WO1985000028A1 - Unit comprising mirror with lighting - Google Patents

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WO1985000028A1
WO1985000028A1 PCT/SE1984/000219 SE8400219W WO8500028A1 WO 1985000028 A1 WO1985000028 A1 WO 1985000028A1 SE 8400219 W SE8400219 W SE 8400219W WO 8500028 A1 WO8500028 A1 WO 8500028A1
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PCT/SE1984/000219
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Per-Olof Smith
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Ab Mekania-Verken
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J3/00—Antiglare equipment associated with windows or windscreens; Sun visors for vehicles
    • B60J3/02—Antiglare equipment associated with windows or windscreens; Sun visors for vehicles adjustable in position
    • B60J3/0204—Sun visors
    • B60J3/0278—Sun visors structure of the body
    • B60J3/0282—Sun visors structure of the body specially adapted for a courtesy mirror

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  • Unit comprising mirror with lighting
  • the present invention relates to a unit comprising a mirror with lighting.
  • a unit comprising a mirror with lighting.
  • Such a unit is used to a great extent in sun-shields for cars. It is then normally arranged at the rear of a sun-shield, enabling the mirror to be used when the sun-shield is folded down.
  • the lighting is particularly useful when the mirror is being used by ladies for touching up their make-up.
  • Conventional units for sun-shields consist of relatively many parts and are therefore time-consuming and expensive to manufacture, thus making the price of a sun-shield with mirror and lighting rather expensive.
  • the object of the present invention is to achieve a unit comprising a mirror with lighting which consists of as few parts as possible, these being easy to assemble and to fit into a sun-shield.
  • the unit comprises a frame, a sheet arranged in the frame and having one or more recesses for lamps and of one or more sheets having semitransparent properties covering said recesses. Assembly of the unit requires only three parts to be clamped together, achieved by only two clamping steps.
  • the sheet with recesses may be such that it serves as a mirror.
  • the sheet is provided with a conventional mirror glued to the surface of the sheet.
  • the sheet has only one recess in the form of a channel arranged at one edge of the sheet.
  • the channel may be provided with punched flanges bent upwards in the channel.
  • the flanges may constitute the contact for tubular lamps with contacts at each end.
  • the frame is provided internally with the ends of the tubular lamps, these being in contact with the upwardly bent flanges. Further characteristics of the present invention are revealed in the following claims.
  • Fig.1 shows an exploded view of a unit according to the present invention, comprising an upper part, a lower part and an intermediate part
  • Fig.2 shows an intermediate part and lower part assembled
  • Fig.3 shows the same unit as in Fig.2 seen from below with the upper part assembled
  • Fig.4 indicates the unit's application.
  • FIG. 1 is a frame, preferably made of plastic and provided with grooves, ridges or the like to receive the sheet 2 and retain it in the frame.
  • the sheet 2 consists of a flat section 3 and a channelled section 4.
  • the flat section 3 is treated so that it functions as a mirror. Obviously the surface may be provided with a conventional mirror of the same dimension as the flat section 3 «
  • Two flanges 6 and 7 are punched out in the channel 4 and bent upwards as shown in Figure 1. These flanges constitute one contact for tubular lamps 8 and 9, their two poles being one at each end of the lamps.
  • the frame is provided internally with a metal strip 10, bent at the ends. One of the bent ends is shown here designated 11 and acts as contact at the other end of the lamp 9.
  • the sheet 12 can be secured to the upper side of the frame 1 with the aid of grooves and ridges or other means known per se.
  • the sheet 12 is semi-transparent and may consist of opal glass or plastic.
  • the frame is also provided along its longitudinal side with a switch, not shown, enabling current to the lamps 8 and 9 to the connected and disconneeted.
  • Figure 4 shows a sun-shield 15 with a recess 16 for a unit comprising mirror and lighting.
  • the unit is assembled in the following manner, the flat section 3 of the sheet 2 being pressed against the frame and being firmly secured in the frame by means of ridges and grooves.
  • the ends of the frame 1 cover both end openings of the channel 4.
  • the longitudinal ridge 13 on the sheet 12 abuts the flat section 3 of the sheet 2 to prevent dirt and dust from entering the channel 4.
  • the unit is now complete and can be inserted in a sun-shield 15, the sheet 2 is earthed by means of the strip 10 and contact 14 is connected to a plus pole.
  • the unit is preferably fitted in a recess 16 in a sun-shield.
  • the sheet 2 may be provided with a surrounding channel, sheet 12 thus acquiring the nature of a frame covering the surrounding channel in sheet 2.

Abstract

In de luxe car models the windscreen in front of the front passenger seat is provided with a sun-shield having a mirror with electric lighting. According to the invention, the number of parts required to manufacture the mirror with illumination is reduced to a frame (1), a sheet (2) with recess (4) for lamps (8 and 9) and a semi-transparent sheet (12).

Description

Unit comprising mirror with lighting
The present invention relates to a unit comprising a mirror with lighting. Such a unit is used to a great extent in sun-shields for cars. It is then normally arranged at the rear of a sun-shield, enabling the mirror to be used when the sun-shield is folded down. The lighting is particularly useful when the mirror is being used by ladies for touching up their make-up. Conventional units for sun-shields consist of relatively many parts and are therefore time-consuming and expensive to manufacture, thus making the price of a sun-shield with mirror and lighting rather expensive.
The object of the present invention is to achieve a unit comprising a mirror with lighting which consists of as few parts as possible, these being easy to assemble and to fit into a sun-shield. This is achieved in that the unit comprises a frame, a sheet arranged in the frame and having one or more recesses for lamps and of one or more sheets having semitransparent properties covering said recesses. Assembly of the unit requires only three parts to be clamped together, achieved by only two clamping steps.
The sheet with recesses may be such that it serves as a mirror.
According to an alternative embodiment, the sheet is provided with a conventional mirror glued to the surface of the sheet.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the sheet has only one recess in the form of a channel arranged at one edge of the sheet.
The channel may be provided with punched flanges bent upwards in the channel. The flanges may constitute the contact for tubular lamps with contacts at each end.
The frame is provided internally with the ends of the tubular lamps, these being in contact with the upwardly bent flanges. Further characteristics of the present invention are revealed in the following claims.
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying four drawings in which,
Fig.1 shows an exploded view of a unit according to the present invention, comprising an upper part, a lower part and an intermediate part, Fig.2 shows an intermediate part and lower part assembled,Fig.3 shows the same unit as in Fig.2 seen from below with the upper part assembled, and
Fig.4 indicates the unit's application.
In the figures 1 is a frame, preferably made of plastic and provided with grooves, ridges or the like to receive the sheet 2 and retain it in the frame. The sheet 2 consists of a flat section 3 and a channelled section 4. The flat section 3 is treated so that it functions as a mirror. Obviously the surface may be provided with a conventional mirror of the same dimension as the flat section 3« Two flanges 6 and 7 are punched out in the channel 4 and bent upwards as shown in Figure 1. These flanges constitute one contact for tubular lamps 8 and 9, their two poles being one at each end of the lamps. The frame is provided internally with a metal strip 10, bent at the ends. One of the bent ends is shown here designated 11 and acts as contact at the other end of the lamp 9. An equivalent .contact exists for the left end of the lamp 8. An opal sheet 12, provided on the lower side with a longitudinal ridge 13, is arranged above the channel 4. The sheet 12 can be secured to the upper side of the frame 1 with the aid of grooves and ridges or other means known per se. The sheet 12 is semi-transparent and may consist of opal glass or plastic. The frame is also provided along its longitudinal side with a switch, not shown, enabling current to the lamps 8 and 9 to the connected and disconneeted.
Figure 4 shows a sun-shield 15 with a recess 16 for a unit comprising mirror and lighting. The unit is assembled in the following manner, the flat section 3 of the sheet 2 being pressed against the frame and being firmly secured in the frame by means of ridges and grooves. The ends of the frame 1 cover both end openings of the channel 4. Once the sheet 2 and frame 1 have been assembled, it is extremely easy to insert the lamps 8 and 9 as shown in Figure 2. The lamp 9, for instance, is fitted by clamping it between contacts 7 and 11 and lamp 8 is fitted in similar manner. When the lamps have been fitted, the sheet 12 is snapped into the frame from above with the aid of grooves and ridges. The longitudinal ridge 13 on the sheet 12 abuts the flat section 3 of the sheet 2 to prevent dirt and dust from entering the channel 4. The unit is now complete and can be inserted in a sun-shield 15, the sheet 2 is earthed by means of the strip 10 and contact 14 is connected to a plus pole. The unit is preferably fitted in a recess 16 in a sun-shield.
It is evident that, without departing from the concept of the invention, the sheet 2 may be provided with a surrounding channel, sheet 12 thus acquiring the nature of a frame covering the surrounding channel in sheet 2.

Claims

1. A unit comprising a mirror with lighting, preferably intended for a sun-shield in transport means such as cars, characterised by a frame (1), a sheet (2) having one or more recesses (4), each of which is intended to hold one or more lamps (8 and 9), the sheet (2) itself acting as a mirror or being provided with a mirror, and of one or more sheets ( 12) having semi-transparent properties covering said recesses (4).
2. Unit according to claim 1, characterised in that the firstmentioned sheet (2) has a recess (4) in the form of a channel arranged at one edge of the sheet (2), said channel (4) preferably extending along the entire edge.
3. Unit according to claim 1, characterised in that the firstmentioned sheet (2) constitutes one pole in the current supply for the illumination.
4. Unit according to claim 1, characterised in that an upwardly directed flange (6,7, respectively) is punched in each recess (4) for each lamp (8,9, respectively) and constitutes one contact for the lamp and that the other contact (11) for the lamp (8,9, respectively) is arranged in said frame (1) and insulated from said first sheet (2).
5. Unit according to claim 2, characterised in that the frame (1) covers the ends of the channels.
6. Unit according to claim 2, characterised in that said semitransparent sheet (12) substantially covers said channel (4).
7. Unit according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that the frame (1) is made of insulating material and is provided internally with a part holding said second contacts (11).
PCT/SE1984/000219 1983-06-15 1984-06-08 Unit comprising mirror with lighting WO1985000028A1 (en)

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SE8303424A SE446614B (en) 1983-06-15 1983-06-15 UNIT INCLUDING LIGHTING MIRROR
SE8303424-9 1983-06-15

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US4803602A (en) * 1986-10-24 1989-02-07 Autopart Sweden Ab Sun visor with illuminated mirror
WO1991006442A1 (en) * 1989-10-26 1991-05-16 Industrias Techno-Matic, S.A. Removable mirror device mounted inside motor vehicles
US8038199B2 (en) 2008-05-21 2011-10-18 Marcus Automotive, Llc Visor
US8925995B2 (en) 2011-10-03 2015-01-06 Marcus Automotive, Llc Rotatable side window visor and glare shield

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US2123319A (en) * 1937-07-14 1938-07-12 Peder Moe Mirror and visor attachment for motor vehicles
US3211903A (en) * 1963-07-29 1965-10-12 Elmer J Mcelreath Illuminated mirror
US4075468A (en) * 1975-07-14 1978-02-21 Prince Corporation Visor and mirror assembly
DE2703447B2 (en) * 1977-01-28 1979-01-11 Gebr. Happich Gmbh, 5600 Wuppertal Sun visors for vehicles
DE2725430C2 (en) * 1977-06-04 1982-09-23 Gebr. Happich Gmbh, 5600 Wuppertal Sun visors for vehicles

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2123319A (en) * 1937-07-14 1938-07-12 Peder Moe Mirror and visor attachment for motor vehicles
US3211903A (en) * 1963-07-29 1965-10-12 Elmer J Mcelreath Illuminated mirror
US4075468A (en) * 1975-07-14 1978-02-21 Prince Corporation Visor and mirror assembly
DE2703447B2 (en) * 1977-01-28 1979-01-11 Gebr. Happich Gmbh, 5600 Wuppertal Sun visors for vehicles
DE2725430C2 (en) * 1977-06-04 1982-09-23 Gebr. Happich Gmbh, 5600 Wuppertal Sun visors for vehicles

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4803602A (en) * 1986-10-24 1989-02-07 Autopart Sweden Ab Sun visor with illuminated mirror
WO1991006442A1 (en) * 1989-10-26 1991-05-16 Industrias Techno-Matic, S.A. Removable mirror device mounted inside motor vehicles
US8038199B2 (en) 2008-05-21 2011-10-18 Marcus Automotive, Llc Visor
US8925995B2 (en) 2011-10-03 2015-01-06 Marcus Automotive, Llc Rotatable side window visor and glare shield

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