Tiltable outside rearview mirror for a vehicle
US4907869A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R1/076
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To reliably reduce the risk of injury in the returning tilting movement of the mirror housing from a rearward tilted end position into a position of normal use a spherical cap is mounted to a pedestal for the mirror housing which covers the open space between a front edge section of the mirror housing and the pedestal when the mirror housing is tilting rearwardly. Stops are provided for ensuring safe support of the mirror housing when assuming the rearward tilted end position thereof. The stops can be removed only by an application of force to the mirror housing whereafter the mirror housing tilts from said rearward tilting end position into the position of normal use.
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