# US 2014/0192431 A1 · Rearview assembly with exposed carrier plate > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192431 A1 - Document ID: US20140192431A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/147,369 - Filed: 2014-01-03 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Gentex Corporation - Applicants: Gentex Corporation - Inventors: Eric S. Sloterbeek; Steven G. Hoek; William M. Vanden Bos - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192431A1 ## CPC - B60R 1/04: mounted inside vehicle {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)} - B60R 1/12: Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks - B60R 1/02: Rear-view mirror arrangements (periscope arrangements B60R1/10) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a rearview device having a peripheral edge. A carrier plate is operably coupled to the rearview device. The carrier plate includes a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge. The forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device. A housing includes a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising: a rearview device including a peripheral edge; a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; and a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of button slots defined along the forward lip of the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, further comprising: at least one button extending through the housing; and one of a switchcard and a component card proximate the at least one button and generally configured to engage a printed circuit board via a compliant pin. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, wherein the peripheral edge of the rearview device is rounded. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall of the carrier plate extends passed the glass approximately 0.4 millimeters. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrier plate includes a rearwardly extending flange configured for abutting engagement with an inside wall of the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrier plate includes a support wall that extends behind the rearview device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The rearview assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a mount aperture disposed in a rear wall of the housing and a wire harness slot disposed below the mount aperture, the wire harness slot configured to transition a wire harness from inside the housing to a position outside the housing without interfering with a range of motion of the housing relative to the mount aperture. ### Claim 9 A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising: a rearview device including a peripheral edge; a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device; and a plurality of buttons disposed on a bottom side of the housing proximate the peripheral wall of the carrier plate and the housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The rearview assembly of claim 9, further comprising: a plurality of button slots defined along the forward lip of the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The rearview assembly of claim 9, further comprising: at least one button extending through the housing; and a switchcard proximate the at least one button and generally configured to engage a printed circuit board via a compliant pin. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The rearview assembly of claim 9, wherein the peripheral edge of the rearview device is rounded. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The rearview assembly of claim 9, wherein the carrier plate includes a rearwardly extending flange configured for abutting engagement with an inside wall of the housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The rearview assembly of claim 9, wherein the carrier plate includes a support wall that extends behind the rearview device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The rearview assembly of claim 9, further comprising: a mount aperture disposed in a rear wall of the housing and a wire harness slot disposed below the mount aperture, the wire harness slot configured to transition a wire harness from inside the housing to a position outside the housing without interfering with a range of motion of the housing relative to the mount aperture. ### Claim 16 A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising: a rearview device including a peripheral edge; a carrier plate operably coupled to the rearview device, the carrier plate including a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge, wherein the forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device; a housing including a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device; and a wire harness slot disposed below a mount aperture configured to receive a mount that supports the housing in a predetermined position relative to a windshield of the vehicle, the wire harness slot being in communication with the mount aperture and configured to receive a wire harness. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The rearview assembly of claim 16, further comprising: at least one button extending through the housing; and a switchcard proximate the at least one button and generally configured to engage a printed circuit board via a compliant pin. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The rearview assembly of claim 17, wherein a planar extent of the printed circuit board is generally orthogonal to a planar extent of the switchcard. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The rearview assembly of claim 16, wherein a grasping slot is defined between the carrier plate and the housing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The rearview assembly of claim 17, further comprising: a plurality of buttons that protrude from the housing, the plurality of buttons being supported by the printed circuit board and free from secure engagement with the housing.