Driving mirror for motor vehicles
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1. A driving mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror housing having an upper beaded edge,an intermediate web within the housing defining, together with the upper part of the housing, a compressed air chamber,an air feed line for bringing compressed air to the chamber,a valve mounted on the web for controlling the flow of compressed air from the feed line into the chamber, anda mirror pane mounted within the housing, the upper portion of the mirror pane being secured to the web in a position so that its outer face is spaced from the beaded edge of the housing so as to define a slot-like nozzle between the beaded edge and the mirror pane, the nozzle communicating with the compressed air chamber and being shaped to direct compressed air from the chamber tangentially over the outer face of the mirror.
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Abstract
A driving, or outside rear-view, mirror for a motor vehicle including a housing containing a mirror pane. A compressed air circuit provides high pressure air flow to clean the mirror pane and cooperates with a pressure chamber to vary the camber of and hence the field of view offered by the mirror.
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1. A driving mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a mirror housing having an upper beaded edge, an intermediate web within the housing defining, together with the upper part of the housing, a compressed air chamber, an air feed line for bringing compressed air to the chamber, a valve mounted on the web for controlling the flow of compressed air from the feed line into the chamber, and a mirror pane mounted within the housing, the upper portion of the mirror pane being secured to the web in a position so that its outer face is spaced from the beaded edge of the housing so as to define a slot-like nozzle between the beaded edge and the mirror pane, the nozzle communicating with the compressed air chamber and being shaped to direct compressed air from the chamber tangentially over the outer face of the mirror.
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Current AssigneeMan Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg AG
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Original AssigneeMan Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg AG
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InventorsJapes, Manfred
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Primary Examiner(s)Punter, William H.
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Application NumberUS06/527,968Time in Patent Office853 DaysField of Search350/584, 350/607-608, 52/171US Class Current359/509CPC Class CodesB60R 1/025 comprising special mechanic...B60R 1/0602 comprising means for cleani...
