Patent ID: 7793380
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising: a mirror housing, a wiper motor, and a wiper arm which is driven by the wiper motor via a wiper mechanism and bears a wiper blade for cleaning a mirror surface, the wiper mechanism generating an essentially parallel reciprocating movement of the wiper blade, wherein the wiper mechanism has a first L-shaped pivot arm and a second L-shaped pivot arm which are respectively mounted rotatably in a fixed position at their elbows, wherein the two pivot arms are mounted rotatably, at their limbs on a wiper side, on an inner parallel wiper arm, wherein an outer parallel wiper arm which bears the wiper blade is arranged on the inner parallel wiper arm, and wherein the first and second pivot arms are driven by the wiper motor at limbs on a drive side.