Patent ID: 6698706
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A damping mechanism for a mirror of a motor vehicle wherein a mirror support (1), having a mirror plate thereon, is movable about two mutually perpendicular axes (4, 5) relative to a mounting plate (2) fixedly present in the housing of the mirror plate (2), between the mirror support (1) and the mounting plate (2) at least two damping elements (8, 9) being arranged, each of said damping elements (8, 9) being made up of a slot (16) present on the mirror support (1), or on the mounting plate (2), and a hinging supporting element (13) present on the mounting, plate (2) or the mirror support (1), respectively, whose end is movable in a slot (16), characterized in that the supporting element (13) is provided, at the one free end, with a spherical projection (15) which, upon movement of the mirror support (1) relative to the mounting plate (2), moves through the slot (16).