Patent · US Expired

External rearview mirror for motor vehicles

US5099362A · kind A · utility

7Cited by

3References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bernhard Mittelhauser · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Mittelhauser · Großburgwedel, DE
Jan-Grigor Schubert · Senden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 15, 1990
Grant date	Mar 24, 1992
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 15, 2010

Classification

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

Abstract

An external rearview mirror for a motor vehicle is provided. The mirror can be pivoted by a swivel arm counter to the direction of travel. To improve the pivot movement and provide a smooth transition to a stationary part of the mirror, the swivel arm is guided in the vicinity of that end thereof that is proximate to the pivot location, via a guide rod or a curved guide, so that during pivoting, the mirror housing also moves away in the vicinity of that edge thereof that is proximate to the pivot location.

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