Rear-view mirror assembly for motor vehicles

Rear-view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, the mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror base adapted to be mounted to a motor vehicle;
• a mirror housing rotatably mounted to the mirror base such that the mirror housing is selectively rotatable between a non-driving retracted position and a driving protracted position around a mirror rotation axis (X);
• a non-metallic spring arranged for providing an axial spring force between the mirror base and the mirror housing, the axial spring force exerted by the non-metallic spring differing at least between the non-driving retracted position and the driving protracted position, the non-metallic spring having a first contact area and a second contact area, and at least one deformable portion of the non-metallic spring located between the first and second contact areas;
• a first guide portion for contacting the first contact area of the non-metallic spring, and a second guide portion for contacting the second contact area of the non-metallic spring,
• whereby the first and second guide portions are configured such that, during rotation of the mirror housing relative to the mirror base between the non-driving retracted position and the driving protracted position, the at least one deformable portion of the non-metallic spring located between the first and second contact areas is deformed in a direction (Y) that is substantially perpendicular to the mirror rotation axis (X).