Patent ID: 8047665
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising: a housing defining an interior and including a mirror opening oriented rearward when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is secured to the motor vehicle; a backing plate operatively connected to said housing in said interior, said backing plate selectively movable within said housing, said backing plate including a retention hole; a primary mirror fixedly secured to a first portion of said backing plate; a secondary mirror fixedly secured to a second portion of said backing plate, said secondary mirror spaced apart from said primary mirror; and a single adhesive member extending between said backing plate and both said primary and secondary mirrors such that said single adhesive member secures said primary and secondary mirrors to said backing plate, wherein said adhesive member defines an adhesive member elongated slot extending therethrough at a location disposed adjacent each of said primary mirror and said secondary mirror; and a demarcation divider extending through said adhesive member elongated slot in said adhesive member and through said retention hole in said backing plate, said demarcation divider separating said primary and secondary mirrors.