Patent ID: 11904773
Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for assembling a mirror reflective element sub-assembly for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly, the method comprising:
assembling an indicator module, wherein assembling the indicator module comprises:
(i) providing a housing;
(ii) disposing a printed circuit board at a receiving part at the housing;
(iii) placing the housing, with the printed circuit board disposed at the receiving part, at a heat staking fixture;
(iv) with the housing at the heat staking fixture, heat staking the printed circuit board at the receiving part of the housing to form a housing and printed circuit board assembly;
(v) placing the housing and printed circuit board assembly at a potting tray;
(vi) with the housing and printed circuit board assembly at the potting tray, dispensing potting material at the printed circuit board to seal the printed circuit board at the housing;
(vii) moving the housing and printed circuit board assembly, with potting material dispensed thereat, to a taping fixture; and
(viii) with the housing and printed circuit board assembly, with potting material dispensed thereat, at the taping fixture, aligning and taping a diffuser at the housing;
providing a support fixture;
providing a back plate, the back plate having an indicator attaching portion for attaching the indicator module, wherein the back plate has an aperture at the indicator attaching portion;
placing the back plate at the support fixture;
with the back plate placed at the support fixture, attaching a mirror reflective element at the back plate, wherein the mirror reflective element has a mirror reflector coated at a surface thereof; and
attaching the indicator module at the indicator attaching portion of the back plate, wherein light emitted by the indicator module, when electrically powered to emit light, passes through the mirror reflective element at the aperture of the back plate.