Patent ID: 6648480
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An external rearview mirror of an automotive vehicle, comprising a mirror plate set including a mirror plate and a rear cover; a moving mechanism for said mirror plate set and including a moving mechanism set selected from the group consisting of a bearing set and a motor set; a housing in which said mirror plate set and said moving mechanism set are accommodated; a base with which said housing is connected in an articulated manner, said base being fixable to a side a vehicle, said mirror plate set and said moving mechanism set being directly fixed with one another with use of parts including one part provided on said mirror plate and another part provided in said moving mechanism set, said cover of said mirror plate set having a first surface forming said one part, said transmission mechanism set having a second surface which is formed as said another part, said surfaces being connected with one another by a welding seam.