Exterior rearview mirror assembly
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a bracket fixedly secured to the motor vehicle;
a mirror casing secured to said bracket, said mirror casing defining a primary opening;
a primary mirror disposed within said primary opening for providing a view rearward of the motor vehicle through a primary field of view, said primary mirror defining a primary plane;
a spotting mirror spaced apart from said primary mirror, said spotting mirror extending through a secondary plane different from said primary plane;
wherein said primary mirror and said spotting mirror are supported on a mirror backing plate, and wherein said primary mirror is supported at a first portion of said mirror backing plate and said spotting mirror is supported at a second portion of said mirror backing plate;
a divider of said mirror backing plate extending between said primary mirror and said spotting mirror to separate said primary and secondary mirrors visually;
wherein said divider extends from said mirror backing plate and demarcates said first portion of said mirror backing plate from said second portion of said mirror backing plate;
wherein said first portion of said mirror backing plate, said second portion of said mirror backing plate and said divider are commonly injection molded to form said mirror backing plate; and
wherein, when supported at said second portion of said mirror backing plate, said spotting mirror is tilted downwardly with resect to said primary mirror at an angle in a range of about 0.75 degrees to about 5 degrees.
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An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket fixedly secured to the vehicle, a mirror casing secured to the bracket and defining a primary opening, and a primary mirror disposed within said primary opening for providing a view rearward of the motor vehicle through a primary field of view. The primary mirror defines a primary plane. A spotting mirror is spaced apart from the primary mirror and extends through a secondary plane different from the primary plane. A divider extends between the primary mirror and the spotting mirror to separate the primary and secondary mirrors visually.
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket fixedly secured to the motor vehicle; a mirror casing secured to said bracket, said mirror casing defining a primary opening; a primary mirror disposed within said primary opening for providing a view rearward of the motor vehicle through a primary field of view, said primary mirror defining a primary plane; a spotting mirror spaced apart from said primary mirror, said spotting mirror extending through a secondary plane different from said primary plane; wherein said primary mirror and said spotting mirror are supported on a mirror backing plate, and wherein said primary mirror is supported at a first portion of said mirror backing plate and said spotting mirror is supported at a second portion of said mirror backing plate; a divider of said mirror backing plate extending between said primary mirror and said spotting mirror to separate said primary and secondary mirrors visually; wherein said divider extends from said mirror backing plate and demarcates said first portion of said mirror backing plate from said second portion of said mirror backing plate; wherein said first portion of said mirror backing plate, said second portion of said mirror backing plate and said divider are commonly injection molded to form said mirror backing plate; and wherein, when supported at said second portion of said mirror backing plate, said spotting mirror is tilted downwardly with resect to said primary mirror at an angle in a range of about 0.75 degrees to about 5 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket fixedly secured to the motor vehicle; a mirror casing secured to said bracket, said mirror casing defining a primary opening; a primary mirror disposed within said primary opening for providing a view rearward of the motor vehicle through a primary field of view, said primary mirror defining a primary plane; a spotting mirror spaced apart from said primary mirror, said spotting mirror extending through a secondary plane different from said primary plane; wherein said primary mirror and said spotting mirror are supported on a mirror backing plate, and wherein said primary mirror is supported at a first portion of said mirror backing plate and said spotting mirror is supported at a second portion of said mirror backing plate; a divider of said mirror backing plate extending between said primary mirror and said spotting mirror to separate said primary and secondary mirrors visually; wherein said primary mirror comprises one of (a) a generally flat glass substrate having a surface coated with a metallic reflector coating and (b) a generally flat polymeric substrate having a thin glass element applied to a surface thereof and with an opposing surface thereof having a reflecting layer applied thereto; wherein said divider extends from said mirror backing plate and demarcates said first portion of said mirror backing plate from said second portion of said mirror backing plate; wherein said first portion of said mirror backing plate, said second portion of said mirror backing plate and said divider are commonly injection molded to form said mirror backing plate; and wherein, when supported at said second portion of said mirror backing plate, said spotting mirror is tilted downwardly with respect to said primary mirror at an angle in a range of about 0.75 degrees to about 5 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket fixedly secured to the motor vehicle; a mirror casing secured to said bracket, said mirror casing defining a primary opening; a primary mirror disposed within said primary opening for providing a view rearward of the motor vehicle through a primary field of view, said primary mirror defining a primary plane; a spotting mirror spaced apart from said primary mirror, said spotting mirror extending through a secondary plane different from said primary plane; wherein said spotting mirror is at an angle relative to said primary mirror; wherein said primary mirror and said spotting mirror are supported on a mirror backing plate, and wherein said primary mirror is supported at a first portion of said mirror backing plate and said spotting mirror is supported at a second portion of said mirror backing plate; a divider of said backing plate extending between said primary mirror and said spotting mirror to separate said primary and secondary mirrors visually; wherein said primary mirror comprises one of (a) a generally flat glass substrate having a surface coated with a metallic reflector coating and (b) a generally flat polymeric substrate having a thin glass element applied to a surface thereof and with an opposing surface thereof having a reflecting layer applied thereto; wherein said divider extends from said mirror backing plate and demarcates said first portion of said mirror backing plate from said second portion of said mirror backing plate; wherein said first portion of said mirror backing plate, said second portion of said mirror backing plate and said divider are commonly injection molded to form said mirror backing plate; and wherein, when supported at said second portion of said mirror backing plate, said spotting mirror is tilted downwardly with respect to said primary mirror at an angle in a range of about 0.75 degrees to about 5 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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