Patent · US Expired

Inside rear-view mirror for a vehicle

US4848888A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 5, 1987
Grant dateJul 18, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/90
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides an inside rear-view mirror for a car which comprises a mirror arm projecting to the interior of the car and having a base which may be mounted releasably to a supporting plate fastened to the car body or the windshield of the car. The lower free end of the arm supports a mirror housing. For suppressing any vibrations of the mirror housing caused by the running car engine, a supporting leg is provided which projects in spaced relationship to the upper base of the arm towards the windshield or the car body and is adhered thereto. Upon impact above a predetermined threshold the supporting leg may collapse.

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