Rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle with an interior mountable bracket
AssigneeSMR Patents S.à.r.l.
InventorRoland Oehmann
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Abstract
An outside rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a mirror housing including a circumferential lateral wall defining an opening, an insertion opening and a back wall. The outside rear view mirror assembly also includes a mirror mounting bracket insertable into the mirror housing through the insertion opening. A snap-in tongue, defining a free end, extends out from the back wall for engaging the mirror mounting bracket when the mirror mounting bracket is inserted into the mirror housing to lock the mirror mounting bracket therein.
Claims7
An outside rear view mirror assembly (1) for a motor vehicle, said outside rear view mirror assembly (1) comprising:
- a mirror housing (2) including a circumferential lateral wall (4) defining an opening (6), an insertion opening (7), and a back wall (5);
- a mirror mounting bracket (3) fixedly securable to the motor vehicle and insertable into said mirror housing (2) through said insertion opening (7), said mirror mounting bracket (3) including a catch recess (17′);
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- a snap-in tongue (15) defining a free end and extending out from said back wall (5) within said minor housing (2) for positive locking engagement with said catch recess (12′) of said mirror mounting bracket (3) when said mirror mounting bracket (3) is inserted into said mirror housing (2) to lock said mirror mounting bracket (3) therein such that said mirror housing (2) is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.