Deployable deflector for outside mirror

A motor vehicle comprising:

• a body defining a passenger area;
• a mirror housing defining a cavity and an arm coupled to the cavity;
• a support having a first end coupled to the body and a second end projecting from the first end, the second end pivotably coupled to the arm;
• a channel defined between the mirror housing and the body, at least one of the second end of the support and the arm defining a base for the cavity;
• a deployable panel resident in the mirror housing in a stowed position and extending toward the body in a deployed position to substantially fill the channel;
• a pressure sensor disposed within the motor vehicle, the pressure sensor responsive to a pressure in the motor vehicle to generate an input signal;
• a controller responsive to the input signal to generate a drive signal;
• and
• a motor configured to deploy the deployable panel upon receipt of the drive signal.

An exterior mirror system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including at least one rear window moveable between a closed position and an open position, comprising:

• a mirror housing defining a cavity and an arm coupled to the cavity;
• a support having a first end coupled to the motor vehicle and a second end projecting from the first end, the second end pivotably coupled to the arm;
• a channel defined between the mirror housing and a body of the motor vehicle;
• a deployable panel resident in the housing in a stowed position and extending toward the body of the motor vehicle in a deployed position;
• a first sensor responsive to the at least one rear window in the open position to generate a first input signal;
• a second sensor responsive to a speed of the motor vehicle to generate a second input signal when the speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a threshold;
• and
• a controller responsive to at least one of the first input signal and the second input signal to extend the deployable panel to fill the channel.