Patent ID: 8002307
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A rear view assembly for a motor vehicle, said rear view assembly comprising: a bracket or fastener for fastening said rear view assembly to a side of the motor vehicle; a mirror housing defining at least one opening for receiving a reflecting element or a camera facing rearward, said mirror housing extending from said bracket outwardly along a generally longitudinal direction to an outboard distal end and including a break point running in said longitudinal direction; and an airbag device including an airbag housing, an airbag and a gas inflation device fixedly secured in said mirror housing in such a way that when said gas inflation device discharges, said airbag emerges through said break point and clads said rear view assembly in and against the direction of travel wherein said airbag extends out beyond said outboard distal end to protect those outside the motor vehicle during a collision with said rear view assembly.