发明名称 Mirror with improved button construction
摘要 An electrified rearview mirror includes a housing supporting a rearview mirror subassembly, and a bezel attached to the housing. The bezel includes a section of material defining a plurality of three-sided button openings on a face of the bezel, with the openings extending onto a bottom wall of the housing. A push-button is pivotally supported in each opening, with the hinge axis of the push-buttons being at a low position on the respective buttons so that the buttons are not accidentally depressed when the mirror housing is grasped by a vehicle driver to adjust an angle of the mirror. The bezel and buttons include pairs of tabs and mating slots that form a quick-attach bottom pivot, and further include stops and hooks at their top that form stroke-limiting mechanisms for controlling button movement. The buttons can be operably snapped into position on the bezel with minimal assembly time. A finger rail depression extends along the bottom wall of the housing parallel the buttons to facilitate a driver sliding his/her fingers along the mirror to a desired position for selecting a particular button to depress. Further, the buttons include feel locators that help the driver identify particular buttons without looking at the buttons.
申请公布号 US6471362(B1) 申请公布日期 2002.10.29
申请号 US20000687743 申请日期 2000.10.13
申请人 GENTEX CORPORATION 发明人 CARTER JOHN W.;YPMA KENTON J.;RUMSEY WAYNE J.
分类号 B60Q3/02;B60R1/12;(IPC1-7):G02B7/182 主分类号 B60Q3/02
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