Patent ID: 8313202
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A hinge assembly for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle, the hinge assembly comprising: a central shaft including a base and a supporting surface at the base; and a mirror housing pivotably arranged around the central shaft, the mirror housing having a bottom surface configured to be supported on the supporting surface; wherein the mirror housing includes a first run-on surface on a side of the mirror housing remote from the supporting surface; the assembly includes a second run-on surface connected with the central shaft so as to be axially compliant and rotation-coupled; the first and second run-on surfaces cooperate to define a predetermined angular position between the central shaft and mirror housing corresponding to a folded-out position of the mirror housing; and the axial compliance of the first and second run-on surfaces or their respective components relative to the central shaft upon cooperation of the first and second run-on surfaces establishes or breaks an electric contact.