Mounting system for vehicular mirror
First Claim
1. A side-mounted rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror housing enclosing a mirror case supporting a reflective element and a support base having a mounting panel for mounting the mirror, at least one hook assembly extending from the mounting panel configured to engage at least one socket mounting the mirror assembly to a vehicle by translating said mounting panel relative to said at least one socket, and a resilient seal assembly extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the support base for engaging the vehicle.
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Abstract
The invention provides improvements to an external vehicle mirror assembly. The pivot point is located at an outboard side of the mirror housing. The power pack is mounted at an inboard side of the mirror housing. The mirror case is molded with no obstructions in a recessed base for holding the mirror, and the pivotable socket is molded at one side of the mirror case. The mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle through an improved mounting mechanism. Trim seals seal the mirror assembly to the vehicle with improved wind noise, moisture, and dust resistance, and fewer components.
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34 Claims
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1. A side-mounted rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror housing enclosing a mirror case supporting a reflective element and a support base having a mounting panel for mounting the mirror,
at least one hook assembly extending from the mounting panel configured to engage at least one socket mounting the mirror assembly to a vehicle by translating said mounting panel relative to said at least one socket, and a resilient seal assembly extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the support base for engaging the vehicle.
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13. A vehicular mirror mounting system for mounting a vehicular mirror to a side panel of a vehicle comprising:
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a mirror mounting panel adapted to receive a mirror head with a reflective element mounted therein, the mirror mounting panel having one of a flange and a socket directed in a forward direction with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle;
a vehicle side panel having the other of a flange and a socket directed in a rearward direction with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle;
wherein the flange is adapted to be slidably received within the socket when the flange and socket are operably aligned with one another and the mirror mounting panel is moved forwardly with respect to the vehicle side panel so that the flange is received within the socket. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for mounting a vehicular mirror to a side panel of a vehicle having a side panel mounting portion thereon comprising:
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a mirror mounting panel having a mirror mounting portion thereon;
wherein the mirror mounting panel has at least one seal intergrally formed with at least one peripheral edge thereof that forms an effective barrier against wind and water ingress when the mirror mounting panel is mounted to the vehicle side panel when the mirror mounting portion is received by the side panel mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A mirror case for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly comprising a housing and a tilt mechanism attached at at least one attachment point to the mirror case for adjusting the orientation of the mirror case about two perpendicular axes, the mirror case having a pivot point spaced from the at least one attachment point at which the mirror case is mounted in the rearview mirror assembly to enable the mirror case to pivot about the two perpendicular axes but prevent the mirror case from translating along a third axis perpendicular to the two perpendicular axes, wherein:
the spacing between the pivot point and the attachment point of the tilt mechanism to the mirror case is maximized. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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