Exterior rearview mirror assembly
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior portion of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mounting arm configured for attachment at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror assembly;
a mirror head disposed at an outboard end of said mounting arm and movable relative to said mounting arm;
wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element fixedly attached at an attachment portion of said mirror head and fixed relative to said mirror casing;
wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a front surface that is exposed to and is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a frameless mirror reflective element, and wherein no part of said mirror casing is disposed over said front surface of said glass substrate of said mirror reflective element;
an actuator operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm;
wherein, when said actuator is operated to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm, said mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; and
wherein said actuator is operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior portion of a vehicle includes a mounting arm configured for attachment at the vehicle, a mirror head disposed at an outboard end of the mounting arm and movable relative to the mounting arm, and an actuator operable to move the mirror head relative to the mounting arm. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a frameless mirror reflective element fixedly attached at the mirror casing, with no part of the mirror casing disposed over the front surface of the mirror reflective element. The actuator is operable to move the mirror head relative to the mounting arm to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the driver of the vehicle who is viewing the mirror reflective element with the exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the vehicle.
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29 Claims
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior portion of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mounting arm configured for attachment at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror assembly; a mirror head disposed at an outboard end of said mounting arm and movable relative to said mounting arm; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element fixedly attached at an attachment portion of said mirror head and fixed relative to said mirror casing; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a front surface that is exposed to and is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a frameless mirror reflective element, and wherein no part of said mirror casing is disposed over said front surface of said glass substrate of said mirror reflective element; an actuator operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; wherein, when said actuator is operated to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm, said mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; and wherein said actuator is operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior portion of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mounting arm configured for attachment at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror assembly; a mirror head disposed at an outboard end of said mounting arm and movable relative to said mounting arm; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element fixedly attached at an attachment portion of said mirror head and fixed relative to said mirror casing; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises an electrochromic reflective element having a front glass substrate and a rear substrate with an electrochromic medium sandwiched therebetween in an interpane cavity bounded by a perimeter seal, and wherein said front glass substrate comprises a front surface that is exposed to and is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein said front glass substrate comprises a rounded front perimeter along a perimeter circumference of said front surface of said front glass substrate that is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein no part of said mirror casing is disposed over said front surface of said front glass substrate of said mirror reflective element; an actuator operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; wherein, when said actuator is operated to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm, said mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; and wherein said actuator is operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior portion of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mounting arm configured for attachment at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror assembly; a mirror head disposed at an outboard end of said mounting arm and movable relative to said mounting arm; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element fixedly attached at an attachment portion of said mirror head and fixed relative to said mirror casing; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a front surface and a rounded front perimeter along a perimeter circumference of said front surface of said glass substrate that is exposed to and is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein no part of said mirror casing is disposed over said front surface of said glass substrate of said mirror reflective element; an actuator operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; wherein, when said actuator is operated to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm, said mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of said mirror head relative to said mounting arm; wherein said actuator is operable to move said mirror head relative to said mounting arm to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said exterior rearview mirror assembly is adjustable between a use position, where said mirror head is extended from the exterior portion of the vehicle for providing the rearward field of view to the driver of the equipped vehicle who is viewing said mirror reflective element with said exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the exterior portion of the equipped vehicle, and a folded position, where said mirror head is nearer to the exterior portion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification