Vehicle mirror assembly
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1. An exterior vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
- a base having a mounting portion configured to attach to an exterior vehicle panel;
a mirror housing attached to the base and extending from the base; and
a camera housing having a first end, a mid-section and a distal end, the mid-section extending from the first end to the distal end, the first end being attached to the base, the mid-section of the camera housing extending from the first end such that the mirror housing and the camera housing extend away from the base in respective directions that are substantially parallel to one another with the mirror housing in an in-use orientation, the mid-section and the distal end of the camera housing being spaced apart from the mirror housing, and the camera housing being free from contact with the mirror housing.
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Abstract
An exterior vehicle mirror assembly includes a base, a mirror housing and a camera housing. The base has a mounting portion configured to attach to an exterior vehicle panel. The mirror housing is coupled to the base and extends from the base. The camera housing is coupled to the base adjacent to the mirror housing and extends from the base such that the mirror housing and the camera housing extend away from the base in respective directions are substantially parallel to one another with the mirror housing in an in-use orientation. A distal end of the camera housing is spaced apart from the mirror housing.
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20 Claims
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1. An exterior vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
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a base having a mounting portion configured to attach to an exterior vehicle panel; a mirror housing attached to the base and extending from the base; and a camera housing having a first end, a mid-section and a distal end, the mid-section extending from the first end to the distal end, the first end being attached to the base, the mid-section of the camera housing extending from the first end such that the mirror housing and the camera housing extend away from the base in respective directions that are substantially parallel to one another with the mirror housing in an in-use orientation, the mid-section and the distal end of the camera housing being spaced apart from the mirror housing, and the camera housing being free from contact with the mirror housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An exterior vehicle mirror assembly comprising
a base having a mounting portion configured to attach to an exterior vehicle panel; -
a mirror housing attached to the base and extending from the base, the mirror housing being attached to the base for telescopic movement relative to the base between a retracted orientation and an extended orientation; and a camera housing attached to the base adjacent to the mirror housing and extending from the base such that the mirror housing and the camera housing extend away from the base in respective directions that are substantially parallel to one another with the mirror housing in an in-use orientation, the camera housing being spaced apart from the mirror housing, the camera housing being non-extensibly coupled to the base, and the camera housing extending beneath the mirror housing with the mirror housing in the retracted orientation and the base attached to the exterior vehicle panel.
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20. An exterior vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
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a base having a mounting portion configured to attach to an exterior vehicle panel; a mirror housing attached to the base and extending from the base for telescopic movement relative to the base between a retracted orientation and an extended orientation, the mirror housing further being attached to the base for movement between an in-use orientation and a folded position about a pivot axis that extends through the base; and a camera housing having a first end, a distal end and a mid-section that extends from the first end to the distal end, the first end of the camera housing being attached to the base for pivotal movement between an in-use orientation and a folded position about the pivot axis, the mid-section of the camera housing extending from the base such that the mid-section of the mirror housing and the camera housing extend away from the base in respective directions that are substantially parallel to one another with the mirror housing in its in-use orientation and the camera housing in its in-use orientation, the mid-section and the distal end of the camera housing being spaced apart from the mirror housing, and the camera housing being non-extensibly coupled to the base.
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