Connecting device of automobile inside rear-view mirror
The connecting device for automobile rearview mirrors addresses the issue of unstable adjustment by manually tightening the ball socket using a fixing assembly with a wire rope and guide components, ensuring stable operation and preventing loosening.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421031456.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-13
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-13
AI Technical Summary
The friction between the ball head and ball socket of automobile rearview mirrors decreases over time due to the weight of decorative items or objects hung on the mirror, leading to unstable adjustment and potential separation, affecting the mirror's functionality.
A connecting device with a rotatable ball head, a fixing assembly comprising a mounting plate, hollow cylinder, steel wire rope, and adjusting nut, which allows manual tightening of the ball socket to maintain friction and stability by pulling the wire rope, guided by guide plates and wheels to prevent damage and ensure stable movement.
The device ensures stable adjustment and normal use of the rearview mirror by increasing friction between the ball head and socket, preventing loosening and separation, thus maintaining the mirror's orientation and functionality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a connecting device for an automobile interior rearview mirror. Background Art
[0002] With the continuous development of society, cars have entered thousands of households, and the rearview mirror inside the car is for the purpose of observing the rear vehicles. Everyone needs to adjust its angle when using it. The general adjustment method is to directly rotate the rearview mirror, and the angle can be adjusted by the cooperation of the ball head and the ball socket. Some people decorate the interior of the car, and some people like to hang some pendants or objects such as aromatherapy on the top of the rearview mirror inside the car. The gravity exerted by the objects on the rearview mirror may affect its angle. Over time, it is easy to cause the friction between the ball head and the ball socket to decrease, and then the position of the rearview mirror cannot be controlled, affecting its use. Therefore, a connecting device for the rearview mirror inside the car is proposed to address the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:
[0005] As an optional solution of the connecting device of the automobile interior rearview mirror of the utility model, wherein: a connecting device of the automobile interior rearview mirror comprises a rearview mirror and a connecting plate,
[0006] A connecting plate is installed on one side of the rearview mirror, and a ball socket is fixedly connected inside the connecting plate, and a rotatable ball head is arranged inside the ball socket, and a connecting frame is fixedly connected to one side of the ball head;
[0007] A notch for adjusting the size of the ball socket opening is provided on one side of the ball socket, and the open edge of the ball socket is tilted outward, a fixing component is provided on one side of the tilted edge of the ball socket, and one side of the fixing component is fixedly connected to the connecting plate;
[0008] The fixing assembly includes a mounting plate, a hollow cylinder and a steel wire rope, one side of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the connecting plate, the top of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the hollow cylinder, and the top of the hollow cylinder is fixedly connected to the steel wire rope, the other end of the steel wire rope is fixedly connected to a moving rod, and the outer side of the moving rod is spirally connected to an adjusting nut;
[0009] The top of the adjusting nut is rotatably connected with a fixing plate, and the top of the fixing plate is fixedly connected with the mounting plate.
[0010] With the continuous development of society, cars have entered thousands of households, and the rearview mirror inside the car is for the purpose of observing the rear vehicles. Everyone needs to adjust its angle when using it. The general adjustment method is to directly rotate the rearview mirror, and the angle can be adjusted by the cooperation of the ball head and the ball socket. Some people decorate the interior of the car, and some people like to hang some pendants or objects such as aromatherapy on the top of the rearview mirror inside the car. The gravity exerted by the objects on the rearview mirror may affect its angle. Over time, it is easy to cause the friction between the ball head and the ball socket to decrease, and then the position of the rearview mirror cannot be controlled, affecting its use. When the rearview mirror of the car is used for a long time, the ball head and the ball socket are prone to loosening. By manually turning the adjusting nut, the adjusting nut cooperates with the moving rod, and then the moving rod moves and then pulls the wire rope to move. The wire rope can tighten the raised part of the ball socket, thereby ensuring that the inner side of the ball socket is in close contact with the ball head, increasing the pressure and increasing the friction, ensuring the stable adjustment of the orientation of the rearview mirror, and ensuring the normal use of the rearview mirror.
[0011] As an optional solution of the connecting device of the automobile interior rearview mirror described in the utility model, wherein: strip grooves are opened on both sides of the moving rod, and guide plates are arranged inside the strip grooves, and the outer side of the guide plate is fixedly connected to the mounting plate.
[0012] As an optional solution of the connecting device of the automobile interior rearview mirror described in the utility model, wherein: the guide plate on one side is arranged to be inclined toward one side of the moving rod.
[0013] As an optional solution of the connecting device of the automobile interior rearview mirror described in the utility model, one side of the inner part of the hollow cylinder is also rotatably connected to a guide wheel, and the outer side of the guide wheel is in contact with the wire rope.
[0014] When the wire rope moves, the guide wheel set thereon can guide the wire rope to avoid damage caused by long-term friction between the wire rope and the hollow cylinder. At the same time, the guide plate set thereon cooperates with the moving rod. At this time, it can ensure that the moving rod moves up and down stably when the adjusting nut rotates to avoid its own rotation, so as to ensure the tightening or loosening of the wire rope.
[0015] As an optional solution of the connecting device of the automobile interior rearview mirror described in the utility model, one side of the top of the hollow tube is in close contact with the ball socket.
[0016] When the wire rope is pulled, the top side of the hollow tube is in close contact with the ball socket, which can ensure the stability of the ball socket and is used to stabilize the ball socket by tightening the wire rope to ensure that the ball socket and the ball head fit closely.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0018] When the utility model is used for a long time, if the ball head and the ball socket become loose, the adjusting nut is manually rotated, and the adjusting nut cooperates with the moving rod, so that the moving rod moves and then pulls the wire rope to move. The wire rope can tighten the raised part of the ball socket, thereby ensuring that the inner side of the ball socket is in close contact with the ball head, increasing the pressure and increasing the friction force, ensuring the stable adjustment of the orientation of the rearview mirror, and ensuring the normal use of the rearview mirror;
[0019] When the wire rope moves, the guide wheel provided thereon can guide the wire rope to avoid damage caused by long-term friction between the wire rope and the hollow cylinder. At the same time, the guide plate provided cooperates with the moving rod to ensure that the moving rod moves up and down stably when the adjusting nut rotates to avoid its own rotation, thereby ensuring the tightening or loosening of the wire rope. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure at A;
[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the fixing component of the utility model.
[0023] In the figure: 1, rearview mirror; 2, connecting plate; 3, ball socket; 4, ball head; 5, connecting frame; 6, fixing assembly; 601, mounting plate; 602, hollow cylinder; 603, wire rope; 604, moving rod; 605, fixing plate; 606, adjusting nut; 607, guide plate; 608, guide wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0025] Example 1
[0026] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the utility model provides a technical solution:
[0027] A connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile comprises a rearview mirror 1 and a connecting plate 2.
[0028] A connecting plate 2 is installed on one side of the rearview mirror 1, and a ball socket 3 is fixedly connected inside the connecting plate 2, and a rotatable ball head 4 is arranged inside the ball socket 3, and a connecting frame 5 is fixedly connected to one side of the ball head 4;
[0029] A notch for adjusting the opening size of the ball socket 3 is provided on one side of the ball socket 3, and the open edge of the ball socket 3 is tilted outward, a fixing component 6 is provided on one side of the tilted edge of the ball socket 3, and one side of the fixing component 6 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 2;
[0030] The fixing assembly 6 includes a mounting plate 601, a hollow cylinder 602 and a steel wire rope 603. One side of the mounting plate 601 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 2. The top of the mounting plate 601 is fixedly connected to the hollow cylinder 602, and the top of the hollow cylinder 602 is fixedly connected to the steel wire rope 603. The other end of the steel wire rope 603 is fixedly connected to a moving rod 604, and the outer side of the moving rod 604 is spirally connected to an adjusting nut 606.
[0031] The top of the adjusting nut 606 is rotatably connected to a fixing plate 605 , and the top of the fixing plate 605 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 601 .
[0032] With the continuous development of society, cars have entered thousands of households, and the rearview mirror inside the car is used to observe the rear vehicles. Everyone needs to adjust its angle when using it. The general adjustment method is to directly rotate the rearview mirror, and the angle can be adjusted by the cooperation of the ball head and the ball socket. Some people decorate the interior of the car artificially. Some people like to hang some pendants or aromatherapy objects on the top of the rearview mirror inside the car. The gravity exerted by the objects on the rearview mirror may affect its angle. Over time, it is easy to reduce the friction between the ball head and the ball socket, and then the rearview mirror cannot be controlled. The position of the mirror, or even the separation of the rearview mirror from the connector, affects its use. When the rearview mirror of the car is used for a long time, the ball head 4 and the ball socket 3 are prone to loosening. By manually turning the adjusting nut 606, the adjusting nut 606 cooperates with the moving rod 604, so that the moving rod 604 moves and then pulls the wire rope 603 to move. The wire rope 603 can tighten the raised part of the ball socket 3, thereby ensuring that the inner side of the ball socket 3 is in close contact with the ball head 4, increasing the pressure and increasing the friction, ensuring the stable adjustment of the orientation of the rearview mirror 1, and ensuring the normal use of the rearview mirror 1.
[0033] Example 2
[0034] This embodiment is an improvement on embodiment 1. Figure 3 Specifically, strip grooves are provided on both sides of the moving rod 604 , and guide plates 607 are provided inside the strip grooves. The outer sides of the guide plates 607 are fixedly connected to the mounting plate 601 .
[0035] The guide plate 607 on one side is inclined toward one side of the moving rod 604 .
[0036] A guide wheel 608 is rotatably connected to one side of the inner part of the hollow cylinder 602 , and the outer side of the guide wheel 608 is in contact with the wire rope 603 .
[0037] When the wire rope 603 moves, the guide wheel 608 provided thereon can guide the wire rope 603 to avoid damage caused by prolonged friction between the wire rope 603 and the hollow tube 602. At the same time, the guide plate 607 cooperates with the moving rod 604 to ensure that the moving rod 604 can move up and down stably when the adjusting nut 606 rotates to avoid its own rotation, thereby ensuring that the wire rope 603 is tightened or loosened.
[0038] Example 3
[0039] This embodiment is an improvement on embodiment 2. Figure 2 Specifically, one side of the top of the hollow cylinder 602 is in close contact with the ball socket 3.
[0040] When the steel wire rope 603 is pulled, the top side of the hollow tube 602 is in close contact with the ball socket 3, which can ensure the stability of the ball socket 3 and is used to stabilize the ball socket 3 by tightening the steel wire rope 608 to ensure that the ball socket 3 and the ball head 4 fit closely.
[0041] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.
[0042] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile, characterized in that: It comprises a rearview mirror (1) and a connecting plate (2), A connecting plate (2) is installed on one side of the rearview mirror (1), and a ball socket (3) is fixedly connected inside the connecting plate (2), and a rotatable ball head (4) is arranged inside the ball socket (3), and a connecting frame (5) is fixedly connected to one side of the ball head (4); A notch for adjusting the opening size of the ball socket (3) is provided on one side of the ball socket (3), and the open edge of the ball socket (3) is tilted outwardly, a fixing component (6) is provided on one side of the tilted edge of the ball socket (3), and one side of the fixing component (6) is fixedly connected to the connecting plate (2); The fixing assembly (6) comprises a mounting plate (601), a hollow cylinder (602) and a steel wire rope (603); one side of the mounting plate (601) is fixedly connected to the connecting plate (2); the top of the mounting plate (601) is fixedly connected to the hollow cylinder (602), and the top of the hollow cylinder (602) is fixedly connected to the steel wire rope (603); the other end of the steel wire rope (603) is fixedly connected to a moving rod (604), and the outer side of the moving rod (604) is spirally connected to an adjusting nut (606); The top of the adjusting nut (606) is rotatably connected to a fixing plate (605), and the top of the fixing plate (605) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (601).
2. A connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two sides of the moving rod (604) are provided with strip grooves, and guide plates (607) are arranged inside the strip grooves. The outer sides of the guide plates (607) are fixedly connected to the mounting plate (601).
3. A connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile according to claim 2, characterized in that: The guide plate (607) on one side is arranged to be inclined toward one side of the moving rod (604).
4. The connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide wheel (608) is rotatably connected to one side of the interior of the hollow cylinder (602), and the outer side of the guide wheel (608) is in contact with the steel wire rope (603).
5. The connecting device for an interior rearview mirror of an automobile according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the top of the hollow cylinder (602) is in close contact with the ball socket (3).
