Patent ID: 6702449
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An external rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:a housing; a carrier plate attachable within the housing by one of a sliding attachment, a screw attachment, a snap-in attachment, a shape-fit attachment, a clamping attachment and combinations thereof; a mirror adjustment assembly mountable to the carrier plate; and a mirror arrangement mountable to one of the mirror adjustment assembly and the carrier plate, the mirror arrangement having a mirror glass extending substantially in a given plane, the carrier plate including a base portion extending substantially parallel to the given plane, the base portion having a front side and a back side, the carrier plate further including a honeycomb structure formed integrally on the front and back sides of the base portion and defining a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells on the front side offset from the plurality of cells on the back side.