Mirror assembly for use in automobile having water drops removing apparatus
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1. A vibrating mirror assembly for removing water drops comprising:
- a mirror glass,a back holder for holding the mirror glass, having a flange with a plurality of projections which engage the front surface of the mirror glass, anda supersonic generator for causing a vibration of the mirror glass which is mounted in the back holder and behind the mirror glass,the plurality of projections are spaced from each other and extend from the inner surface of the flange to contact the front surface of the mirror glass so that a gap is defined between the inner surface of the flange and the front surface of the mirror glass and is set at a predetermined value such that a pumping action and cavitation of the water drops caught in the gap can be prevented.
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Abstract
A mirror assembly for use in an automobile having a water drops removing apparatus. A mirror glass is held by a back holder which includes a flange engaging a front surface of an edge of the mirror glass. The flange has a plurality of projections extending from the flange to contact the glass surface. The projections maintain a predetermined gap between the inner surface of the flange and the glass surface so that the pumping action and cavitation of the water drops in the gap are prevented.
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1. A vibrating mirror assembly for removing water drops comprising:
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a mirror glass, a back holder for holding the mirror glass, having a flange with a plurality of projections which engage the front surface of the mirror glass, and a supersonic generator for causing a vibration of the mirror glass which is mounted in the back holder and behind the mirror glass, the plurality of projections are spaced from each other and extend from the inner surface of the flange to contact the front surface of the mirror glass so that a gap is defined between the inner surface of the flange and the front surface of the mirror glass and is set at a predetermined value such that a pumping action and cavitation of the water drops caught in the gap can be prevented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vibrating mirror assembly for removing water drops comprising:
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a mirror glass, a back holder for holding the mirror glass, the back holder having a flange with a plurality of projections which contact a front surface of the mirror, the projections being spaced from each other, a supersonic generator for vibrating the mirror glass, the supersonic generator being mounted in the back holder behind the mirror glass, and means for preventing pumping action and cavitation of the water drops around a periphery of the front surface of the mirror glass, said means for preventing comprises at least one gap defined between an inner surface of the flange and the front surface of the mirror glass, the gap being set at a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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