Exterior rear-view mirror for vehicles, especially for motor vehicles
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1. An external rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said external rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror housing;
a mirror glass carrier operatively connected to said mirror housing, said mirror glass carrier defining an insertion opening adapted to receive a plurality of different inserts;
a mirror glass fixedly secured to said mirror glass carrier and movable with respect to said mirror housing, said mirror glass defining a peripheral edge;
wherein one of said plurality of different inserts is an attaching part matingly engagable with said insertion opening and removably securable to said mirror glass carrier, said attachment part extending about a portion of said peripheral edge and includes a light source.
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Abstract
An external rearview mirror assembly is designed for a motor vehicle. The external rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror housing. A mirror glass carrier is operatively connected to the mirror housing. A piece of mirror glass is fixedly secured to the mirror glass carrier and is movable with respect to the mirror housing. The mirror glass defines a peripheral edge. An attaching part is fixedly secured to the mirror glass carrier wherein the attachment part extends about a portion of the peripheral edge.
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1. An external rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said external rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror housing;
a mirror glass carrier operatively connected to said mirror housing, said mirror glass carrier defining an insertion opening adapted to receive a plurality of different inserts;
a mirror glass fixedly secured to said mirror glass carrier and movable with respect to said mirror housing, said mirror glass defining a peripheral edge;
wherein one of said plurality of different inserts is an attaching part matingly engagable with said insertion opening and removably securable to said mirror glass carrier, said attachment part extending about a portion of said peripheral edge and includes a light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a mirror housing;
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13. An attaching part adapted to be secured to an external mirror assembly having a mirror glass defining a peripheral edge, said attaching part comprising:
- a base;
a sidewall connected to said base and extending out therefrom;
catches extending out from said sidewall to positively lock said attaching part to the external mirror assembly;
a circuit board fixedly secured to said base; and
a light source electronically connected to said circuit board for illuminating the mirror glass. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- a base;
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