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US 6,918,566 · App. 10/466,284 · Granted Jul 19, 2005

Accessory holder in cabin

Assignee: Murakami Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,918,566
App. No.
10/466,284
Granted
Jul 19, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A retaining apparatus (H) for retaining a room accessory such as a mirror assembly ( 4 ) comprises a base ( 1 ), a linear spring ( 2 ), and a base inner ( 3 ). The linear spring ( 2 ) includes linear parts ( 21 ) and a curved part ( 22 ), which are connected together with hairpin parts ( 23 ). A base ( 1 ) is attached between the linear parts ( 21 ) while a flange ( 39 ) provided at the base inner ( 3 ) is attached inside the curved part ( 22 ). The flange ( 39 ) is provided at a socket ( 38 ). A pivot ( 52 ) of a stay 5 of the mirror assembly ( 4 ) is pressed into the socket ( 38 ).

Claims (29)

1. An accessory retaining apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

a base fixed in a room;

a base inner attached to said base over a linear spring; and

a stay provided at an accessory body;

said accessory body being retained by attaching said stay provided at said accessory body to said base inner;

said linear spring having a pair of linear parts, a U-shaped curved part and U-shaped hairpin parts connecting ends of said linear parts with said U-shaped curved part;

said base having a width larger than a width between the linear parts and having a contact surface for receiving said pair of linear parts of said linear spring from a bottom of said base;

said base inner having a flange held by said curved part of said linear spring;

said linear parts of said linear spring being sliding on a contact surface of said base to be installed at said base;

in a case that an impact is applied to said accessory body, said linear spring, said base inner and said accessory body sliding on the contact surface of said base and said accessory body coming off.

2. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said base and said linear spring is made of metal.

3. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a socket is formed at said base inner, and one end of said stay is attached to said accessory body, and a pivot to be pressed into said socket is formed at another end of said stay.

4. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said flange is formed at a head of said socket.

5. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a stopper is provided at said pivot so as to stop a rotation of said stay around an axis of a shaft perpendicular to a sliding direction of the base inner and substantially parallel to the axis.

6. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

7. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

8. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a stopper is provided at said pivot so as to stop a rotation of said stay around an axis of a shaft perpendicular to a sliding direction of the base inner and substantially parallel to the axis.

9. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

10. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

11. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

12. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a socket is formed at said base inner, and one end of said stay is attached to said accessory body, and a pivot to be pressed into said socket is formed at another end of said stay.

13. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein said flange is formed at a head of said socket.

14. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein a stopper is provided at said pivot so as to stop a rotation of said stay around an axis of a shaft perpendicular to a sliding direction of the base inner and substantially parallel to the axis.

15. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

16. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

17. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a stopper is provided at said pivot so as to stop a rotation of said stay around an axis of a shaft perpendicular to a sliding direction of the base inner and substantially parallel to the axis.

18. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

19. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

20. An accessory retaining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an accessory body-side pivot is provided at one end of said stay, and a stay-side socket to which said accessory body-side pivot is pressed is formed at said accessory body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2004
From: SUZUKI, HISAYA; MARUSAWA, MASAHIKO; TSUTSUMI, NORIYUKI
To: MURAKAMI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014997/0009 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040079853A1 · Apr 29, 2004