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Exterior rear view mirror with air flow

US8827466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SMR Patents S.à.r.l. · LU

Inventors

Arne Schmierer · Stuttgart, DE
Raimund Negel · Unterensingen, DE
Andreas Herrmann · Stuttgart, DE
Istvan Szmolenszki · Schwaikheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2011
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R1/06
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exterior rear view mirror housing, which consists of at least a first housing part and a second housing part, and which comprises an opening on its rear side for a mirror glass, whereby the second housing part contains the walls surrounding the opening. The first housing part and at least one of the walls of the second housing part surrounding the opening comprise inner surfaces which face each other oppositely. On at least one of the inner surfaces which face each other oppositely, at least one ridge is arranged, which runs parallel to the rear side and extends from the one inner surface up to a remaining clearance to the opposing inner surface.

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