VEHICLE OUTSIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY PREPARED FOR CARRYING AN IMAGE DETECTOR DEVICE
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1. A vehicle exterior rear view mirror assembly prepared to carry an image detector device comprising:
- a casing in which at least one reflector is installed providing a reflected rear image visible by a vehicle occupant;
a support base to fix said casing with said reflector to a part of the vehicle;
reflector fastening means to support on said casing either a first reflector of a first size or a second reflector of a second size, said second size being smaller than said first size; and
detector fastening means to support on said casing said image detector device, which is adapted to provide a signal representative of a rear image susceptible to be processed and presented as an information to a vehicle occupant, wherein said reflector and detector fastening means are configured and disposed such that when said first reflector is mounted on the reflector fastening means, the first reflector overlaps the detector fastening means, hiding them; and
when said second reflector is mounted on the reflector fastening means, the detector fastening means are available for the installation of said image detector device in operating conditions.
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Abstract
An outside rear-view mirror for a vehicle, which is designed to support an image-detector device is disclosed. The assembly comprises a casing with a reflector fastening device and a detector fastening device configured to mount either a first reflector installed over the detector fastening device, hiding them, or a second reflector, smaller than the first one, leaving the detector fastening device clear and available for the installation of the image detector device in operating conditions.
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1. A vehicle exterior rear view mirror assembly prepared to carry an image detector device comprising:
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a casing in which at least one reflector is installed providing a reflected rear image visible by a vehicle occupant;
a support base to fix said casing with said reflector to a part of the vehicle;
reflector fastening means to support on said casing either a first reflector of a first size or a second reflector of a second size, said second size being smaller than said first size; and
detector fastening means to support on said casing said image detector device, which is adapted to provide a signal representative of a rear image susceptible to be processed and presented as an information to a vehicle occupant, wherein said reflector and detector fastening means are configured and disposed such that when said first reflector is mounted on the reflector fastening means, the first reflector overlaps the detector fastening means, hiding them; and
when said second reflector is mounted on the reflector fastening means, the detector fastening means are available for the installation of said image detector device in operating conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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