Foldable vehicle outside rearview mirror having a detachable cap
First Claim
1. An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle, said outside rearview mirror comprisinga mirror base for mounting to a vehicle body,a mirror housing,a mirror glass, said mirror housing forming a frame laterally surrounding said mirror glass,a support plate having a laterally projecting extension, said extension being directly and pivotally connected to said mirror base, said mirror housing being mounted on a rear face of said support plate, andsaid mirror glass being adjustably mounted on said rear face of said support plate,a cap detachably clamped to a front face of the support plate, the cap fitting into engagement with the mirror housing and forming a portion of a continuing outer contour with the mirror housing, and said cap covering a front face of the support plate.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an outside rearview mirror for a vehicle which has a mirror base adapted to be mounted to a car body, and a mirror housing mounted to a support plate. The support plate is fastened foldably to the mirror base by a joint. The mirror housing has the form of a frame surrounding a mirror glass which is mounted by an adjustment device to the rearward face of the support plate. A cap is detachably clamped to the front face of the support plate and continues the outer contour of the mirror housing. Thereby the transfer of vibrations from the mirror housing to the mirror glass is cut down to a minimum and shifted to a frequency range which does not influence the perception of the image the mirror glass is presenting to the driver of the car.
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5 Claims
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1. An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle, said outside rearview mirror comprising
a mirror base for mounting to a vehicle body, a mirror housing, a mirror glass, said mirror housing forming a frame laterally surrounding said mirror glass, a support plate having a laterally projecting extension, said extension being directly and pivotally connected to said mirror base, said mirror housing being mounted on a rear face of said support plate, and said mirror glass being adjustably mounted on said rear face of said support plate, a cap detachably clamped to a front face of the support plate, the cap fitting into engagement with the mirror housing and forming a portion of a continuing outer contour with the mirror housing, and said cap covering a front face of the support plate.
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5. An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle, said outside rearview mirror comprising
a mirror base for mounting to a vehicle body, a mirror housing, a mirror glass, said mirror housing forming a frame laterally surrounding said mirror glass, a support plate having a laterally projecting extension, said extension being directly and pivotally connected to said mirror base, said mirror housing being mounted on a rear face of said support plate, said mirror glass being adjustably mounted on said rear face of said support plate, a cap detachably clamped to a front face of the support plate, the cap fitting into engagement with the mirror housing and forming a portion of a continuing contour with the mirror housing, and said cap covering a front face of the support plate, a plurality of resilient posts projecting from a bottom of the cap for clamping the support plate, each post including a pair of elastic fingers, and a free end of each finger including a catch nose.
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