Title:
自己装填式ピボット及び端部ストッパを有する乗物の外部ミラー
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004532762
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A pivot assembly for a vehicle external mirror having a mirror head (54) mounted to a mirror base (30), the assembly comprising a first member, a second member, the first and second members mounted in or being part of the mirror base and the mirror head respectively, the first and second members having respectively first (24) and second detent sides (34), inner sides (26,36) and apertures (28,38) extending from the detent side to the inner sides respectively, detent means, a spigot (50), a spring (60), means for applying a pre-load to the spring, the initial relative rotation between the second member and the first member in a first direction causes loading of the spring, the pre-load is maintained during subsequent relative rotations between the second and the first member.
The pivot assembly further providing end stop faces that have a balanced end stop action when the head (54) is rotated.
Inventors:
Shermans, Martin
Holbrook, Michael
Holbrook, Michael
Application Number:
JP2002575271A
Publication Date:
October 28, 2004
Filing Date:
March 26, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Scheffenaker Vision Systems Australia Proprietary Limited
International Classes:
B60R1/06; B60R1/074; B60R1/076; F16B19/00; F16B21/04; (IPC1-7): B60R1/06; B60R1/074; F16B19/00; F16B21/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Fujihiro Kanda
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Fujihiro Kanda