Vehicle rearview mirror
US5563744A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R1/081
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exterior mirror assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a housing (11) containing a first mirror carrier (10, 50, 80) having a first substantially plane mirror (12, 58, 82) mounted thereon and a second mirror carrier (16, 52, 82) mounted adjacent to the first mirror carrier (10, 50, 80) for angular movement about an axis (18, 56, 86) parallel to an adjacent edge of the first mirror (12, 58, 82). The second mirror carrier (16, 52, 82) has a plane mirror (24, 66, 98) on a first face and a convex mirror (26, 68, 100) on a second face. When the second mirror carrier (16, 52, 82) in a first orientation, the mirror (24, 66, 82) on the first face forms a substantially continuous reflective surface with the mirror (12, 58, 88) on the first mirror carrier (10, 50, 80) of substantially uniform curvature. When the second mirror carrier (16, 52, 82) is in a second orientation, the convex mirror (26, 68, 100) on the second face forms a substantially continuous reflective surface with the mirror (12, 60, 90) on the first mirror carrier (10, 50, 80) of greater curvature in the region of the second mirror carrier (16, 52, 82) than in the region of the first mirror carrier (10, 50, 80).
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