Mirror assembly for vehicle
First Claim
1. A mirror assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- (a) a mirror;
(b) a light assembly having a lens;
(c) a visor for accommodating the mirror and the light assembly, the visor having a visor opening into which the lens is fitted;
(d) a joint element for movably mounting a side of said light assembly to a mounting element located within said visor;
(e) a connection element for movably connecting one end of the visor opening and one end of the lens; and
(f) a bias element for biasing the light assembly such that the visor opening is substantially closed by the lens, wherein said joint element pivotally mounts said light assembly to said mounting element within said visor, and said bias element pivotally biases said light assembly such that the visor opening is substantially closed by the lens.
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Abstract
A mirror assembly particularly adopted as a side view mirror for a vehicle, the assembly being provided a mirror, a mounting plate for supporting the mirror, a light assembly having a lens at one end, a visor for accommodating the mirror and the light assembly. A joint element pivotally mounts a side of the light assembly to the mounting plate. The visor has a visor opening into which the lens is fitted, and a connection element for movably connecting an end of the visor opening and an end of the lens. A bias element in the form of a spring pivotally biases the end of the light assembly having the lens such that the connection element substantially closes any gap between the visor opening and the lens.
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22 Claims
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1. A mirror assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
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(a) a mirror;
(b) a light assembly having a lens;
(c) a visor for accommodating the mirror and the light assembly, the visor having a visor opening into which the lens is fitted;
(d) a joint element for movably mounting a side of said light assembly to a mounting element located within said visor;
(e) a connection element for movably connecting one end of the visor opening and one end of the lens; and
(f) a bias element for biasing the light assembly such that the visor opening is substantially closed by the lens, wherein said joint element pivotally mounts said light assembly to said mounting element within said visor, and said bias element pivotally biases said light assembly such that the visor opening is substantially closed by the lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mirror assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
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(a) a mirror;
(b) a mounting plate for supporting the mirror;
(c) a light assembly having a lens;
(d) a visor for accommodating the mirror, the mounting plate and the light assembly, the visor having a visor opening into which the lens is fitted;
(e) a joint element for movably connecting the mounting plate and the light assembly, (f) a connection element for movably connecting one end of the visor opening and one end of the lens, and (g) a bias element separate from said joint element for biasing the light assembly such that the visor opening is substantially closed by the lens. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for assembling a mirror assembly for a vehicle, said mirror assembly including:
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(a) a mirror;
(b) a mounting plate for supporting the mirror;
(c) a light assembly having a lens;
(d) a visor for accommodating the mirror, the mounting plate and the light assembly, wherein the visor is provided with a visor opening into which the lens is fitted, the visor comprising a visor rim and a visor cover, with the visor rim including one end of the visor opening and the visor cover including an end opposite to the one end of the visor opening, the method comprising the steps of;
(i) movably connecting the light assembly to the mounting plate;
(ii) movably connecting one end of the lens and the one end of the visor opening;
(iii) mounting the visor rim onto a surface of the mounting plate;
(iv) biasing the light assembly such that an opposite end of the mirror abuts against the end opposite to the one end of the visor opening; and
(v) mounting the visor cover onto another surface of the mounting plate such that the visor opening is substantially closed by the lens. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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Specification