Patent ID: 6481858
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A mirror assembly for mounting to the exterior of a vehicle, the assembly comprising:(a) a stay mountable to the vehicle exterior for supporting the assembly; (b) a support member having an outer periphery, the support member mounted on the stay; and (c) a holding member accommodating a mirror and mounted to the support member via a first fixation section, the holding member formed in a shell shape, and having a bottom portion with only a single opening leading to an interior, said opening having an inner periphery, wherein when the assembly is assembled and mounted to a vehicle, the support member is received in the opening so that the holding member is positioned, with the opening inner periphery abutting the support member outer periphery such that air flow into said interior is impeded, at a second fixation section in a vicinity of the stay, wherein an overlapping section is provided at the inner periphery of the opening of the mirror holding member and the outer periphery of the support member.