Vehicle body mounted side view mirror assemblies with off-roading and vehicle security features
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Jeffrey Robert Seaman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner
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Abstract
This disclosure details vehicle static body structure mounted side view mirror assemblies. The exemplary side view mirror assemblies may include features for supporting vehicle off-roading, such as a pivoting and telescoping mirror section, a wind wing, lighting features, snorkel features, and/or accessory mounts, etc. The exemplary side view mirror assemblies may also include features for supporting improved vehicle security, such as mirror mounted radar sensors capable of establishing a security protection zone about the vehicle.
Claims20
A side view mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a stationary mirror housing section mounted to a vehicle static body structure and including a first mirror;
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- a movable mirror housing section movably mounted to the stationary mirror housing section and including a second mirror,
- wherein the movable mirror housing section is movable between a first, on-road driving position and a second, off-road driving position relative to the stationary mirror housing section,
- wherein the second mirror is rear-facing relative to the vehicle when in the first, on-road driving position and is forward-facing relative to the vehicle when in the second, off-road driving position.
A side view mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a stationary mirror housing section mounted to a vehicle static body structure and including a first mirror;
- and
- a movable mirror housing section movably mounted to the stationary mirror housing section and including a second mirror,
- wherein the movable mirror housing section is movable between a first, on-road driving position and a second, off-road driving position relative to the stationary mirror housing section,
- wherein the movable mirror housing section includes a third mirror, and further wherein the third mirror is forward facing when the movable mirror housing section is positioned in the first, on-road driving position and establishes a lower, rear-facing mirror of the stationary mirror housing section when the movable mirror housing section is positioned in the second, off-road driving position.
A side view mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a stationary mirror housing section including a first mirror;
- and
- a movable mirror housing section pivotably movable between a first position and a second position relative to the stationary mirror housing section and including a second mirror secured to a first side of the movable mirror housing section and a third mirror secured to a second side of the movable mirror housing section,
- wherein the first side of the movable mirror housing section is rear-facing and the second side of the movable mirror housing section is forward-facing when in the first position,
- wherein the first side of the movable mirror housing section is forward-facing and the second side of the movable mirror housing section is rear-facing when in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.