Patent ID: 6382805
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An external rearview mirror, comprising a mirror plate; a device for regulating a position of said mirror plate and including an activator; a support structure for supporting said activator; a housing accommodating said mirror plate, said activator and said support structure; a vertical pivot post located inside said housing; a device for stabilization of mirror positions incorporated in said support structure and assembled in an articulated way around said post; a base placeable on a side of a vehicle and having a protuberance in which said post is supported, and a reinforcing structure located in said base, said support structure, said post and said reinforcing structure being composed of a plastic material which is similar to a plastic material of other components; fitting means provided on a main part of said support structure and on said housing for fitting said support structure with said housing, said main part being provided with receptors for fixing elements for fixation of said activator of said regulating device to said support structure, said main part also having a window for passing of cables of said regulation device, said support structure also having a lateral part formed as a sleeve which is a part of said stabilization device articulated around said post and having an indented surface; said main part, said fitting part, said receptors of fixing elements, said lateral part in the form of said sleeve and its indented side, are all composed of a plastic material and together form a single integral element.