Patent ID: 11884211
Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle side mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a door panel having an inner door panel and an outer door panel, a cavity being defined between the inner and outer door panels; and
a vehicle side mirror connected to the door panel, the vehicle side mirror including
a base member;
a mirror housing movably connected to the base member, the mirror housing including a mirror; and
a mounting bracket connected to the base member, the mounting bracket including
a pivot surface on which the mounting bracket is configured to pivot on the outer door panel during installation of the vehicle side mirror;
a flexible attachment member configured to secure the mounting bracket to the outer door panel after being pivoted on the pivot surface, the pivot surface being disposed below the flexible attachment member;
a first fastener hole disposed in the mounting bracket; and
a first fastener received by the first fastener hole in the mounting bracket, the base member, and the inner door panel to secure the vehicle side mirror to the door panel.