View angle adjustment mechanism in view device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10464487-B2
Application number	US-201715469802-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2017
Priority date	Mar 31, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

This invention relates to a view angle adjustment mechanism that causes a view element tilting section holding a view element to be supported by a tilting support section via a plurality of concentric pivots having different diameters, to perform view angle adjustment. An inner pivot is assembled by forcible fitting using elasticity of either or both of a pivot convex and a pivot concave without screw fastening. An outer pivot includes a plurality of elastic pieces disposed at a plurality of positions in a circumferential direction of a curved surface of either or each of both of an outer-pivot convex surface and an outer-pivot concave surface. The outer pivot is assembled by the forcible fitting in the inner pivot. The assembly causes the plurality of elastic pieces to elastically abut on an opposed curved surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A view angle adjustment mechanism in a view device, the view angle adjustment mechanism being configured to support a view element tilting section holding a view element by a tilting support section via at least two concentric pivots having different diameters, the pivots including an inner pivot and an outer pivot, so as to be capable of adjusting a view angle of the view element, wherein:
the inner pivot is assembled by forcible fitting using elasticity of either or both of a pivot convex and a pivot concave without screw fastening;
the outer pivot includes a plurality of elastic pieces disposed at a plurality of positions in a circumferential direction of a curved surface provided on an annular wall of either or each of an outer-pivot convex surface and an outer-pivot concave surface, the annular wall having a plurality of openings formed therein,
wherein a continuous annular rim of the annular wall, provided proximate free ends of the plurality of elastic pieces, delimits the plurality of openings, and
wherein the annular wall includes circumferentially extending arcuate wall surfaces, wherein each of the circumferentially extending arcuate wall surfaces extends circumferentially between adjacent ones of the plurality of openings, and wherein the continuous annular rim is formed integral with the circumferentially extending arcuate wall surfaces;
the outer pivot is assembled by the forcible fitting in the inner pivot and the plurality of elastic pieces elastically abut on an opposed curved surface; and wherein
each of the plurality of elastic pieces are positioned within a corresponding one of the plurality of openings and is configured to deflect in a direction opposite the opposed curved surface upon abutting the opposed curved surface, wherein
each of the plurality of elastic pieces are enclosed by the corresponding one of the plurality of openings.

2. The view angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic pieces are formed in a cantilever-supported manner by cutting the curved surface of either or each of the outer-pivot convex surface and the outer-pivot concave surface.

3. The view angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic pieces are disposed at five or more positions equally spaced in the circumferential direction of the curved surface at which the elastic pieces are disposed.

4. The view angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein each of the elastic pieces includes a protrusion protruding toward the opposed curved surface and abuts on the opposed curved surface via the protrusion.

5. The view angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pivot convex and the pivot concave is circumferentially divided by a slit formed in an axial direction in at least one of the pivot convex and the pivot concave.

Assignees

• Murakami Corp

Inventors

• Sugimura Naomi
• Kobayashi Yasushi

Classifications

• B60R1/072 Primary

  for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing · CPC title

• B60R1/02

  Rear-view mirror arrangements (periscope arrangements B60R1/10) · CPC title

• B60R1/06

  mounted on vehicle exterior {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R1/07

  by electrically powered actuators · CPC title

• B60R1/025

  comprising special mechanical means for correcting the field of view in relation to particular driving conditions, e.g. change of lane; scanning mirrors · CPC title