Exterior rearview mirror
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1. An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
- a mirror pane support;
an adjusting device comprising a housing and configured to adjust a position of said mirror pane support;
one or more spring elements configured to connect said housing and said mirror pane support with one another, wherein said one or more spring elements are part of at least one of said mirror pane support and said housing;
wherein said one or more spring elements comprise a U-shaped holding part wherein said U-shaped holding part has a transverse stay curved toward said housing;
wherein said U-shaped holding part has legs connected to opposite ends of said transverse stay wherein said legs have U-shaped leg ends pointing away from said transverse stay and connected to said mirror pane support.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles has a mirror pane support and an adjusting device with a housing for adjusting the position of the mirror pane support. One or more spring elements for connecting the housing and the mirror pane support with one another are provided. The spring elements are part of the mirror pane support and/or the housing. One or more locking counter members interact with the spring elements to connect the housing and the mirror pane support with one another.
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33 Claims
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1. An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
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a mirror pane support;
an adjusting device comprising a housing and configured to adjust a position of said mirror pane support;
one or more spring elements configured to connect said housing and said mirror pane support with one another, wherein said one or more spring elements are part of at least one of said mirror pane support and said housing;
wherein said one or more spring elements comprise a U-shaped holding part wherein said U-shaped holding part has a transverse stay curved toward said housing;
wherein said U-shaped holding part has legs connected to opposite ends of said transverse stay wherein said legs have U-shaped leg ends pointing away from said transverse stay and connected to said mirror pane support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
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a mirror pane support;
an adjusting device comprising a housing and configured to adjust a position of said mirror pane support;
one or more spring elements configured to connect said housing and said mirror pane support with one another, wherein said one or more spring elements are part of at least one of said mirror pane support and said housing;
wherein several of said spring elements are arranged on an imaginary circle;
further comprising one or more release levers engaging one or more of said spring elements. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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