Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – With support
Patent
1994-06-23
1998-02-17
Shafer, Ricky D.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
With support
359838, 351158, G02B 7182, B60R 104, G02C 100
Patent
active
057197148
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an interior rear-view mirror of a motor vehicle which is provided with a storage compartment and has an extending holder by means of which an article to be stored that is housed in the storage compartment can be moved into an outer rest position in which the stored article can be inserted in the holder or removed therefrom.
In vehicles there is a great demand for storage facilities for keeping various articles such as, for example, road maps, paper handkerchiefs, small change for parking meters, cassettes, compact discs, spectacles, etc..
The compartments originally provided to hold these articles are increasingly being used for the installation of additional items of equipment, such as, for example, a passenger "air bag", telephones and compartments for sound recording media.
Various articles, for example, spectacles, must (should the light suddenly become blinding, or should it become dark) be to hand, often instantly, during travel, so that only one hand is needed for them.
It is therefore necessary for spectacles, for example, to be stored in the vehicle in such a way that the driver can remove them from the storage compartment or insert them in it with one hand, without the driver's attention requiring to be diverted from his driving.
In their stored state, the articles should be protected from dust, dirt and scratching. Screening against the sun's rays is also frequently desirable.
So that operation by the driver is possible during travel, the storage compartment must, on the one hand, be arranged to be mounted in the vehicle and to be operated in such a manner that the driver does not need to avert his gaze from the road. On the other hand, the storage compartment must not obstruct the driver's view.
The installation of the storage compartment in different vehicle models further requires it to be of a type suitable for installation in as wide a variety of vehicles as possible, requiring only minimal and inexpensive adaptations to the individual vehicle models.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the aim of the invention to provide a storage compartment which takes account of the requirements listed.
In keeping with these objects and with others which will become apparent hereinafter, one feature of the present invention resides, briefly stated, in an interior rear-view mirror for a motor vehicle which has a storage compartment arranged behind it and has on its underside a housing opening, and a holder movably connected with a storage compartment for receiving an article to be stored, wherein the holder is movable through the housing opening between an inner rest position in which the holder is enclosed in the storage compartment, and an outer rest position below the rear-view mirror in which the article to be stored can conveniently be removed from the holder or placed in it.
The arrangement of a storage compartment behind a rear-view mirror of a motor vehicle has the following advantages: is in any case hidden by the rear-view mirror and is therefore invisible from the vehicle interior, so that one is not aware at all of the storage compartment in its closed state. The driver's field of vision is therefore not restricted. hand, the holder being conveyed automatically into a position below and in front of the rear-view mirror where the driver of the vehicle is able to perform the motions for inserting and removing the stored article using one hand, without being distracted. reduced to a minimum despite optimum presentation of the stored article and the view in the rear-view mirror is not obstructed at all. exchanging the rear-view mirror, without expensive alterations or adaptations to the interior being necessary, or the restricted installation space in the dashboard or central console being required. every vehicle and which only requires adaptations, manufacturing costs can be optimized. ideal manner in the storage compartment against dust, dirt, damage and heat.
For ease of handling, the holder can be moved by motor or by spring force; i
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fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
Shafer Ricky D.
Striker Michael J.
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