| 摘要 |
<p>A folding door mirror for automobiles, in which a bearing member (16) receiving a shaft (12) of a mirror base (11) to be fixed to an automobile body is molded integrally with a mirror housing (13) of a synthetic resin. The bearing member is formed as a bearing cylinder on the inner side of the mirror housing, and the shaft is engaged with a receiving surface of the bearing cylinder and supports the mirror housing so that the mirror housing can be turned. U-shaped plate springs (36) are provided between the inner surface of the bearing cylinder and the shaft, and one end portion of each of the plate springs is in contact with the inner surface of the bearing cylinder, the other end portion thereof contacting a flat surface (12d) formed on a part of the shaft. Owing to the frictional force occurring due to the resilient force of the springs, the turning of the mirror is prevented, so that the mirror housing can be held in a normal position. The shaft is provided at its free end portion with a stopper so that the mirror housing is not moved in the axial direction of the shaft. When a large external force is applied to the mirror housing, the contact portions of the plate springs and shaft are moved from the flat surface to the circumferential surface against the force of the springs, so that the mirror housing is turned slowly from the normal position to an inclined position.</p> |
