US20050099711A1 - Magnesium mirror base with countermeasures for galvanic corrosion - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally pertains to a folding side mirror structure and, more particularly, toward improved folding side mirror structure that permits use of dissimilar metals.
- a conventional folding automobile side mirror is shown to include an outer base 10 , a housing 12 , an inner base 14 , a bracket 16 , and a hinge structure formed between the bracket 16 and the inner base 14 .
- the inner base 14 provides a raised cylindrical wall 14 a , which serves as a pivot post.
- the pivot post 14 a receives a plastic washer 20 and a metal push-on lock nut 22 at its upper end.
- the plastic washer 20 is provided to reduce noise that would otherwise be generated by contact between the metal nut 22 and a metal spring 24 , described hereinafter.
- the bracket 16 has inner and outer concentric cylindrical walls 16 a , 16 b that are interconnected by a base wall 16 c .
- the bracket's inner and outer concentric cylindrical walls 16 a , 16 b surround the raised cylindrical wall 14 a of the inner base 14 and cooperate with the inner base cylindrical wall 14 a to define an annular chamber 18 in which the biasing spring 24 is received.
- the biasing spring 24 which urges the folding mirror into a lower position, is trapped in the annular chamber 18 between the washer 20 and the base wall 16 c of the bracket 16 .
- the spring 24 is ordinarily made from steel, and due to the fact that the spring 24 is in direct contact with the bracket 16 , it is not possible to form the bracket 16 from magnesium. Moreover, the upwardly open annular chamber 18 receives and holds water that may be introduced into the folding mirror assembly (e.g. from rain, condensation, etc.), which would accelerate any galvanic corrosion should a steel/magnesium junction be present. Due in part to these problems, magnesium parts have not been incorporated into folding automobile side mirrors of the design illustrated in FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 7 There has also been proposed, as illustrated in FIG. 7 , an alternative hinge design for folding automobile side mirrors.
- This proposed design also includes a bracket 40 , an inner base 42 , an outer base 44 , and a housing 46 .
- the bracket 40 includes inner and outer cylindrical walls 40 a , 40 b that are joined at their upper ends by an annular wall 40 c .
- the bracket's inner cylindrical wall 40 a serves as the pivot post for the hinge.
- the inner base 42 provides an upwardly extending cylindrical wall 42 a , with an annular flange 42 b extending inwardly from an upper end thereof.
- the inner edge of the annular flange 42 b includes a downwardly extending lip 42 c , which serves to retain a spring 48 thereon, as described hereinafter.
- a plastic washer 50 is placed over the lower end of the pivot post 40 a , and is held in place by a lock nut 52 .
- the spring 48 is received and retained between the washer 50 and the downwardly facing surface of the annular flange 42 b . Accordingly, the spring 48 , which is made of steel, is in direct contact with the inner base 42 at the annular flange 42 b.
- the inner base 42 has been formed from a material that is compatible with the steel spring 48 , such as steel, plastic, or aluminum.
- the present invention is directed toward an improved folding automobile side mirror assembly that is formed, at least partially, from magnesium.
- the present invention is further directed toward an improved hinge assembly for a folding automobile side mirror assembly that limits water intrusion and retention within the mirror assembly.
- the present invention is further directed toward such an improved hinge assembly that permits use of dissimilar metals, such as magnesium and steel, while minimizing risks associated with galvanic corrosion.
- a folding automobile side mirror assembly includes an outer base, an inner base, a bracket, upper and lower washer members, a lock nut, and a spring.
- the outer base is secured to a surface of a vehicle, the inner base and the bracket are disposed within a mirror housing that is pivotally secured to the outer base.
- the inner base includes an upstanding cylindrical wall that has an annular wall member extending inwardly therefrom while the bracket includes inner and outer cylindrical walls that are connected at upper ends thereof by an upper wall member.
- the upstanding cylindrical wall of the inner base is received between the inner and outer cylindrical wall members of the bracket.
- the upper and lower washer members are secured around inner cylindrical wall of the bracket and each includes a radially extending flange.
- the radially extending flange of the upper washer member is in engagement with the annular wall member of the inner base upstanding cylindrical wall.
- the lower washer member is disposed at a location spaced from the upper washer member and is held in place by the lock nut.
- the spring is disposed around the inner cylindrical wall and is in engagement with the radially extending flanges of the upper and lower washer members.
- the inner base is formed from a first metal and the spring is formed from a second metal, with the first and second metals being dissimilar and subject to galvanic corrosion.
- magnesium or an alloy thereof is used as the first metal and steel is used as the second metal.
- the upper washer member is disposed between inner base and the spring and prevents galvanic corrosion therebetween.
- FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of a folding automobile mirror incorporating the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a rear and left perspective view of the folding automobile mirror shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the folding automobile mirror of FIGS. 1-2 , with the folded mirror being shown in dashed lines;
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the mirror according to the present invention, as seen along line 4 - 4 of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the mirror according to the present invention, as seen along line 5 - 5 of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a conventional folding mirror assembly.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of another known folding mirror assembly.
- a folding automobile mirror assembly 100 is shown to include an outer base 102 and a mirror housing 104 .
- the mirror housing 104 is pivotally secured to the outer base 102 such that the mirror housing 104 may be manually moved from an outwardly extended or normal position to a folded or storage position.
- the storage position is illustrated in dashed lines in FIG. 3 .
- the mirror housing 104 will move vertically upward slightly from a normal vertical position to a raised vertical position as the mirror housing 104 pivots from the normal position toward the storage position.
- the mirror housing hinge assembly includes a spring that biases the mirror housing toward the normal vertical position and away from the raised vertical position so as to provide resistance to the pivoting movement.
- the folding automobile side mirror assembly disclosed to this point is conventional in appearance and function, and will be described hereinafter as it relates to the improved hinge structure of the present invention.
- the mirror assembly 100 is shown to include a spring 108 , a bracket 110 , an inner base 112 , an upper washer member 114 , a lower washer member 116 , and a lock nut 118 .
- the spring 108 and lock nut 118 are preferably formed from steel, while the bracket 110 , upper and lower washer members 114 , 116 , the outer base 102 , and the housing 104 are formed from plastic or other materials that are not subject to galvanic corrosion.
- the housing 104 and outer base 102 may be formed from metal, such as aluminum.
- the inner base 112 is preferably formed from magnesium or alloys thereof and, therefore, in the illustrated embodiment must be protected from both water and contact with steel due to the threat of galvanic corrosion.
- the present invention is particularly concerned with structures and methods to permit use of magnesium and alloys thereof in assemblies that are ordinarily used in wet environments and in the presence of other steel parts, it is more broadly concerned with structures and methods that permit the use of dissimilar metals that would otherwise be subject to galvanic corrosion. Accordingly, the present invention, although described herein with reference to the preferred embodiment (which employs a part made from magnesium used in a mirror assembly incorporating steel), is not to be limited to this specifically described and presently preferred embodiment. Rather, it is considered apparent that one skilled in the art, with knowledge of the present invention, would be capable of altering the materials used (i.e., to use another combination of dissimilar metals that would otherwise be susceptible to galvanic corrosion) without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
- the inner base 112 and the bracket 110 cooperate with the spring 108 , washer members 114 , 116 , and lock nut 118 to define a hinge assembly 106 .
- the bracket 110 includes an inner cylindrical wall 110 a , which defines a pivot post of the hinge assembly 106 , an outer cylindrical wall 110 b , and an upper wall member 110 c that interconnects the upper ends of the bracket's inner and outer cylindrical walls 110 a , 110 b .
- the inner and outer cylindrical walls 110 a , 110 b are open at their bottom ends and spaced apart from one another to define a cylindrical chamber (annular in cross section) that receives an upstanding cylindrical wall 112 a from the inner base 112 .
- the upstanding cylindrical wall 112 a is disposed adjacent an inner surface of the outer cylindrical wall 110 a of the bracket 110 , and includes an annular wall member 112 b at its upper end that projects inwardly toward the outer surface of the bracket's inner cylindrical wall 110 a .
- the annular wall member 112 b is disposed adjacent a lower surface of the bracket's upper wall member 110 c , as illustrated.
- An inner edge of the annular wall member 112 b terminates in a downwardly extending lip 112 c , which is positioned near the outer surface of the bracket's inner cylindrical wall 110 a.
- the upper washer member 114 which is generally L-shaped in cross section, is pushed on over the inner cylindrical wall 110 a of the bracket 110 so as to have an elongated cylindrical leg 114 a extending along the outer surface of the bracket's inner cylindrical wall 110 a and an annular rim 114 b extending away from the inner cylindrical wall 110 a and toward the inner surface of the inner base upstanding cylindrical wall 112 a .
- the downwardly extending lip 112 c of the inner base 112 engages an upper surface of the upper washer member 114 at a location adjacent the intersection of the elongated cylindrical leg 114 a and the annular rim 114 b.
- the lower washer member 116 which is pushed on over the inner cylindrical wall 110 a of the bracket member 110 but retained at a location spaced downwardly from the upper washer member 114 a predetermined amount, is preferably identical to the upper washer member 114 but is inverted relative to the upper washer member 114 .
- the lower washer member 116 has an elongated cylindrical leg 116 a extending along the outer surface of the bracket's inner cylindrical wall 110 a and an annular rim 116 b extending away from the inner cylindrical wall 110 a and toward the inner surface of the inner base upstanding cylindrical wall 112 a.
- the spring 108 is received between the upper and lower washer members 114 , 116 and, more particularly, is in engagement with the annular rims 114 b , 116 b of the washer members 114 , 116 .
- the spring 108 is held in compression so as to exert a downward force on the lower washer member 116 and the bracket 110 and thereby help to retain the bracket 110 in engagement with the inner base 112 .
- the lock nut 118 which is pushed on over the lower end of the bracket inner cylindrical wall 110 a , is downwardly adjacent and in face-to-face contact with the lower surface of the lower washer member annular rim 116 b .
- the bracket inner cylindrical wall 110 a preferably includes a circumferential groove into which an inwardly projection flange from the lock nut 118 is snap-fittingly inserted. The groove and flange cooperate to hold the lock nut 118 in place, and thereby retain the spring 108 in a compressed or biasing condition.
- the spring 108 is preferably formed from steel, which is conventional.
- the inner base 112 is formed from magnesium. While the hinge assembly 106 is protected from water intrusion due to its closed upper end (via the bracket wall 110 c ), there would ordinarily still remain direct steel to magnesium contact at the flange 112 b where the upper end of the spring 108 contacts the inner base 112 . However, in the assembly according to the present invention, such corrosive contact is precluded by the placement of the upper washer member 114 therebetween. Accordingly, by introduction of the upper washer member 114 in this particular location, the damaging effects of galvanic corrosion are prevented and it is now possible to make the inner base 112 out of magnesium in an application in which, heretofore, the use of magnesium parts was impossible.
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- The present invention generally pertains to a folding side mirror structure and, more particularly, toward improved folding side mirror structure that permits use of dissimilar metals.
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- Assemblies including dissimilar metals, such as those having magnesium parts in combination with steel parts, suffer from galvanic corrosion. This inherent corrosion problem is exacerbated when the assembly is used in a wet environment. Due to these problems, the use of magnesium in automobiles has been rather limited, despite the weight savings and manufacturing efficiencies that could result from its implementation.
- Folding automobile side mirrors are a particular application wherein galvanic corrosion resulting from the interaction of magnesium and steel has prevented the introduction of magnesium parts. For example, with reference to
FIG. 6 , a conventional folding automobile side mirror is shown to include anouter base 10, ahousing 12, aninner base 14, abracket 16, and a hinge structure formed between thebracket 16 and theinner base 14. Theinner base 14 provides a raisedcylindrical wall 14 a, which serves as a pivot post. Thepivot post 14 a receives aplastic washer 20 and a metal push-onlock nut 22 at its upper end. Theplastic washer 20 is provided to reduce noise that would otherwise be generated by contact between themetal nut 22 and ametal spring 24, described hereinafter. Thebracket 16 has inner and outer concentriccylindrical walls base wall 16 c. The bracket's inner and outer concentriccylindrical walls cylindrical wall 14 a of theinner base 14 and cooperate with the inner basecylindrical wall 14 a to define anannular chamber 18 in which the biasingspring 24 is received. Thus, the biasingspring 24, which urges the folding mirror into a lower position, is trapped in theannular chamber 18 between thewasher 20 and thebase wall 16 c of thebracket 16. - Insofar as the
spring 24 is ordinarily made from steel, and due to the fact that thespring 24 is in direct contact with thebracket 16, it is not possible to form thebracket 16 from magnesium. Moreover, the upwardly openannular chamber 18 receives and holds water that may be introduced into the folding mirror assembly (e.g. from rain, condensation, etc.), which would accelerate any galvanic corrosion should a steel/magnesium junction be present. Due in part to these problems, magnesium parts have not been incorporated into folding automobile side mirrors of the design illustrated inFIG. 6 . - There has also been proposed, as illustrated in
FIG. 7 , an alternative hinge design for folding automobile side mirrors. This proposed design also includes abracket 40, aninner base 42, anouter base 44, and ahousing 46. Thebracket 40 includes inner and outercylindrical walls annular wall 40 c. In this configuration, the bracket's innercylindrical wall 40 a serves as the pivot post for the hinge. Between thepivot post 40 a and the outercylindrical wall 40 b, theinner base 42 provides an upwardly extendingcylindrical wall 42 a, with anannular flange 42 b extending inwardly from an upper end thereof. The inner edge of theannular flange 42 b includes a downwardly extendinglip 42 c, which serves to retain aspring 48 thereon, as described hereinafter. - A
plastic washer 50 is placed over the lower end of thepivot post 40 a, and is held in place by alock nut 52. Thespring 48 is received and retained between thewasher 50 and the downwardly facing surface of theannular flange 42 b. Accordingly, thespring 48, which is made of steel, is in direct contact with theinner base 42 at theannular flange 42 b. - Therefore, while the problems associated with water intrusion at the hinge (i.e., in the area of the spring) are reduced or eliminated with the alternative design shown in
FIG. 7 , the problem of galvanic corrosion resulting from contact between steel and magnesium would still be present should theinner base 42 be made from magnesium. Thus, in the alternative design ofFIG. 7 theinner base 42 has been formed from a material that is compatible with thesteel spring 48, such as steel, plastic, or aluminum. - Accordingly, there exists a heed in the art for an improved folding automobile side mirror that is configured so as to permit at least some of the mirror components to be formed from magnesium.
- The present invention is directed toward an improved folding automobile side mirror assembly that is formed, at least partially, from magnesium. The present invention is further directed toward an improved hinge assembly for a folding automobile side mirror assembly that limits water intrusion and retention within the mirror assembly. The present invention is further directed toward such an improved hinge assembly that permits use of dissimilar metals, such as magnesium and steel, while minimizing risks associated with galvanic corrosion.
- In accordance with the present invention, a folding automobile side mirror assembly, includes an outer base, an inner base, a bracket, upper and lower washer members, a lock nut, and a spring. The outer base is secured to a surface of a vehicle, the inner base and the bracket are disposed within a mirror housing that is pivotally secured to the outer base. The inner base includes an upstanding cylindrical wall that has an annular wall member extending inwardly therefrom while the bracket includes inner and outer cylindrical walls that are connected at upper ends thereof by an upper wall member.
- In further accordance with the present invention, the upstanding cylindrical wall of the inner base is received between the inner and outer cylindrical wall members of the bracket. The upper and lower washer members are secured around inner cylindrical wall of the bracket and each includes a radially extending flange. The radially extending flange of the upper washer member is in engagement with the annular wall member of the inner base upstanding cylindrical wall. The lower washer member is disposed at a location spaced from the upper washer member and is held in place by the lock nut.
- In further accordance with the present invention, the spring is disposed around the inner cylindrical wall and is in engagement with the radially extending flanges of the upper and lower washer members. The inner base is formed from a first metal and the spring is formed from a second metal, with the first and second metals being dissimilar and subject to galvanic corrosion. Preferably, magnesium or an alloy thereof is used as the first metal and steel is used as the second metal. The upper washer member is disposed between inner base and the spring and prevents galvanic corrosion therebetween.
- These and further features of the invention will be apparent with reference to the following description and drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of a folding automobile mirror incorporating the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a rear and left perspective view of the folding automobile mirror shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the folding automobile mirror ofFIGS. 1-2 , with the folded mirror being shown in dashed lines; -
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the mirror according to the present invention, as seen along line 4-4 ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the mirror according to the present invention, as seen along line 5-5 ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a conventional folding mirror assembly; and, -
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of another known folding mirror assembly. - With reference to
FIGS. 1-3 , a foldingautomobile mirror assembly 100 is shown to include anouter base 102 and amirror housing 104. Themirror housing 104 is pivotally secured to theouter base 102 such that themirror housing 104 may be manually moved from an outwardly extended or normal position to a folded or storage position. The storage position is illustrated in dashed lines inFIG. 3 . Conventionally, themirror housing 104 will move vertically upward slightly from a normal vertical position to a raised vertical position as the mirror housing 104 pivots from the normal position toward the storage position. The mirror housing hinge assembly includes a spring that biases the mirror housing toward the normal vertical position and away from the raised vertical position so as to provide resistance to the pivoting movement. The folding automobile side mirror assembly disclosed to this point is conventional in appearance and function, and will be described hereinafter as it relates to the improved hinge structure of the present invention. - With reference to
FIGS. 4 and 5 , themirror assembly 100 is shown to include aspring 108, abracket 110, aninner base 112, anupper washer member 114, alower washer member 116, and alock nut 118. Thespring 108 andlock nut 118 are preferably formed from steel, while thebracket 110, upper andlower washer members outer base 102, and thehousing 104 are formed from plastic or other materials that are not subject to galvanic corrosion. Alternatively, thehousing 104 andouter base 102 may be formed from metal, such as aluminum. Theinner base 112 is preferably formed from magnesium or alloys thereof and, therefore, in the illustrated embodiment must be protected from both water and contact with steel due to the threat of galvanic corrosion. - Although the present invention is particularly concerned with structures and methods to permit use of magnesium and alloys thereof in assemblies that are ordinarily used in wet environments and in the presence of other steel parts, it is more broadly concerned with structures and methods that permit the use of dissimilar metals that would otherwise be subject to galvanic corrosion. Accordingly, the present invention, although described herein with reference to the preferred embodiment (which employs a part made from magnesium used in a mirror assembly incorporating steel), is not to be limited to this specifically described and presently preferred embodiment. Rather, it is considered apparent that one skilled in the art, with knowledge of the present invention, would be capable of altering the materials used (i.e., to use another combination of dissimilar metals that would otherwise be susceptible to galvanic corrosion) without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
- With further reference to
FIGS. 4-5 , theinner base 112 and thebracket 110 cooperate with thespring 108,washer members nut 118 to define ahinge assembly 106. To that end, thebracket 110 includes an innercylindrical wall 110 a, which defines a pivot post of thehinge assembly 106, an outercylindrical wall 110 b, and anupper wall member 110 c that interconnects the upper ends of the bracket's inner and outercylindrical walls cylindrical walls cylindrical wall 112 a from theinner base 112. The upstandingcylindrical wall 112 a is disposed adjacent an inner surface of the outercylindrical wall 110 a of thebracket 110, and includes anannular wall member 112 b at its upper end that projects inwardly toward the outer surface of the bracket's innercylindrical wall 110 a. Theannular wall member 112 b is disposed adjacent a lower surface of the bracket'supper wall member 110 c, as illustrated. An inner edge of theannular wall member 112 b terminates in a downwardly extendinglip 112 c, which is positioned near the outer surface of the bracket's innercylindrical wall 110 a. - The
upper washer member 114, which is generally L-shaped in cross section, is pushed on over the innercylindrical wall 110 a of thebracket 110 so as to have an elongatedcylindrical leg 114 a extending along the outer surface of the bracket's innercylindrical wall 110 a and anannular rim 114 b extending away from the innercylindrical wall 110 a and toward the inner surface of the inner base upstandingcylindrical wall 112 a. Preferably, as best seen inFIG. 5 , the downwardly extendinglip 112 c of theinner base 112 engages an upper surface of theupper washer member 114 at a location adjacent the intersection of the elongatedcylindrical leg 114 a and theannular rim 114 b. - The
lower washer member 116, which is pushed on over the innercylindrical wall 110 a of thebracket member 110 but retained at a location spaced downwardly from theupper washer member 114 a predetermined amount, is preferably identical to theupper washer member 114 but is inverted relative to theupper washer member 114. To that end, thelower washer member 116 has an elongatedcylindrical leg 116 a extending along the outer surface of the bracket's innercylindrical wall 110 a and anannular rim 116 b extending away from the innercylindrical wall 110 a and toward the inner surface of the inner base upstandingcylindrical wall 112 a. - The
spring 108 is received between the upper andlower washer members annular rims washer members spring 108 is held in compression so as to exert a downward force on thelower washer member 116 and thebracket 110 and thereby help to retain thebracket 110 in engagement with theinner base 112. - The
lock nut 118, which is pushed on over the lower end of the bracket innercylindrical wall 110 a, is downwardly adjacent and in face-to-face contact with the lower surface of the lower washer memberannular rim 116 b. To facilitate assembly and retention, the bracket innercylindrical wall 110 a preferably includes a circumferential groove into which an inwardly projection flange from thelock nut 118 is snap-fittingly inserted. The groove and flange cooperate to hold thelock nut 118 in place, and thereby retain thespring 108 in a compressed or biasing condition. - As noted hereinbefore, the
spring 108 is preferably formed from steel, which is conventional. However, theinner base 112 is formed from magnesium. While thehinge assembly 106 is protected from water intrusion due to its closed upper end (via thebracket wall 110 c), there would ordinarily still remain direct steel to magnesium contact at theflange 112 b where the upper end of thespring 108 contacts theinner base 112. However, in the assembly according to the present invention, such corrosive contact is precluded by the placement of theupper washer member 114 therebetween. Accordingly, by introduction of theupper washer member 114 in this particular location, the damaging effects of galvanic corrosion are prevented and it is now possible to make theinner base 112 out of magnesium in an application in which, heretofore, the use of magnesium parts was impossible. - While the present invention has been described hereinbefore with particularity, it is considered apparent that the present invention is capable of numerous modifications, rearrangements, and substitutions of parts and, accordingly is not limited to the preferred embodiment specifically disclosed herein. Rather, the present invention is only to be defined by the claims appended hereto.
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