Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – Retractable vehicle mirror
Patent
1993-11-30
1995-12-19
Shafer, Ricky D.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
Retractable vehicle mirror
359872, 359877, 248478, 248479, 248900, B60R 106, G02B 7182
Patent
active
054773920
ABSTRACT:
The electrically powered foldable outer rearview mirror includes a base (43); a shaft (10) mounted on the base and including a protruding cylindrical portion (11) and a flange portion (20) having a slide surface (Sa); and a frame (15) rotatably engaged on the cylindrical portion (11), the frame (15) having a root portion (24) provided with an annular-shaped sliding portion (S) bearing on the slide surface (Sa) to slide smoothly around the cylindrical portion (11). The frame is provided with an annular-shaped plate stopper element (14) in a rear surface of the root portion (24) and inside of the annular sliding portion (S). The flange portion (20) has a shaft stopper element (32) loosely engaged in an arc-shaped groove (31) provided in the frame root portion (24) and balls (13,13) accommodated in respective hemispherical apertures (12,12) provided in the flange portion (20) and located so that the balls (13,13) engage in recesses (14c) in a plate stopper element (14). The shaft (10) includes an annular rib (16) protruding from the flange portion (20) and extending coaxial to the plate stopper element (14) around an outer periphery of the sliding surface (Sa) and the rear surface of the frame root portion (24) is provided with an annular groove (17) in which the annular rib (16) engages loosely.
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Iwanabe Naoto
Mochizuki Toshihiro
Murakami Kaimeido Co. Ltd.
Shafer Ricky D.
Striker Michael J.
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