Side mirror assembly with integrated spotting mirror

A mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said mirror assembly comprising:

• a base fixedly secured to the motor vehicle;
• a housing fixedly secured to said base, said housing defining an opening;
• and
• a mirror operatively secured to said housing at said opening, said mirror defining a main viewing portion and a spotting mirror portion wherein said main viewing portion and said spotting mirror portion are fabricated from a unitary structure having a periphery and a flange extending around all of said periphery.

A mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said mirror assembly comprising:

• a base fixedly secured to the motor vehicle;
• a housing fixedly secured to said base, said housing defining an opening;
• and
• a mirror operatively secured to said housing at said opening, said mirror defining a main viewing portion and a spotting mirror portion wherein said main viewing portion and said spotting mirror portion are fabricated from a unitary structure, said main viewing portion and said spotting mirror portion defining a shared periphery that extends through a curvilinear path.

A method of fabricating a mirror surface from a metal blank, the method comprising the steps of:

• cutting the metal blank to define a periphery;
• applying a force to the periphery of the metal blank to form a flange around the periphery of the metal blank;
• and
• stretch bending the metal blank to form a mirror having a primary mirror section and a spotting mirror section.