EP0099688A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rear view mirror

Assignee: SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Ltd

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Filing: 1983-07-01

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2003-07-01

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Abstract

Abstract © A rear view mirror for a motor vehicle comprises a reflective member (10) located in a housing (12). Resilient coupling means (18, 20) connects one edge of the reflective member (10) to an adjacent wall of the housing (12) and urges the reflective member (10) in a direction towards the opposite wall of the housing (12) while allowing angular movement thereof about two orthoganol axes lying in planes parallel to that of the reflective member. A pair of spaced detent members (28) on the opposite edge of the reflective member (10) are urged by the resilient coupling means (18, 20) into engagement with complementary formations (32) on an adjacent wall of the housing (12). The detent members (28) can be displaced out of engagement with their complementary formations, by means of a control member (34), so as to permit movement of the reflective member (10) about said resilient coupling means (18, 20).

Inventors

👤 William James Glue

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:53

CPC Classifications

B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4

Claim 1

Independent Claim 176 words

A rear view mirror for a motor vehicle comprising a housing (12) and a reflective member (10) located in the housing (12) and moveable relative thereto, characterised by resilient coupling means (18, 20) connecting one edge of the reflective member (10) to an adjacent wall of the housing and arranged to urge the reflective member (10) in a direction towards the opposite wall of the housing while allowing angular movement thereof about two orthoganol axes lying in planes parallel to that of the reflective member (10), detent means (28, 30) on the opposite edge of the reflective member (10) and arranged to be urged by said resilient coupling means (18, 20) into engagement with complementary formations (32) on an adjacent wall of the housing, and a control member projecting through a slot in the housing (12) and coupled to the reflective member (10) whereby said detent means (28, 30) can be displaced out of engagement with the complementary formations (32) so as to permit movement of the reflective member about said resilient coupling means (18, 20).

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 176 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 36 words

A mirror according to claim 1, characterised in that the detent means comprises a pair of spaced detent members (28 and 30) each of which is engageable with a separate part of the complementary formations (32).

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 58 words

A mirror according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the resilient coupling means comprises a peg (18) secured to one of the housing (12) and the reflective member (10) and engageable in a hole (24) in the other of said housing (12) and reflective member (10), together with a compression spring (20) surrounding the peg (18).

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