Title:
VEHICLE DOOR MIRROR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/008193
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a vehicle door mirror in which: an upward-facing support seat and a support shaft rising from said support seat are attached to the side-door side of a vehicle; a click mechanism, provided on a bracket, allows the user to feel a click upon rotation of the bracket between the opposing surfaces of the support seat and a bearing portion which is rotatably supported by the support shaft; a compressed coil spring is provided between a spring receiving member fixed to the support shaft and a flat spring receiving surface formed on the bearing portion; and a lubricant reservoir fillable with a lubricant are formed on the spring receiving surface. The lubricant reservoir (31) has and is connected to at least a first groove (32), one end of which is arranged nearer to the center of the support shaft (11) than the other end. By this means, the lubricant is constantly and stably supplied to sliding area of the coil spring on the spring receiving surface, preventing noise.
Inventors:
KENMOCHI KENJI (JP)
KUKITA TOMOYUKI (JP)
KUKITA TOMOYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/059362
Publication Date:
January 19, 2012
Filing Date:
April 15, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONDA LOCK KK (JP)
KENMOCHI KENJI (JP)
KUKITA TOMOYUKI (JP)
KENMOCHI KENJI (JP)
KUKITA TOMOYUKI (JP)
International Classes:
B60R1/076; B60R1/06; F16C11/04; F16C17/00
Foreign References:
| JP2009090926A | 2009-04-30 | |||
| JPH0537583U | 1993-05-21 | |||
| JP2005254969A | 2005-09-22 | |||
| JPS62148444U | 1987-09-19 | |||
| JPS6112847U | 1986-01-25 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2594433A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OCHIAI Takeshi et al. (JP)
Ochiai 健 (JP)
Ochiai 健 (JP)
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