Mirror mounting assembly

摘要

A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead. The assembly includes a mirror element and a main support arm having a first end and a second end. The mirror element is connected to the first end of the main support arm. The second end of the main support arm is mountable to the vehicle. A pair of brackets are configured to conform to an engine bay side wall of the vehicle. Each bracket has a center portion and two laterally extending flanges that extend at an angle from the center portion in opposite directions. One of the flanges of each bracket is connectable to the bulkhead of the vehicle in the engine bay. A first additional support arm has a first end connected to a first one of the brackets and a second end connected to the main support arm. A second additional support arm has a first end connected to the main support arm and a second end connectable to the vehicle. Finally, a third additional support arm has a first end connected to the main support arm and a second end connectable to the vehicle.

主权项

1. A mirror mounting assembly used to mount a mirror to a vehicle, the vehicle including a vehicle hood and bulkhead, and at least one body panel secured to the vehicle by a plurality of mounting bolts disposed in mounting holes, comprising:
a mirror arm assembly including a first end and a second end, the mirror connected to the first end of said mirror arm assembly; a bracket including a first extending flange section and a second extending flange section, is configured for connection in a rigid, stable manner of reduced vibration to a stable portion of the vehicle at a connection location of reduced vibration and configured to comprise a width sufficient to be connected to the connection location using at least two bolts reducing vibrations on the mirror, at least a portion of the second extending flange section positionable between the hood and a fender of the vehicle when the hood of the vehicle is in a closed position with respect to the vehicle; a support member connected to the first extending flange section of said bracket such that said support member is configured to be rigidly attached to the vehicle by said bracket, said support member configured to comprise a contour that substantially conforms to a contour of at least a continuous portion of the body panel and to rest on the continuous portion of the body panel of the vehicle, and said support member configured to support the mirror arm assembly; and a pivot element supported by said support member attachable to the vehicle by said bracket, and configured to pivotally and rotationally support said mirror arm assembly.