Mirror assembly for vehicle

Details Mirror assembly for vehicle Mirror assembly for vehicle

2001-04-04

2002-07-02

Sikder, Mohammad (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Mirror

With support

C359S880000, C359S871000, C359S872000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06412964

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a mirror assembly for a vehicle.
1. Description of the Related Art
In FIG.
8
and
FIG. 9
, a conventional, general door mirror
100
is shown. As illustrated in these drawings, the door mirror
100
is formed by a door mirror body
104
having a rear-view mirror
102
; a door mirror base
106
which supports a base end portion
104
A side of the door mirror body
104
and is used as a seat surface for mounting to a side door of a vehicle; and a cover
108
which covers a surface of the door mirror base
106
.
In the door mirror
100
having the above-described structure, a cord
110
is pulled out from the base end portion
104
A of the door mirror base
104
. This cord
110
is provided, for example, for supplying electricity to electrical equipment (for example, a mirror angle adjusting mechanism, a lighting system or the like) which is disposed within the door mirror body
104
.
With the above-described conventional door mirror
100
, a cord insertion hole
114
which is a circular hole is formed in an overhanging portion
112
of the door mirror base
106
and the cord
110
is inserted therethrough. In a door mirror assembly line for the conventional door mirror
100
, the cord
110
is inserted into the cord insertion hole
114
, and thereafter, assembly work such as assembling the door mirror base
106
is performed. However, a certain amount of skill is required to insert the cord
110
, which has an outer diameter which is equivalent to that of the cord insertion hole
114
, into the cord insertion hole
114
, which is a circular hole, in a short period of time which is determined in terms of the line process, and to further perform subsequent assembly work. Therefore, there is room for improvement with respect to this point of the conventional door mirror structure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the facts described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a door mirror structure in which assembly workability of a door mirror is improved.
In order to solve the above-described problem, a mirror assembly for a vehicle relating to the present invention comprises: a base adapted for mounting to a vehicle body; and a mirror body which includes a cable extending from the mirror body, and which is mountable to the base, wherein the base includes a slot having an end which is open such that the cable maybe introduced into the slot through the slot open end.
Another mirror assembly for a vehicle relating to the present invention comprises: a base adapted for mounting to a vehicle body; and a mirror body which includes a cable extending from the mirror body, and which is pivotably connected to the base, wherein the base includes a slot having an open end such that the cable may be introduced into the slot through the slot open end, when the mirror body is connected to the base.
Another aspect of the present invention is a method for assembling a mirror assembly for a vehicle which includes: a base for mounting to a vehicle body, the base including a slot having an open end; and a mirror body which includes a cable extending from the base, the method comprising the steps of: (i) translating the cable from the outside of the slot to an inner portion of the slot through the slot open end; and (ii) mounting the mirror body to the base.


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