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Exterior rear view mirror and process for its assembly

  • US 9,827,909 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2015
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An exterior rear view mirror comprising:

  • a base bracket attached to a motor vehicle and extending out from the motor vehicle;

    an exterior rear view mirror housing attached to said base bracket such that said base bracket is partly accommodated within said exterior rear view mirror housing;

    an adjusting device fixedly secured to said base bracket;

    a backing plate having an orientation and secured to said adjusting device such that said adjusting device adjusts the orientation of said backing plate with respect to said base bracket;

    a mirror arranged on said backing plate;

    a frame having walls defining an opening arranged on a rear side of said exterior rear view mirror housing, such that said frame is connected to said adjusting device between said adjusting device and the base bracket, wherein said adjusting device secures said frame to said base bracket, wherein said frame includes a section to be received by said adjusting device for attachment of said frame operatively to said base bracket, wherein said section of said frame provided for attachment to said base bracket by said adjusting device, seen from an opening provided on said rear side of said exterior rear view mirror housing for said mirror, at least partly encompasses and/or engages behind said adjusting device; and

    fasteners to secure said adjusting device to said base bracket, wherein said fasteners extends directly through through-openings in said section at least partly encompassing and/or engaging behind said adjusting device to attach said adjusting device to said base bracket.

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