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Granted Patent B2
US 8,414,136 · App. 13/020,366 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Vehicle mirror apparatus

Inventors: Nobuhiro Kudo (Aichi-ken, JP); Isao Sumi (Aichi-ken, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
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Patent No.
US 8,414,136
App. No.
13/020,366
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle mirror apparatus comprising a mirror provided at a vehicle; a pivoting member holding the mirror; a sliding part provided at the pivoting member; a holding member pivotably holding the pivoting member, whereby an angle of a mirror surface of the mirror is adjusted; and a pivoting surface provided at the holding member. The sliding part is made slidable on the pivoting surface while a gap is provided between an edge of the holding member at a side of the pivoting member and the pivoting member in a pivoting radial direction of the pivoting member.

Claims (26)

1. A vehicle mirror apparatus comprising:

a mirror provided at a vehicle;

a pivoting member holding the mirror;

a sliding part provided at the pivoting member;

a holding member pivotably holding the pivoting member, whereby an angle of a mirror surface of the mirror is adjusted; and

a pivoting surface provided at the holding member,

wherein the sliding part is made slidable on the pivoting surface while a gap is maintained between an entire circumference of an edge which is closest to a vehicular rear side of the holding member at a side of the pivoting member and the pivoting member in a pivoting radial direction of the pivoting member.

2. The vehicle mirror apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting surface is curved around a pivot center of the pivoting member.

3. The vehicle mirror apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a driving member connected to the pivoting member, provided at an inner circumferential side of the pivoting surface, and driving the pivoting member to pivot.

4. A vehicle mirror apparatus comprising:

a mirror provided at a vehicle;

a pivoting member holding the mirror;

a sliding part provided at the pivoting member;

a holding member pivotably holding the pivoting member whereby an angle of a mirror surface of the mirror is adjusted; and

a pivoting surface provided at the holding member;

wherein the sliding part is made slidable on the pivoting surface, and an area of the pivoting surface on which the sliding part is slid is made larger than an area of a sliding site provided at the sliding part.

5. The vehicle mirror apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the pivoting surface is curved around a pivot center of the pivoting member.

6. The vehicle mirror apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a driving member connected to the pivoting member, provided at an inner circumferential side of the pivoting surface, and driving the pivoting member to pivot.

7. A vehicle mirror apparatus comprising:

a mirror provided at a vehicle;

a pivoting member holding the mirror;

a sliding part provided at the pivoting member;

a holding member pivotably holding the pivoting member, whereby an angle of a mirror surface of the mirror is adjusted; and

a pivoting surface provided at the holding member,

wherein the sliding part is made slidable on the pivoting surface while a gap is maintained between an entire circumference of an edge which is closest to a vehicular rear side of the holding member at a side of the pivoting member and the pivoting member in a pivoting radial direction of the pivoting member, and

wherein an area of the pivoting surface on which the sliding part is slid is made larger than an area of a sliding site provided at the sliding part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2011
From: KUDO, NOBUHIRO; SUMI, ISAO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-025593 · Feb 8, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110194202A1 · Aug 11, 2011