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Exterior rear view mirror assembly with ventilator for exterior side window

US4981072A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 1990
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R1/076
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exterior rear view mirror assembly having a housing with a passage for directing a mixture of ambient air and conditioned air over the exterior surface of a side window of a vehicle. A mounting structure attached to the housing has a grille adjoining the interior of the vehicle and connected to a duct. Conditioned air is drawn from the vehicle interior through the grille to the duct which is in communication with the passage.

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