Housing for a mirror actuator

Abstract

A housing for a mirror actuator, comprising a first housing member ( 10 ), provided with at least one first mounting opening ( 14′,15′,16′,17 ′), and a second housing member ( 50 ), provided with at least one second mounting opening ( 74,77 ), while in a mounted condition of the first and second housing member ( 10,50 ) the respective mounting openings ( 14′,15′,16′17′,74′,77 ), are in line, and in the mounted condition a connecting means ( 80 ) is arranged through the two mounting openings ( 14′,15′,16′,17′,74′,77 ), the first housing member ( 10 ) being provided with a first edge ( 11 ), and the second housing member ( 50 ) being provided with a second edge ( 51 ), while the first and second edge ( 11, 51 ) in mounted condition link up with each other, further provided with a sealing edge ( 60 ) which in mounted condition is arranged between the two edges ( 11,51 ).

1 . A housing for a mirror actuator, comprising 
 a first housing member ( 10 ), provided with at least one first mounting opening ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′), and    a second housing member ( 50 ), provided with at least one second  6  mounting opening ( 74 ,  77 ), while in a mounted condition of the first and second housing member ( 10 ,  50 ) the respective mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ) are in line, and in the mounted condition a connecting means ( 80 ) is arranged through the two mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ), characterized in that the first housing member ( 10 ) is provided with a first edge ( 11 ), that the second housing member ( 50 ) is provided with a second edge ( 51 ), while the first and second edge ( 11 ,  51 ) in mounted condition line up with each other and cooperate to surround an adjusting mechanism to be placed in the housing, and in that the housing is further provided with a sealing edge ( 60 ) of elastic design which in mounted condition is arranged between the two edges ( 11 ,  51 ), such that in mounted condition the two housing members ( 10 ,  50 ) are mounted under a mutual bias through the sealing edge ( 60 ).    
   
   
       2 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sealing edge ( 60 ) is provided on one of the two edges ( 11 ).  
   
   
       3 . A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the connecting means ( 80 ) in mounted condition exerts a spring force directed in a radial sense on the mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′).  
   
   
       4 . A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the connecting means ( 80 ) is a tubular rivet.  
   
   
       5 . A device according to  claim 4 , wherein the tubular rivet ( 80 ) in an outwardly sprung condition has an outside diameter greater than an inside diameter of the mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ).  
   
   
       6 . A device according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a driving mechanism mounted in a frame ( 40 ), the frame being provided with at least one through opening ( 41 ,  42 ,  43 ,  44 ), which through opening ( 41 ,  42 ,  43 ,  44 ) is in line with the respective mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ), while in the mounted condition the connecting means ( 80 ) extends through the through opening ( 41 ,  42 ,  43 ,  44 ) of the frame ( 46 ).  
   
   
       7 . A wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle, provided with a housing ( 1 ) for a mirror actuator according to any one of the preceding claims.  
   
   
       8 . A method for assembling a housing according to any one of claims  1 - 6 , comprising the steps of 
 aligning respective mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ) in a first and a second housing member ( 10 ,  50 ), and    arranging a connecting means ( 80 ) in the aligned mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ) to join the two housing members ( 10 ,  50 ) relative to each other.    
   
   
       9 . A method according to  claim 9 , wherein arranging the connecting means ( 80 ) comprises introducing a tubular rivet ( 80 ) into the aligned mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ), which tubular rivet ( 80 ) in outwardly sprung condition has an outside diameter greater than an inside diameter of the mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ), while the tubular rivet ( 80 ) in mounted condition exerts a spring force directed in a radial sense on the respective mounting openings ( 14 ′,  15 ′,  16 ′,  17 ′,  74 ,  77 ).