Patents
US 8246266 B2: Linkage arrangement for the adjustment of rearview mirrors
- Granted
- 2012-08-21
- Filed
- 2007-09-24 application 11903659
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A first linkage component including a ball socket having a concave profiling and a second linkage component including a projection having a convex profiling received in the concave profiling of the ball socket. A sliding plate carried between the ball socket and projection having a convex profiling conforming to the concave profiling of the ball socket and a concave profiling conforming to the convex profiling of the projection. The convex profilings of the projection and sliding plate have a larger radius of curvature than the concave profilings of the sliding plate and the ball socket. A connecting rod connects the first linkage component, the second linkage component, and the sliding plate together. Wherein the larger radius of curvature of the convex profiling of the sliding plate and projection causes the projection and sliding plate to be further received in the ball socket after abrasive wear to prevent play between components.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120821.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang-Mekra North America, LLC 44 patents | US company or organization | Ridgeway, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Lang | Ergersheim, DE | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wolfgang Seiboth | Bad Windsheim, DE | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stefan Centmayer | Ergersheim, DE | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C11/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/066 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16M | Frames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere; stands; supports | F16M11/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T403/32286 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2014-04-28 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 32835/871 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-12-05 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC signed 2012-07-18 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 31766/711 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2007-11-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CENTMAYER, STEFAN signed 2003-04-02 LANG, HEINRICH signed 2003-04-02 SEIBOTH, WOLFGANG signed 2003-04-02 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 20096/795 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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