Rotary sun visor mirror for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9637056-B2
Application number	US-201414477634-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2014
Priority date	Dec 19, 2013
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

A rotary sun visor mirror apparatus for a vehicle, may include a mirror housing installed at a side of a sun visor, a mirror assembly accommodated in the mirror housing, a pop-up latch configured to selectively lock the mirror assembly to the mirror housing, and a pop-up device which selectively allows the mirror assembly to pop up from the mirror housing in conjunction with an unlocking operation of the pop-up latch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotary sun visor mirror apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a mirror housing installed at a side of a sun visor;
a mirror assembly fixedly accommodated and locked in the mirror housing;
a pop-up latch configured to selectively lock the mirror assembly to the mirror housing; and
a pop-up device which selectively allows the mirror assembly to pop up from the mirror housing in conjunction with an unlocking operation of the pop-up latch,
wherein the pop-up device includes a pop-up base to which the mirror assembly is rotatably assembled,
wherein the pop-up base and the mirror assembly pop up from the mirror housing when the mirror assembly is unlocked by the unlocking operation of the pop-up latch, such that the mirror assembly is rotatable, and
wherein the pop-up device further includes:
a left pop-up hinge which is rotatably assembled at a side of left and right sides of the pop-up base so as to support a pop-up operation of the pop-up base;
a right pop-up hinge which is rotatably assembled at another side of the left and right sides of the pop-up base so as to support the pop-up operation of the pop-up base;
a left pop-up spring which is accommodated in a spring accommodating portion that is formed at a side of the left and right sides of the mirror housing, is coupled with a first hinge arm that is formed to protrude at a side of the left pop-up hinge, and is in an extended state; and
a right pop-up spring which is accommodated in a spring accommodating portion that is formed at another side of the left and right sides of the mirror housing, is coupled with a second hinge arm that is formed to protrude at a side of the right pop-up hinge, and is an extended state.

2. The rotary sun visor mirror apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the left pop-up hinge includes a first pop-up hinge and a second pop-up hinge which are assembled at both upper and lower sides at the side of the left and right sides of the pop-up base, and
wherein the right pop-up hinge includes a third pop-up hinge and a fourth pop-up hinge which are assembled at both upper and lower sides of the another side of the left and right sides of the pop-up base.

3. The rotary sun visor mirror apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pop-up latch includes:
a switch fixing groove which is formed at an upper end of the mirror assembly;
a pop-up switch which is assembled to a mounting hole that is formed in an upper panel portion of the mirror housing, and has a side end that is supported in a state in which the side end is inserted into the switch fixing groove; and
a switch spring which is assembled in a compressed state between a spring supporting end, which is formed to protrude inside the upper panel portion, and the pop-up switch so as to support the pop-up switch.

4. The rotary sun visor mirror apparatus of claim 1 , wherein guide slots which each of the first and second hinge arms of each of the pop-up hinges penetrates so as to guide a movement trajectory of each of the left pop-up hinge and the right pop-up hinge when the mirror assembly pops up is formed in the mirror housing.

5. The rotary sun visor mirror apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mirror assembly includes:
a mirror;
a mirror frame integrally attached to a rear surface of the mirror; and
a rotation supporting portion protruding on a rear surface of the mirror frame and being rotatably assembled to a rotation slot of the pop-up base.

6. A rotary sun visor mirror apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a mirror housing installed at a side of a sun visor;
a mirror assembly fixedly accommodated and locked in the mirror housing;
a pop-up latch configured to selectively lock the mirror assembly to the mirror housing; and
a pop-up device which selectively allows the mirror assembly to pop up from the mirror housing in conjunction with an unlocking operation of the pop-up latch,
wherein the pop-up device includes a pop-up base to which the mirror assembly is rotatably assembled,
wherein the pop-up base and the mirror assembly pop up from the mirror housing when the mirror assembly is unlocked by the unlocking operation of the pop-up latch, such that the mirror assembly is rotatable, and
wherein the mirror assembly includes:
a mirror;
a mirror frame integrally attached to a rear surface of the mirror; and
a rotation supporting portion protruding on a rear surface of the mirror frame and being rotatably assembled to a rotation slot of the pop-up base.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jae Yong

Classifications

• B60R1/04

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

• B60J3/0282 Primary

  specially adapted for a courtesy mirror · CPC title

• B60R2001/1269

  with sun visors · CPC title

• B60R1/12 Primary

  Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks · CPC title

• G02B7/1821

  for rotating or oscillating mirrors · CPC title