Vehicle side-view mirror

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9994155-B2
Application number	US-201715446613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 3, 2016
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

A sleeve 15 is formed on a mirror base 10. An opening 28 a is formed in a mirror head 20. The sleeve 15 has an outer peripheral surface including a first outer peripheral surface 15 a and a second outer peripheral surface 15 b. The second outer peripheral surface 15 b is located further in an inward radial direction of the sleeve 15 than the first outer peripheral surface 15 a. The second outer peripheral surface 15 b is formed so as to extend smoothly in a circumferential direction of the sleeve. A passage 40, which guides wind entering the mirror head 20, is formed between the second outer peripheral surface 15 b and an inner peripheral surface of the opening 28 a.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle side-view mirror comprising:
a mirror base, which is fixed to a vehicle body; and
a mirror head, which includes a mirror surface, is attached to the mirror base to be rotatable about an axis vertically extending with respect to the mirror base, and is switchable between a folded position and an operative position, wherein
a gap is formed between the mirror base and the mirror head,
a sleeve, which protrudes upward, is formed on the mirror base,
an opening, into which the sleeve is inserted, is formed in a bottom of the mirror head,
the sleeve has an outer peripheral surface on which a first outer peripheral surface and a second outer peripheral surface, which is located further in an inward radial direction of the sleeve than the first outer peripheral surface, are formed in a circumferential direction,
the second outer peripheral surface is formed so as to extend smoothly in the circumferential direction of the sleeve, and
a passage, which guides wind entering the gap into the mirror head, is formed between the second outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface of the opening.

2. A vehicle side-view mirror comprising:
a mirror base, which is fixed to a vehicle body; and
a mirror head, which includes a mirror surface, is attached to the mirror base to be rotatable about an axis vertically extending with respect to the mirror base, and is switchable between a folded position and an operative position, wherein
a gap is formed between the mirror base and the mirror head,
a sleeve, which protrudes upward, is formed on the mirror base,
an opening, into which the sleeve is inserted, is formed in a bottom of the mirror head,
the sleeve has an outer peripheral surface on which a first outer peripheral surface and a second outer peripheral surface, which is located further in an inward radial direction of the sleeve than the first outer peripheral surface, are formed in a circumferential direction,
the first outer peripheral surface is provided inside the vehicle to continuously extend from a front edge of the sleeve at a front of the vehicle along a rear edge of the sleeve at a rear of the vehicle,
the second outer peripheral surface is provided only on a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve outside the vehicle, and
the portion of the peripheral surface of the sleeve outside the vehicle has a shorter perimeter than the portion of the peripheral surface of the sleeve inside the vehicle.

3. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 1 , wherein
the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve has a vertical surface, which extends in a radial direction of the sleeve at a border between the first outer peripheral surface and the second outer peripheral surface.

4. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 2 , wherein
the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve has a vertical surface, which extends in a radial direction of the sleeve at a border between the first outer peripheral surface and the second outer peripheral surface.

5. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 1 , wherein
a portion of the sleeve the second outer peripheral surface is formed on is thinner than a portion of the sleeve the first outer peripheral surface is formed on.

6. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 2 , wherein
a portion of the sleeve the second outer peripheral surface is formed on is thinner than a portion of the sleeve the first outer peripheral surface is formed on.

7. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 5 , wherein
a protrusion, which protrudes upward, is provided on a portion of a top of the sleeve in the circumferential direction,
the mirror head is provided with a stopper, which abuts against the protrusion from the circumferential direction when the mirror head is rotated, the stopper setting a range of rotation of the mirror head, and
the second outer peripheral surface is formed at a distance in the circumferential direction with respect to the portion of the sleeve the protrusion is formed on.

8. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 6 , wherein
a protrusion, which protrudes upward, is provided on a portion of a top of the sleeve in the circumferential direction,
the mirror head is provided with a stopper, which abuts against the protrusion from the circumferential direction when the mirror head is rotated, the stopper setting a range of rotation of the mirror head, and
the second outer peripheral surface is formed at a distance in the circumferential direction with respect to the portion of the sleeve the protrusion is formed on.

9. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 3 , wherein
a portion of the sleeve the second outer peripheral surface is formed on is thinner than a portion of the sleeve the first outer peripheral surface is formed on.

10. The vehicle side-view mirror of claim 4 , wherein
a portion of the sleeve the second outer peripheral surface is formed on is thinner than a portion of the sleeve the first outer peripheral surface is formed on.

Assignees

• Ishizaki Honten Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nishimoto Teiji
• OHTAGAKI Hiroaki
• Morimura Tomoya
• Hiwatashi Kazuaki
• Usui Takafumi

Classifications

• B60R1/1207

  with lamps; with turn indicators · CPC title

• B60Y2306/09

  Reducing noise · CPC title

• B60R1/06 Primary

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