Horn shaped rearview mirror with supplemental a mirror
AssigneeLang-Mekra North America, LLC
InventorsHeinrich Lang, Albrecht Popp, Jürgen Pfanz
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Abstract
A horn shaped rearview mirror assembly for vehicles is disclosed including a support structure for mounting the mirror assembly to the vehicle, and a support arm including a carrier structure having a vehicle end and a free end, the vehicle end connected to the support structure. The support arm also includes a molded component secured to the carrier structure, the molded component including a mirror housing. A main rearview mirror is affixed to the mirror housing for providing the driver a rearview of the vehicle, and a single supplemental mirror is affixed to the mirror housing above the main mirror for providing the driver a view of at least two dead zones disposed about the vehicle.
Claims19
A horn shaped rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, the rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a support structure for mounting the mirror assembly to the vehicle;
- a support arm including a carrier structure having a vehicle end and a free end, the vehicle end connected to the support structure, the support arm also including a molded component secured to the carrier structure, the molded component including a mirror housing;
- a key activated locking apparatus disposed on the support structure for selectively locking the support arm to the vehicle;
- a main rearview mirror affixed to the mirror housing for providing a driver of the vehicle a rearview of the vehicle;
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- only one supplemental mirror affixed to the mirror housing above the main mirror for providing the driver a direct view of at least two dead zones disposed about the vehicle.
A horn shaped rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, the rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a support structure for mounting the mirror assembly to the vehicle;
- a support arm including a carrier structure having a vehicle end and a free end, the vehicle end connected to the support structure, the support arm also including a molded component secured to the carrier structure, the molded component including a mirror housing;
- a key activated locking mechanism disposed on the support structure for selectively locking the support arm to the vehicle;
- a main rearview mirror affixed to the mirror housing for providing a driver of the vehicle a rearview of the vehicle;
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- only one supplemental mirror affixed to the mirror housing above the main mirror for providing the driver a direct view of a first dead zone in front of the vehicle and a second dead zone on the side of the vehicle between the front end of the vehicle and the front axle of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.