US6386717B2
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External rearview mirror
Assignee: Metagal Industria e Comercio Ltda
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Filing: 2001-02-27
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Granted: 2002-05-14
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Expires: 2021-02-27
Abstract
Abstract An external rearview mirror, has a mirror plate; a regulating mechanism for position regulation of said mirror plate, by moving the mirror plate, a transmission device including a sole transmission cable formed as an internal cable, an external sleeve; fixed in a housing the mechanism, and a button connected with the cable so that the cable can be pulled or pushed inside a sleeve against a force of a spring depending of movements of the button.
Inventors
- 👤 Pedro Takashi Miyabukuro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:58
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02; B60R1/06; B60R1/062; B60R1/064; B60R1/066; B60R1/068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
An external rearview mirror, comprising a mirror plate, a regulating mechanism for position regulation of said mirror plate, a housing accommodating said mirror plate and said mechanism; a base in which a housing is arranged and which is fixable on a side of a vehicle body, said mechanism including an articulation with the first part associated with said mirror plate and a second part associated with said housing to provide movements of said mirror plate around a vertical geometric axis extending through said mirror plate; a transmission device including a sole transmission cable formed as an internal cable, and an external sleeve; an arm extending substantially perpendicular from said mirror plate and having a free end to which one end of said cable is anchored; a spring located opposite to said cable and anchored in said arm and having one end placed in an end of said arm and another end placed in said housing, said sleeve being fixed in said housing, said mechanism having a mechanism base mountable in a vehicle and fixed to another end of said sleeve of said transmission cable, and button means mounted on said mechanism base and connected with another end of said cable so that said cable can be pulled or pushed inside said sleeve in a direction against a force of said spring and in correspondence with the force of said spring depending of movements of said button means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
An external rearview mirror, comprising a mirror plate, a regulating mechanism for position regulation of said mirror plate, a housing accommodating said mirror plate and said mechanism; a base in which a housing is arranged and which is fixable on a side of a vehicle body, said mechanism including an articulation with the first part associated with said mirror plate and a second part associated with said housing to provide movements of said mirror plate around a vertical geometric axis extending through said mirror plate; a transmission device including a sole transmission cable formed as an internal cable, and an external sleeve; an arm extending substantially perpendicular from said mirror plate and having a free end to which one end of said cable is anchored; a spring located opposite to said cable and anchored in said arm and having one end placed in an end of said arm and another end placed in said housing, said sleeve being fixed in said housing, said mechanism having a mechanism base mountable in a vehicle and fixed to another end of said sleeve of said transmission cable, and button means mounted on said mechanism base and connected with another end of said cable so that said cable can be pulled or pushed inside said sleeve in a direction against a force of said spring and in correspondence with the force of said spring depending of movements of said button means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1 , wherein said articulation including a vertical axle connected with said mirror plate and extending in a vertical axis of said mirror plate, a seat located in an interior wall of said housing and movable angularly to said vertical axle; a first articulation point located in a center of a posterior face of said mirror plate; and a second articulation part located in a center of a posterior wall of said housing, said vertical axle forming an inferior articulation point while said first articulation part forming a superior articulation point.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 2 , wherein said superior articulation point is located on a prolonged axis of a medium point of a superior side of said mirror plate, while said seat is located in an anterior medium point of a superior wall of said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 2 , wherein said arm at which an end of said cable is connected is coaxial with said first part of said articulation and extends laterally so as to cross a central opening of said second part of said articulation, and having a free end extending beyond said exterior face of a posterior wall of said housing to be connected with an end of said cable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1 , wherein said button is of a gyratory type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An external rearview mirror as defined in claim 1 , wherein said button is of a lever type with orthogonal movements.
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