Mirror motor mounting bracket
First Claim
1. A mounting bracket for a mirror motor comprising:
- a bracket body having a planar portion defining a bracket face, a plurality of elongate snapping fingers extending from said face and disposed at circumferentially spaced locations around an axis extending perpendicular to said bracket face;
a plurality of arcuate support members extending from said face, and disposed circumferentially around said axis and between said snapping fingers; and
said plurality of elongate snapping fingers each having a height measured away from said bracket face and a circumferential width, wherein the ratio of said height to said width is at least about 1.5;
1, and wherein said plurality of arcuate support members are spaced from said plurality of snapping fingers by slots extending to said planar portion.
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Abstract
A mounting bracket for a mirror motor includes a plurality of elongate snapping fingers which are disposed at circumferentially spaced locations around an axis extending through the bracket. The elongate snapping fingers are designed such that a mirror motor can be releasably affixed to the mounting bracket. In one feature, the snapping fingers have a ratio of height to width of at least about 1.5:1. In another feature, the snapping fingers include a head portion having a top face and a bottom face. The top face slopes downwardly at a first angle and the bottom face slopes upwardly at an angle of at least about 10°. The first angle is greater than the second angle. In another feature, the mounting bracket includes at least one alignment structure mounted intermediate a pair of snapping fingers and having spaced tabs with downwardly sloping facing edges. The alignment structure helps position and hold the motor on the mounting bracket. The snapping fingers engage a lip of the mirror motor.
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20 Claims
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1. A mounting bracket for a mirror motor comprising:
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a bracket body having a planar portion defining a bracket face, a plurality of elongate snapping fingers extending from said face and disposed at circumferentially spaced locations around an axis extending perpendicular to said bracket face; a plurality of arcuate support members extending from said face, and disposed circumferentially around said axis and between said snapping fingers; and said plurality of elongate snapping fingers each having a height measured away from said bracket face and a circumferential width, wherein the ratio of said height to said width is at least about 1.5;
1, and wherein said plurality of arcuate support members are spaced from said plurality of snapping fingers by slots extending to said planar portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mounting bracket for a mirror motor comprising:
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a bracket body having a planar portion defining a planar face, a plurality of elongate snapping fingers extending from said planar face and disposed at circumferentially spaced locations around an axis extending perpendicular to said planar face, each of said plurality of snapping fingers including a head portion at an end spaced from said planar face, said head portion having a top face facing away from said planar face and a bottom face facing said planar face; and a plurality of arcuate support members extending from said planar face and circumferentially around said axis, said plurality of arcuate support members being spaced from said plurality of snapping fingers adjacent said planar face and both said arcuate support members and said snapping fingers extending from said planar portion for a distance defined as a height, said height of said snapping fingers being greater than said height of said arcuate support members; said top face sloping downwardly at a first angle measured from a plane parallel to said planar face, said bottom face sloping upwardly at a second angle of at least about 10°
from a plane parallel to said planar face; andwherein said first angle is greater than said second angle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mirror assembly comprising:
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A mounting bracket having a planar portion defining a planar face, a plurality of elongate snapping fingers extending from said planar face and disposed at circumferentially spaced locations around an axis extending perpendicular to said planar face, at least one arcuate support member extending from said planar face and disposed circumferentially around said axis and between said snapping fingers, and at least one alignment structure intermediate a pair of said plurality of snapping fingers and having circumferentially spaced tabs with downwardly sloping facing edges and a support surface between said tabs and extending upwardly from said face, wherein said arcuate support member is spaced from said snapping fingers by a slot extending to said planar portion; a mirror motor including a casing, a mating lip disposed around a periphery of said casing and at least one ear at said periphery of said casing; said plurality of snapping fingers releasably engaging said mating lip for mounting said motor on said bracket said, tabs guiding said ear onto said support surface as said motor is mounted on said bracket, to thereby aid in positioning and holding said motor on said bracket as said motor is mounted on said bracket. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification