Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – With support
Patent
1998-07-28
1999-11-16
Spyrou, Cassandra
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
With support
359872, 359873, 248474, 248476, 248478, G02B 7182
Patent
active
059844825
ABSTRACT:
A mounting assembly (10) for a vehicle interior rearview mirror (12) of the automatic dimming type includes a vehicle mount (14) having a rearwardly projecting first ball portion (22), a tube (32) having a first end that receives the first ball portion and a second end including a rearwardly projecting second ball portion (38) fixed with respect to the tube and having a wire hole (40) therethrough, a ball clamp (44) within the tube for engaging the first ball portion (22), a helical spring (46) for biasing the ball clamp to a clamping relationship with the first ball portion, and a mirror socket (48) for receiving and clamping the second ball portion. The tube (32) of the mounting assembly and the first ball portion (38) are unitary in one embodiment, while another embodiment has the tube (32') and second ball portion (38') provided with flanges (52) and (54) that are biased into engagement with each other by the helical spring (46). The ball clamp (44) has circumferentially spaced seat portions (56) that seat the helical spring (46), clamping portions (58) respectively aligned with the seat portions (56), and a wire conduit (60) extending substantially to the hole (40) in the second ball portion (38).
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Bostwick Daniel J.
Rumsey Wayne J.
Gentex Corporation
Sikd-er Mohammad Y.
Spyrou Cassandra
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