OUTSIDE DOUBLE REAR-VIEW MIRROR Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; rear-view mirrors.

SUBSTANCE: proposed outside double rear-view mirror is designed for mounting on automobile to provide rear and side viewing. Outside double rear-view mirror has L-shaped post secured stationary on automobile body and connected through neck with housing in which two sockets are made arranged one under the other and divided by partition. Upper socket accommodates main mirror mechanically connected with orientation mechanism, and lower socket accommodates additional mirror stationary secured relative to housing. Housing is made for turning in horizontal plane relative to L-shaped post. Main mirror together with orientation mechanism is installed on support plate vertically arranged in side housing made of plastic and stationary secured relative to said housing. Horizontal hollow bracket is found in lower part of support plate arranged at angle to its front surface. Said bracket, in its turn, is hinge-connected with horizontal web of L-shaped post. Said L-shaped post, support plate and horizontal hollow bracket are made on metal, for instance, of aluminum or zinc alloy. L-shaped plastic decorative case is fitted on L-shaped post from side of its horizontal web, being secured relative to L-shaped post. Decorative plastic lining is secured on housing from outside, and neck is covered from outside by two cover plates, front and rear ones, fixed on horizontal hollow bracket and provided with unit for their relative locking, for instance, in form of latch. Main mirror is made in form of rectangular extended in vertical with rounded off corners, and additional mirror is made in form of turned over trapezium with rounded off corners arranged symmetrically relative to vertical axis of main mirror. Main and additional mirrors are made with parameters in following relationships: where is area of additional mirror; is area of main mirror.

EFFECT: improved reliability of double mirror in operation, convenience and increased visibility at optimum mass and dimensional characteristics.

2 cl, 9 dwg