Dash cam mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11021111-B2
Application number	US-201916420471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2019
Priority date	Sep 12, 2018
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A mount for an electronic device includes a suction cup defining a front face attachable to a flat surface and an opposed rear face, a plunger having a plunger head attached to the rear face of the suction cup and a plunger arm extending away from the plunger head, a plunger stator defining a guide passage through which the plunger arm reciprocates relative to the plunger stator, a plunger actuator movably engaged with the plunger arm on an opposite side of the guide passage as the plunger head, an adapter attached to the plunger stator on the same side of the guide passage as the plunger head, the adapter defining an opening through which the plunger arm extends and a wire routing channel at least partially around a periphery of the adapter, and a mounting arm extending from the adapter and connectable to an electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mount for an electronic device, the mount comprising:
a suction cup defining a front face attachable to a flat surface and an opposed rear face;
a plunger comprising a plunger head attached to the rear face of the suction cup and a plunger arm extending away from the plunger head;
a plunger stator defining a guide passage through which the plunger arm reciprocates relative to the plunger stator;
a plunger actuator movably engaged with the plunger arm on an opposite side of the guide passage as the plunger head;
an adapter attached to the plunger stator on the same side of the guide passage as the plunger head, the adapter defining an opening through which the plunger arm extends and a wire routing channel at least partially around a periphery of the adapter; and
a mounting arm extending from the adapter and connectable to an electronic device.

2. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the rear face of the suction cup covers the wire routing channel of the adapter.

3. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the adapter further defines a plurality of wire routing passages between the wire routing channel and outside the adapter.

4. The mount of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of wire routing passages includes a wire entry passage at a first end of the adapter and a wire exit passage at a second end of the adapter opposite the first end.

5. The mount of claim 3 , wherein the mounting arm defines a mounting arm wire routing channel aligned with one of the wire routing passages of the adapter.

6. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the mounting arm and the adapter are integrally formed.

7. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the plunger and the suction cup are integrally formed.

8. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the plunger actuator comprises a lever.

9. The mount of claim 1 , further comprising a biasing member that biases the plunger head away from the plunger stator.

10. The mount of claim 9 , wherein the biasing member comprises a spring disposed between the plunger stator and the plunger head.

11. The mount of claim 1 , further comprising:
a device connector having a plug insertable into the electronic device, a first knuckle defining a hinge axis, and a wire;
wherein the mounting arm has a second knuckle rotationally engageable with the first knuckle by insertion of a pin along the hinge axis.

Assignees

• Scosche Ind Inc

Inventors

• Yamamoto Yasuhiro

Classifications

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60R2011/0063

  using adhesive means, e.g. hook and loop fasteners · CPC title

• B60R2011/0056

  using suction cups · CPC title

• B60R11/04 Primary

  Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle · CPC title

• F16B11/006

  by gluing (gluing of plastics material B29C65/48) · CPC title