II of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 a sectional drawing along the section line III—III of FIG. 1,
The FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the invention in various presentations. FIG. 1 shows a side view, depicting a mirror housing 2, which comprises a mirror housing framing 4 and a mirror housing cover 5. In the mirror housing 2 is a placed a mirror element 6. The entire rear view mirror is fastened by means of a clamping connection 8 on a holder tube 10. The clamping connection 8 comprises a first clamping part in the form of the mirror housing framing 4 and a second clamping part in the form of a clamping bracket 12.
As may be inferred from the sectional drawings in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mirror housing framing 4 possesses a trough-like recess 14 within which the holder tube 10 is partially encased. The clamping bracket 12 possesses a similar trough-like recess 16. Thus, as a result of the double, opposed trough-like structures 14, 16, the holder tube 10 is nearly completely circumferentially encased, and a large surface is made available for the transmission of forces. Extending in a first direction from the trough structure 16 of the bracket 12 are a plurality of hook elements 18 which extend in comb-like fashion. Extending from the other side of the trough structure 16 is part 20 of the bracket 12 with extensions 48 for screw fastenings 26. The hook elements 18 fit into a corresponding hook opening 22 in the mirror housing framing 4. As one can see in FIGS. 2 and 4, the part 20 of the clamping bracket 12 is connected to the mirror housing framing 4 by means of four screw connections 26 which pass through extensions 48.
FIGS. 3 and 4 shows that the mirror element 6, inclusive of a mirror pane 30, a glass carrier plate 32 and an electric motor driven mirror positioning apparatus 34, is connected to part 20 of the clamping bracket 12. In this way, the mirror adjustment apparatus 34 is fastened onto the part 20 of the clamp bracket 12. To accomplish this, the mirror positioning apparatus 34 is screwed onto the receptor 47 of part 20 of the clamping bracket 12 by means of four screw connections 24.
The four screw connections 24, i.e. screws, enter the part 20 of the clamping bracket 12 (in FIG. 3) from the side proximal to the mirror pane 30. The glass carrier plate 32, with its attendant mirror pane 30, is fastened onto the mirror positioning apparatus 34 by means of a detent connection 36. The glass carrier plate 32 is without a surrounding rim construction, as discussed in EP 0 659 609 B, and a periphery 32 of the mirror pane 30 extends slightly outward beyond a periphery 33 of the glass carrier plate 32. To this extend, EP 0 659 609 B1 is incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 4 shows a view of the mirror housing framing 4 from the without the mirror element 6. The mirror housing framing 4 possesses three openings 38 a, 38 b, 38 c for internal installation purposes and for weight reduction. The somewhat rectangular clamping bracket 12 exhibits in its screwed-on part 20 an opening 40, which overlaps the central opening 38 b (shown in phantom) in the mirror housing framing 4. In the remaining upper and lower edge strips 42, 44, respectively, are provided the four extensions 48 receiving screws 26 for connecting the clamping bracket 12 with the mirror housing framing 4. On the upper and the lower strips 42, 44, are four screw connections 24 and four receptors 48 for the screw connection of the mirror positioning adjustment apparatus 34 to the clamping bracket 12.
When mounting the mirror housing 2, first the clamping bracket 12 is pushed into the snap connections 22 of the mirror housing framing 4. Subsequently, the holding tube 10 is clamped between the clamping bracket 12 and the mirror housing framing 4. The clamping bracket 12 is attached to the mirror housing framing 4 from the back side of the mirror assembly forward by screws 26 [see FIG. 2]. Thereafter, from the front position, the mirror positioning apparatus 34 is screwed onto the receptors 47 of the clamping bracket 12 by screw connections 24. Following this, the glass carrier plate 32 with the mirror pane 30 is fastened onto the mirror positioning apparatus 34 by means of the detent connections 36. Finally, the mirror housing cover 5 is snapped onto the mirror housing framing 4.
In the case of the embodiment in accord with FIGS. 1-4, the connections, i.e., screw connections 24 and 26, between first, the mirror housing framing 4 and the clamping bracket 12, and second, the mirror positioning apparatus 34 and the clamping bracket 12, are made by means of two independent sets of screws 24 and 26 respectively. Alternatively, the mirror positioning apparatus 34, the mirror housing framing 4 and the clamping bracket 12 can also be bound together by a screw connection common to all (not shown).
FIG. 5 shows a side view of a second embodiment of the invention similar to the presentation of FIG. 1. This second embodiment of the invention differs from the first embodiment in that the holding element is not a continuous holding tube, but is rather constructed as a two-piece holding component with a first and a second holding arm 50 and 52. In this case, the first holding arm 50 is secured by the upper edge strip 42 of the clamping bracket 12 and the second holding arm 52 is secured by the lower edge strip 44 of the clamping bracket 12. Otherwise, the construction of the second embodiment agrees in all details with the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the invention in a drawing similar to FIG. 3. The third embodiment differs from the first or the second embodiment in that the connection between the holding parts 10, 50, 52 and the clamping bracket 12 are not made as auxiliaries to the clamping connection by means of a form-fit binding. In this case, in the trough-like recesses 14 and 16, additional projections 56 are provided which fit into complementary recesses 58 in the holding parts 10, 50 and 52. By this means, the mirror is secured additionally against rotational displacement on the holding parts 10, 50, 52. Additionally or alternatively, in the holding parts 10, 50, 52, projections can be provided that engage in corresponding recesses in the trough shaped recesses 14 and 16 (not shown).
The mirror housing framing 4 and the mirror housing cover 5 are preferably made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The clamping bracket 12 preferably is manufactured from glass fiber reinforced plastic, polyamide (PA6.6) glass fiber (GF 35). For example, the glass carrier plate 32 is advantageously made of ABS with a 30% portion of glass fiber and possesses a thickness in a range between 1 and 1.5 millimeters (mm). The wall thickness of the remaining components varies between 2 and 2.5 mm. By means of these measures, weight and cost reductions are achieved. Furthermore, the vibration tendencies are also reduced.
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