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US 6,669,348 B2Granted
Lightweight rearview mirror assembly
AssigneeLang-Mekra North America, LLC
InventorsHeinrich Lang, Albrecht Popp
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Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly blowmolded carrier for vehicles and method of blowmolding the carrier are provided. The mirror assembly has a blowmolded carrier with a hollow space and a recess to affix a mirror element.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- providing a blank to be melted;
- heating the blank to form a molten blank;
- forcing air into the molten blank to form a blowmolded carrier having a hollow space therein and a unitary wall;
- cooling the blowmolded carrier to achieve form stability;
- and
- attaching a mirror element to the blowmolded carrier to form the rearview mirror assembly.
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A method of manufacturing a carrier for an external vehicle device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plastic blank to be melted;
- heating the blank to form a molten blank;
- forcing air into the molten blank to form a blowmolded carrier having a hollow space therein and a unitary wall;
- installing a stiffening frame in the space affixed to the blowmolded carrier;
- cooling the blowmolded carrier to achieve form stability;
- injecting a fill material in the space to encapsulate the stiffening frame;
- and
- affixing the device to the blowmolded carrier to form the external vehicle device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.