Patent · US Expired

Wide angle lens apparatus for vehicle rear window

US5680261A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
4References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1996
Grant dateOct 21, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R1/002
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wide angle lens for a vehicle rear window is movably held in a guide device which is fixed to the body of the vehicle. The lens can be moved out of the rear view field of vision of the driver for normal forward driving namely, it can be moved along the guide device. The lens is brought into the rearward field of vision only when the vehicle is to be maneuvered in reverse.

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