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US 12,752,706 B2Granted
Vehicle mirror
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorThomas Seibold
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Abstract
A mirror housing for an outer mirror of a vehicle, preferably a passenger car, having an outer shell for receiving a mirror assembly, and having an inner shell. The outer shell includes a mirror opening closed in a circumferential direction for arranging a mirror of the mirror assembly. The inner shell is fastened to the outer shell in the region of the mirror opening. The inner shell lines the mirror opening from the inside along the circumferential direction.
Claims11
A mirror housing for an outer mirror of a passenger vehicle, said mirror housing comprising:
- an outer shell for receiving a mirror assembly, the outer shell comprising a mirror opening, which is closed in a circumferential direction (U), for receiving a mirror;
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- an inner shell fastened inside of the outer shell in a region of the mirror opening,
- wherein the inner shell lines the mirror opening from an inside of the mirror opening and along the circumferential direction (U),
- wherein the inner shell comprises a discontinuous and elastic body having two free and disconnected ends and a recess extending in the circumferential direction (U) between the two free and disconnected ends, such that the inner shell is configured to be compressed and inserted into the outer shell from a location that is outside of the outer shell and through the mirror opening in order to assemble the mirror housing,
- wherein when the inner shell is fastened to the outer shell, the recess is at least partially filled and/or closed by a closure element,
- wherein the closure element has two sides, each side being in direct contact with one of the two free and disconnected ends of the inner shell, and
- wherein the closure element comprises a blinking indicator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.