Rearview assembly having an integral crush zone
US7196836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/2054
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rearview assembly comprising a rearview element, a rearview element support assembly supporting the rearview element and a mount adjacent the housing. The mount is configured to connect the rearview assembly to a windshield. At least one of the rearview element support assembly and the mount comprises a crush bracket having at least two legs adapted to be compressed as a force strikes a front of the rearview element. The crush bracket can include at least one tab contacting a heat emitting component and/or an electrically conductive component of a circuit to provide a heat sink for the heat emitting component or a ground for the electrically conductive component, respectively.
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