Vehicle door with side mirror system
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorCharles H. Heard
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Abstract
A vehicle door assembly includes a door having a window and a mirror assembly. The mirror assembly includes a housing defining a cavity having an opening. A mirror is mounted with respect to the housing, disposed within the cavity, and has a reflective surface that is visible through the opening. The housing is mounted with respect to the door such that the housing is selectively movable between an extended position, in which the opening of the cavity is unobstructed, and a retracted position, in which the opening of the cavity is obstructed by the window.
Claims15
A vehicle door assembly comprising:
- a door having a window;
- a mirror assembly including a housing defining a cavity having an opening, a mirror mounted with respect to the housing, disposed within the cavity, and having a reflective surface that is visible through the opening;
- wherein the housing is mounted with respect to the door such that the housing is selectively movable between an extended position, in which the opening of the cavity is unobstructed, and a retracted position, in which the opening of the cavity is obstructed by the window;
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- wherein the housing includes an elastomeric seal member that contacts the window when the housing is in the retracted position.
A method for reducing or preventing the accumulation of water on a mirror attached to a vehicle door that includes a window, with a mirror assembly including a housing defining a cavity having an opening, wherein the mirror assembly includes the mirror mounted with respect to the housing and disposed within the cavity, with the mirror having a reflective surface that is visible through the opening, the method comprising:
- moving the housing, which is mounted with respect to the vehicle door, from an extended position, in which the opening of the cavity is unobstructed, to a retracted position, in which the opening to the cavity is obstructed by the window;
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- wherein the housing includes an elastomeric seal member that contacts the window when the housing is in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.