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Sensor-mirror arrangement on a windshield

  • US 6,877,870 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2003
  • Issued: 04/12/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A sensor-mirror arrangement for a vehicle windshield, said arrangement comprising:

  • an optical sensor fastened by a sensor mounting in an upper edge region of the windshield inside a wiping field of a windshield wiper device on the windshield, said optical sensor and sensor mounting being arranged between a free field of vision of the windshield and a vehicle roof, an inside rearview mirror fastened on the windshield using a mirror mounting in the upper edge region between the sensor and the vehicle roof, said mirror mounting including a first fastening element that interacts with a complementary second fastening element, said second fastening element constructed on a mirror base of the inside rearview mirror, said mirror mounting also including a pedestal fastened on the windshield, wherein the first fastening element is constructed on a side of said pedestal facing away from and distal from the windshield and which is dimensioned so that the mirror base, when fastened on the mirror mounting is a predetermined distance from the windshield, which predetermine distance is greater than a minimum distance necessary without said pedestal for the proper installation and function of the mirror base.

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