Wire cover assembly for vehicle interior mirror
First Claim
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror casing;
a mirror reflective element;
a circuit element having electronic circuitry and a mirror wire harness extending therefrom, said mirror wire harness extending from said mirror casing;
a double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly comprising a mounting base configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle windshield and a support arm for adjustably mounting said mirror reflective element about said mounting base;
said mirror wire harness being routed along an exterior surface of said support arm and an exterior surface of said mounting base;
a support arm sleeve that is attached at an exterior of said support arm;
said mirror wire harness routed substantially along said support arm and within said support arm sleeve so as to be substantially concealed from view at said support arm;
a mounting base cover assembly, said mounting base cover assembly disposed at said mounting base of said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said mounting base cover assembly substantially concealing said mounting base and substantially concealing said mirror wire harness at said mounting base; and
an end of said mirror wire harness being configured to be electrically connectable to a connecting end of a vehicle wire harness.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a circuit element having a mirror wire harness extending therefrom and extending from a mirror casing. The mirror assembly includes a mirror mounting assembly having a mounting base and a support arm for adjustably mounting the mirror reflective element at the mounting base. The mirror wire harness is routed along an exterior surface of the support arm and an exterior surface of the mounting base. A support arm sleeve is attached at an exterior of the support arm and routes and may contain the mirror wire harness substantially along the support arm and within the support arm sleeve. A mounting base cover assembly is disposed at the mounting base of the mirror assembly and substantially conceals the mounting base and the mirror wire harness at the mounting base.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a mirror reflective element; a circuit element having electronic circuitry and a mirror wire harness extending therefrom, said mirror wire harness extending from said mirror casing; a double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly comprising a mounting base configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle windshield and a support arm for adjustably mounting said mirror reflective element about said mounting base; said mirror wire harness being routed along an exterior surface of said support arm and an exterior surface of said mounting base; a support arm sleeve that is attached at an exterior of said support arm; said mirror wire harness routed substantially along said support arm and within said support arm sleeve so as to be substantially concealed from view at said support arm; a mounting base cover assembly, said mounting base cover assembly disposed at said mounting base of said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said mounting base cover assembly substantially concealing said mounting base and substantially concealing said mirror wire harness at said mounting base; and an end of said mirror wire harness being configured to be electrically connectable to a connecting end of a vehicle wire harness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a mirror reflective element; a circuit element having electronic circuitry and a mirror wire harness extending therefrom, said mirror wire harness extending from said mirror casing; a double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly comprising a mounting base configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle windshield and a support arm for adjustably mounting said mirror reflective element about said mounting base, said support arm comprising a spring disposed in a cavity therein for urging against ball members at said mounting base and said mirror reflective element to provide resistance of pivotal movement of said support arm about said ball members; said mirror wire harness being routed along an exterior surface of said support arm and an exterior surface of said mounting base, an end of said mirror wire harness being configured to be electrically connectable to a connecting end of a vehicle wire harness; a support arm sleeve that is attached at an exterior of said support arm; said mirror wire harness routed substantially along said support arm and within said support arm sleeve so as to be substantially concealed from view at said support arm; a mounting base cover assembly, said mounting base cover assembly disposed at said mounting base of said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said mounting base cover assembly substantially concealing said mounting base and substantially concealing said mirror wire harness at said mounting base; an upper channel member attached at an upper portion of said mounting base cover assembly and configured to extend at least partially along the vehicle windshield and above said mounting base cover assembly, said upper channel member substantially concealing at least one of said mirror wire harness and the vehicle wire harness therein; and wherein said support arm sleeve, said mounting base cover assembly and said upper channel member, when all assembled in the vehicle, cooperate to substantially conceal the entire routing of said mirror wire harness along substantially its entire length from its exit or entrance at said mirror casing to its exit or entrance at the vehicle headliner. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a mirror reflective element; a circuit element having electronic circuitry and a mirror wire harness extending therefrom, said circuit element comprising a printed circuit board having individual wires of said mirror wire harness soldered to said printed circuit board, a connecting end of said mirror wire harness extending from said mirror casing; a double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly comprising a mounting base configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle windshield and a support arm for adjustably mounting said mirror reflective element about said mounting base; said mirror wire harness being routed along an exterior surface of said support arm and an exterior surface of said mounting base; a support arm sleeve that is attached at an exterior of said support arm; said mirror wire harness routed substantially along said support arm and within said support arm sleeve so as to be substantially concealed from view at said support arm; a mounting base cover assembly, said mounting base cover assembly disposed at said mounting base of said double pivot joint mirror mounting assembly, said mounting base cover assembly substantially concealing said mounting base and substantially concealing said mirror wire harness at said mounting base; and said connecting end of said mirror wire harness being configured to be electrically connectable to a connecting end of a vehicle wire harness. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification