公开(公告)号：US6068380A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-30

申请号：US251971

申请日：1999-02-17

申请人： James D. Lynn ,  John W. Carter ,  Daniel J. Bostwick ,  James A. DeHaan ,  Wayne J. Rumsey ,  Dirk A. VandenBosch

发明人： James D. Lynn ,  John W. Carter ,  Daniel J. Bostwick ,  James A. DeHaan ,  Wayne J. Rumsey ,  Dirk A. VandenBosch

IPC分类号： B60R1/04 ,  G02B7/182

CPC分类号： B60R1/04

摘要： A mounting assembly for a vehicle interior rearview mirror of the automatic dimming type includes a vehicle mount having a rearwardly projecting first ball portion, a tube having a first end that receives the first ball portion and a second end including a rearwardly projecting second ball portion fixed with respect to the tube and having a wire hole therethrough, a ball clamp within the tube for engaging the first ball portion, a helical spring for biasing the ball clamp to a clamping relationship with the first ball portion, and a mirror socket for receiving and clamping the second ball portion. The tube of the mounting assembly and the first ball portion are unitary in one embodiment, while another embodiment has the tube and second ball portion provided with flanges that are biased into engagement with each other by the helical spring. The ball clamp has circumferentially spaced seat portions that seat the helical spring, clamping portions respectively aligned with the seat portions, and a wire conduit extending substantially to the hole in the second ball portion. In one embodiment, the tube is made from drawable quality material by a process using low-cost forming technology. The method of forming the tube is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于自动调光型车辆后视镜的安装组件包括具有向后突出的第一球形部分的车辆安装件，具有容纳第一球形部分的第一端的管和包括向后突出的第二球形部分固定的第二端 相对于管并且具有穿过其中的线孔，用于接合第一球部的管内的球形夹具，用于将球形夹具偏置成与第一球部夹持的关系的螺旋弹簧和用于接收和 夹紧第二球部。 在一个实施例中，安装组件的管和第一球部是一体的，而另一个实施例具有管和第二球部，该凸缘具有通过螺旋弹簧彼此偏置的凸缘。 球形夹具具有周向间隔开的座部分，座位部分螺旋弹簧，夹紧部分分别与座部对齐，以及基本上延伸到第二球部分中的孔的线导管。 在一个实施例中，通过使用低成本成形技术的方法，该管由可拉伸的优质材料制成。 还公开了形成管的方法。