Rear view device with multi-piece backing plate
AssigneeMotherson Innovations Company Limited
InventorsPaul Henion, Gary Sinelli
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Abstract
A rearview device for use with a vehicle includes a primary reflective element backing plate, a primary reflective element positioned on the primary reflective element backing plate, a secondary reflective element backing plate, a secondary reflective element positioned on the secondary reflective element backing plate, and an attachment mechanism including at least one clip or projection to attached the secondary reflective element to the primary reflective element backing plate. The attachment mechanism aligns a primary central axis of the primary reflective element to a secondary central axis of the secondary reflective element to be substantially parallel
Claims18
A rearview device for use with a vehicle, comprising:
- a primary reflective element backing plate;
- a primary reflective element positioned on the primary reflective element backing plate;
- a secondary reflective element backing plate;
- a secondary reflective element positioned on the secondary reflective element backing plate;
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- an attachment mechanism comprising at least one clip or projection configured to attach the secondary reflective element backing plate to the primary reflective element backing plate, wherein the attachment mechanism aligns a primary central axis of the primary reflective element to a secondary central axis of the secondary reflective element to be substantially parallel.
A rearview device for use with a vehicle, comprising:
- a primary reflective element backing plate;
- a primary reflective element positioned on the primary reflective element backing plate;
- a secondary reflective element backing plate;
- a secondary reflective element positioned on the secondary reflective element backing plate, wherein the secondary reflective element backing plate comprises an exposed perimeter framing portion separating the primary reflective element from the secondary reflective element;
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- an attachment mechanism comprising at least one clip or projection configured to attach the secondary reflective element backing plate to the primary reflective element backing plate, wherein the attachment mechanism aligns a primary central axis of the primary reflective element to a secondary central axis of the secondary reflective element to be substantially parallel.
A rearview device for use with a vehicle, comprising:
- a primary reflective element backing plate;
- a primary reflective element positioned on the primary reflective element backing plate;
- a secondary reflective element backing plate;
- a secondary reflective element positioned on the secondary reflective element backing plate, wherein the secondary reflective element has a radius of curvature in a vertical direction that is different from the radius of curvature in a horizontal direction;
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- an attachment mechanism comprising at least one clip or projection configured to attach the secondary reflective element backing plate to the primary reflective element backing plate, wherein the attachment mechanism aligns a primary central axis of the primary reflective element to a secondary central axis of the secondary reflective element to be substantially parallel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.