EP 1383665 A4 20041013 - COMPACT PARK MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE EXTERNAL MIRROR

Title (en)

COMPACT PARK MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE EXTERNAL MIRROR

Title (de)

KOMPAKTER PARKMECHANISMUS FÜR EINEN FAHRZEUGAUSSENSPIEGEL

Title (fr)

MECANISME COMPACT, POUR REPLI DE RETROVISEUR EXTERIEUR DE VEHICULE, AU STATIONNEMENT

Publication

EP 1383665 A4 20041013 (EN)

Application

EP 02724037 A 20020503

Priority

AU 0200544 W 20020503
AU PR473001 A 20010503
AU PR873501 A 20011109

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02090149A1] A vehicle external mirror assembly comprising a base (9) mountable to a vehicle, a head (8) pivotally mounted to the base (9), the head (8) supporting a mirror, and a park mechanism (100) for rotating the head (8) with respect to the base (9) from a deployed position to a parked position in which the outermost position of the head (8) is positioned closer to the vehicle, the park mechanism (100) comprising a motor having an output shaft connected to a reduction gear train, the park mechanism (100) is located within the base (9).

IPC 1-7

B60R 1/06; H02P 3/00; F16H 3/74; F16H 37/12; B60R 1/074; F16H 35/02

IPC 8 full level

B60R 1/074 (2006.01); F16H 35/02 (2006.01); F16H 37/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B60R 1/074 (2013.01 - EP KR); F16H 35/02 (2013.01 - EP); F16H 37/122 (2013.01 - EP); F16H 2035/001 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0519117 A1 19921223 - LUCHTENBERG GMBH & CO [DE]
[X] JP S60143155 A 19850729 - HONDA MOTOR CO LTD, et al
[X] WO 0047445 A1 20000817 - BRITAX RAINSFORDS PTY LTD [AU], et al
[A] US 5703732 A 19971230 - BODDY IAN [US], et al
[X] US 3476056 A 19691104 - BRIGHT JAMES A
[X] FR 1105684 A 19551206 - SAINT GOBAIN
[X] US 2538620 A 19510116 - HEINRICH AUGUST H
[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 12 26 December 1996 (1996-12-26)
See references of WO 02090149A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02090149 A1 20021114; EP 1383665 A1 20040128; EP 1383665 A4 20041013; JP 2004521819 A 20040722; KR 20040007518 A 20040124

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0200544 W 20020503; EP 02724037 A 20020503; JP 2002587251 A 20020503; KR 20037014163 A 20031029