Streamlined adjustable exterior rearview mirror
US4449796A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 22, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R1/0602
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Exterior rear-view mirror for motor vehicles, with a streamlined housing and with a mirror adjustable therein. In an exterior rear-view mirror for motor vehicles, with a streamlined housing and with a mirror adjustable therein, the flow round which is improved via air-guide devices located on the housing in the form of air-guide surfaces, the streamlined housing (3, 5) is arranged, in a manner known per se, to rest against the front side window (2) and consists of a fixed housing part (5) circumscribing the mirror surface (4) and of a movable housing part (6) adjoining said fixed housing part and carrying the mirror (4), the fixed housing part (5) being provided, especially in its lower region, with an air-guide surface, the movable housing part (6) having a drawn-in outer contour and the air-guide surface (8) being arranged to prevent separation from this outer contour.
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