US 12,208,733 B2 · Base assembly, rear view device and vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure refers to a base assembly of an exterior rear view device to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising a base frame being formed with a door attachment portion for attachment to a door of the vehicle, a head attachment portion for moveably attachment of a head assembly and an arm between said attachment portions; a cover made out of three pieces to mantle the arm from the door attachment portion to the head attachment portion only via snap, clips and/or latch connections, without screws; a camera cradle for attaching a camera to the base frame; a retainer means arranged on the door attachment portion for guiding and sealing harness; a sealing means attached to the door attachment portion; and a harness holder for attachment a harness to the door attachment portion. It also refers to an exterior rear view device with such a base assembly and a vehicle with such an exterior rear view device.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A base assembly of an exterior rear view device to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising:

a base frame formed with a door attachment portion for attachment to a door of the vehicle, a head attachment portion for moveable attachment of a head assembly, and an arm between said attachment portions;
a cover made out of three pieces to mantle the arm from the door attachment portion to the head attachment portion only via at least one of a snap, clip, or latch connections;
a camera cradle in form of a unit for attaching a camera to the base frame;
a retainer in form of a unit arranged on the door attachment portion for guiding and sealing a harness;
a seal attached to the door attachment portion;
and
a harness holder for attachment of the harness to the door attachment portion,
wherein
the three cover pieces are three plastic cover pieces,
the three cover pieces comprise a lower base cover, a base cover cap and an upper base cover, and
the three cover pieces are connected by at least one of the clip, snap, or latch connections, with said connections being provided between the three cover pieces, the seal and the base frame.

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A base assembly of an exterior rear view device to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising:

a base frame formed with a door attachment portion for attachment to a door of the vehicle, a head attachment portion for moveable attachment of a head assembly, and an arm between said attachment portions;
a cover made out of three pieces to mantle the arm from the door attachment portion to the head attachment portion only via at least one of a snap, clip, or latch connections;
a camera cradle in form of a unit for attaching a camera to the base frame;
a retainer in form of a unit arranged on the door attachment portion for guiding and sealing a harness;
a seal attached to the door attachment portion;
and
a harness holder for attachment of the harness to the door attachment portion,
wherein the seal is at least one of
arranged between the retainer and the door attachment portion or between the door attachment portion and at least one of the cover pieces,
formed as a two component door gasket,
comprises a door gasket seal and a door gasket substrate, or
provides a 2-way simultaneous sealing comprising an inner sealing to the base frame and an outer sealing to the lower base cover or to the door panel.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Base assembly, rear view device and vehicle

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