Replaceable rear view mirror for motor vehicles
First Claim
1. A mirror carrier plate assembly slidably engageable along a sliding direction by a holding plate of a mirror housing for securing the mirror carrier plate assembly to the housing, the holding plate having two opposite sides, the mirror carrier plate assembly comprising:
- a substantially planar mirror carrier plate having a first surface for receiving a mirror and a second surface opposite the first surface; and
at least two sets of projecting clips extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate and configured to receive and matingly retain the opposite sides of the holding plate, the sets being disposed substantially along the sliding direction, at least one of the sets of projecting clips being disposed on the mirror carrier plate along a first curved line so that a first portion of the one set is disposed further from a line extending in the sliding direction than a second portion of the one set.
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Abstract
A mirror carrier plate assembly is slidably engageable along a sliding direction by a holding plate of a mirror housing for securing the mirror carrier plate assembly to the housing. The holding plate has two opposite sides. The mirror carrier plate assembly includes a substantially planar mirror carrier plate having a first surface for receiving a mirror and a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least two sets of projecting clips extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate and configured to receive and matingly retain the opposite sides of the holding plate. The sets are disposed substantially along the sliding direction. At least one of the sets of projecting clips is disposed on the mirror carrier plate along a first curved line so that a first portion of the one set is disposed further from a line extending in the sliding direction than a second portion of the one set. Related rear view mirror assemblies are also disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. A mirror carrier plate assembly slidably engageable along a sliding direction by a holding plate of a mirror housing for securing the mirror carrier plate assembly to the housing, the holding plate having two opposite sides, the mirror carrier plate assembly comprising:
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a substantially planar mirror carrier plate having a first surface for receiving a mirror and a second surface opposite the first surface; and
at least two sets of projecting clips extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate and configured to receive and matingly retain the opposite sides of the holding plate, the sets being disposed substantially along the sliding direction, at least one of the sets of projecting clips being disposed on the mirror carrier plate along a first curved line so that a first portion of the one set is disposed further from a line extending in the sliding direction than a second portion of the one set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A rear view mirror assembly comprising:
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a housing;
a holding plate secured to the housing, the holding plate having two opposite sides;
a substantially planar mirror carrier plate having a first surface for receiving a mirror and a second surface opposite the first surface, the mirror carrier plate being slidably engageable along sliding direction with the holding plate;
a mirror secured to the first surface of the mirror carrier plate; and
at least two sets of projecting clips extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate and configured to receive and matingly retain the opposite sides of the holding plate, the sets being disposed substantially along the sliding direction, at least one of the sets of projecting clips being disposed on the mirror carrier plate along a first curved line so that a first portion of the one set is disposed further from a line extending in the sliding direction than a second portion of the one set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A rear view mirror assembly comprising:
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a housing;
a holding plate secured to the housing, the holding plate having two opposite sides;
a substantially planar mirror carrier plate having a first surface for receiving a mirror and a second surface opposite the first surface, the mirror carrier plate being slidably engageable along sliding direction with the holding plate;
a mirror secured to the first surface of the mirror carrier plate; and
two sets of projecting clips extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate and configured to receive and matingly retain the opposite sides of the holding plate, the sets being disposed substantially along the sliding direction, the two sets being arranged along opposed arcs, the arcs being disposed further from each other in the sliding direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification