Engaging surfaces arrangement for a pivoting detent joint
US8544151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/544
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A pivoting detent joint with selective positional engagement for a vehicle mirror assembly. The detent joint includes an arm detent ring defined by a continuous circular arrangement of a combination of arm locking teeth and alignment teeth. A base detent ring has a complementary arrangement to the arm detent ring and is defined by a continuous circular arrangement of a combination of base locking teeth and alignment channels. The arm locking teeth of the arm detent ring engage the base locking teeth of the base detent ring in a releasable interlocking engagement only when all of the alignment teeth are received into a complementary alignment channel so that positioning of a support arm relative to a carrier base is limited to specifically define orientations.
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