Vehicle outside mirror device
View Patent ↗A vehicle outside mirror device according to the present invention is provided with a base 2 , a shaft 3 , a spring 10 , a mirror assembly 4 , and a washer 6 . An annular line contact portion 50 is provided on an abutment face 35 of the washer 6 that abuts against an abutment face 33 of a mount portion 12 of the mirror assembly 4 . As a result, the vehicle outside mirror device according to the present invention can prevent generation of abnormal noise further reliably and a further long period of time by means of the annular line contact portion 50 . In addition, an abutment plane 301 of a rotation stop portion is provided at a shaft 3 . A linear edge 601 of the rotation stop portion is provided at the washer 6 . As a result, according to the vehicle outside mirror device of the present invention, the linear edge 601 of the rotation stop portion of the washer 6 is abutted against the abutment plane 301 of the rotation stop portion of the shaft 3 , whereby the washer 6 is fixed to the shaft 3 and then generation of abnormal noise can be prevented further reliably and over a further long period.
1. A vehicle outside mirror device for enabling a mirror assembly to tilt relative to a vehicle body, said device comprising:
a base fixed to the vehicle body;
a shaft fixed to the base;
a spring disposed in a state in which the spring is compressed at a periphery of the shaft, wherein the mirror assembly is configured to tilt relative to the shaft; and
a washer abutted against the mirror assembly by the spring, wherein:
a rotation stop portion, for stopping the washer from rotating around a rotational center of the shaft, is at a respective one of the shaft and the washer, wherein the washer is mounted on the shaft to disable rotation around the rotational center using the rotation stop portion;
the washer includes a through hole for engagement with the shaft,
an inner circumferential rim of the through hole includes at least one linear edge,
an outer circumferential face of the shaft includes:
a plurality of grooves at equal intervals from an upper to an intermediate portion of the shaft, wherein a plurality of claws of a stop engage the grooves when the spring is compressed, and
at least one abutment plane separate from the grooves, the at least one abutment plane against which the at least one linear edge abuts, and
wherein the at least one linear edge and the at least one abutment plane configure the rotation stop portion.
2. The vehicle outside mirror device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the inner circumferential rim of the through hole includes a plurality of small washer engagement protrusive portions or a plurality of small washer engagement recessed portions;
the outer circumferential face further includes a plurality of small shaft engagement recessed portions or a plurality of small shaft engagement protrusive portions, with which the plurality of the small washer engagement protrusive portions or the plurality of the small washer engagement portions engage respectively, in an axial direction of the shaft; and
the plurality of the small washer engagement protrusive portions or the plurality of the small washer engagement recessed portions and the plurality of the small shaft engagement protrusive portions or the plurality of the small shaft engagement recessed portions configure the rotation stop portion.
3. The vehicle outside mirror device according to claim 1 , wherein:
one of a mirror assembly abutment face of the mirror assembly and a washer assembly abutment face of the washer include an annular line contact portion; and
the mirror assembly abutment face abuts the washer assembly abutment face.
4. The vehicle outside mirror device according to claim 1 , wherein the outer circumferential face comprises a tapered shape and a diameter of the outer circumferential face continuously increases from an upper end of the shaft to a lower end of the shaft.
5. The vehicle outside mirror device according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the spring directly abuts a top surface of the washer.