REARVIEW ASSEMBLY WITH EXPOSED CARRIER PLATE
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1. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a rearview device including a peripheral edge;
a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; and
a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device.
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Abstract
A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a rearview device having a peripheral edge. A carrier plate is operably coupled to the rearview device. The carrier plate includes a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge. The forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device. A housing includes a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device.
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1. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a rearview device including a peripheral edge; a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; and a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a rearview device including a peripheral edge; a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device; and a plurality of buttons disposed on a bottom side of the housing proximate the peripheral wall of the carrier plate and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a rearview device including a peripheral edge; a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device; and a wire harness slot disposed below a mount aperture configured to receive a mount that supports the housing in a predetermined position relative to a windshield of the vehicle, the wire harness slot being in communication with the mount aperture and configured to receive a wire harness. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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