Angled Side View Mirror Assembly for Passenger Blind Spot Elimination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exterior side view mirrors on vehicles suffer from blind spots, particularly on the passenger side, which can lead to safety hazards during driving, and existing solutions like wider or curved mirrors either increase aerodynamic drag, distort distance perception, or require additional space and complexity.
Innovation Solution
The exterior side view mirror system features a mirror base with angled surfaces and a spacer plate, allowing for inward adjustability and stability through a threaded ball stud and screws, providing a distortion-free wide-angle view of the side lane while being geometrically designed for easy adjustment and mounting on vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the exterior mirror reflector is made wider to reduce blind spots, then the field of view rearward is improved, but the aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second mirror head positioned at a different angular dimension relative to the first mirror head. This multi-dimensional arrangement allows the mirrors to cover blind spots that a single wider mirror cannot capture, effectively reducing information loss without increasing the width of individual mirror surfaces, thereby avoiding the associated aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption penalties.
2Loss of information
If a curved reflector is used to increase field of view, then the rearward visibility is improved, but the distance perception is distorted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the mirror system into multiple separate mirror heads, each with its own reflector surface. By segmenting the viewing function across multiple mirrors rather than using a single large curved reflector, the system achieves comprehensive rearward visibility while maintaining accurate distance perception in each individual mirror segment, avoiding the distortion problems of large curved surfaces.
3Loss of information
If the mirror is made more adjustable to eliminate blind spots, then the visibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs pre-configured mirror heads that are factory-set at specific angles to cover common blind spot areas. This preliminary positioning eliminates the need for complex real-time adjustment mechanisms, as the blind spot coverage is achieved through the predetermined angular arrangement of multiple mirror heads rather than through complex adjustable mechanisms.
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AI summary
Described herein are clear shot exterior side view mirrors that are unique because the angles of the mirror base where the mirror affixment structure mounts, as well as the angle of the mirror spacer plate under the base, maximize inward adjustability of each mirror affixment structure, eliminating the passenger side blind spot that exists in standard mirrors currently on the market. The two screws in the back of each mirror head stabilize and keep the mirror in its adjusted position eliminating the problem of the mirror repeatedly falling or angling downward when driving.