Patent Publication Number: US-10759345-B2

Title: External rear view device with moveable head assembly

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit of foreign priority to European Patent Application No. 16198759.9, filed Nov. 14, 2016, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. 
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
     Not applicable. 
     REFERENCE TO A COMPACT DISK APPENDIX 
     Not applicable. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The following description relates to an external rear view device for a motor vehicle. In an example, the rear view device may include a fixed base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle and a moveable head assembly attached to the base assembly via an articulation assembly, the articulation assembly may have a fixed part rigidly attached to the fixed base assembly and a moveable part rigidly attached to the moveable head assembly, and the articulation assembly may include two articulation axes, the direction vectors of the articulation axes being independent of each other. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     European Patent No. 2 492 145 B1 describes an external rear view mirror with a mirror head and a mirror base, which are covered with at least one body element in the form of a body frame, a body cap and a mirror base cover, and a mirror glass that is installed rigidly relative to the mirror head. The mirror head rests on the mirror base, the body cover of the mirror head is composed of multiple pieces of the body frame and the body cap, and the mirror base is equipped with a mirror base cover, where the body cap has an opening designed for the passage of the mirror base and the mirror base cover. The mirror base is rigidly connected to a mirror carrier that carries an electrical glass adjustment drive, where the glass adjustment drive is connected to at least one body element. 
     Another external rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a mirror base or foot provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle and a mirror head arranged on the mirror foot as well as a mirror glass accommodated in the mirror head and arranged rigidly and fixed non adjustably with respect thereto. Such an external rear view mirror is described in European Patent No. 2 492 144 B1. At least one articulation is provided between the mirror head and the arrangement of the mirror foot on the motor vehicle. The articulation includes a total of two articulation axes, and the direction vectors of the articulation axes are independent of each other. The two articulation axes are associated, jointly and/or independently of each other for swiveling the mirror head from an operating position to a swung-in position and vice versa. The articulation axes are also for swinging-in the mirror head in and against the direction of motion, adjusting an individual adjusting position of the mirror glass by adjusting the mirror head depending on, e.g., the seating position and the height of a driver of the motor vehicle. The mirror has a first adjusting drive driven by an electric motor and associated to a first articulation axis of the two articulation axes and a second adjusting drive driven by an electric motor and associated to a second articulation axis of the two articulation axes. 
     SUMMARY 
     This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. 
     In an aspect, an external rear view device for a motor vehicle includes a fixed base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, a moveable head assembly attached to the base assembly, an articulation assembly, the articulation assembly including a fixed part attached to the fixed base assembly and a moveable part attached to the head assembly, and a camera unit immovably secured within at least one of the fixed base assembly or the moveable head assembly, where the articulation assembly includes two articulation axes, the direction vectors of the articulation axes being independent of each other. 
     The base assembly may further include a foot providing a spherical seat for a lower casing element of the head assembly, and frame means providing at least one spherical seat for the casing, with the frame means being attached to the fixed part. 
     The external rear view device may further include a camera connector which is positioned in a non-moving area of the fixed base assembly and receives the camera unit. 
     The external rear view device may further include a camera connector which is positioned in a non-moving area of the moveable head assembly and receives the camera unit. 
     The external rear view device may further include a glass element and a lens, where the camera is configured to obtain a rear view image through the glass element and obtain an image underneath the mirror through the lens. 
     The external rear view device may further include a lower casing element, an upper casing element, and a removable cassette bezel, wherein the removable cassette bezel comprises a lower mating portion configured to hingedly attach to the lower casing element and an upper mating portion configured to fit into the upper casing element. 
     The external rear view device may further include an upper cradle and a lower cradle, and the upper cradle and the lower cradle are attached to the moveable part of the articulation assembly. 
     The external rear view device may further include a fixed case frame, the fixed case frame comprising a hole for receiving a joint attachment between the upper cradle and the lower cradle, wherein the fixed case frame is configured to absorb downward load applied on the external rear view device to protect the articulation assembly. 
     The fixed case frame may include a shape corresponding to a shape of the articulation assembly so that the fixed case frame wraps around and covers a side of the articulation assembly. 
     The articulation assembly may be configured to adjust the rear view device between an outboard drive condition, a standard drive condition, a park condition, and positions therebetween. 
     In another aspect, an external rear view device for a motor vehicle includes a fixed base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, a moveable head assembly attached to the base assembly, an articulation assembly, the articulation assembly including a fixed part attached to the fixed base assembly and a moveable part attached to the head assembly, a lower casing element. an upper casing element, and a removable cassette bezel, where the removable cassette bezel comprises a lower mating portion configured to hingedly attach to the lower casing element and an upper mating portion configured to fit into the upper casing element, and where the articulation assembly includes two articulation axes, the direction vectors of the articulation axes being independent of each other. 
     The external rear view device may further include a camera unit and a camera connector which is positioned in a non-moving area of the fixed base assembly and receives the camera unit. 
     The external rear view device may further include a camera unit and a camera connector which is positioned in a non-moving area of the moveable head assembly and receives the camera unit. 
     The external rear view device may further include a glass element and a lens, wherein the camera is configured to obtain a rear view image through the glass element and obtain an image underneath the mirror through the lens. 
     The external rear view device may further include an upper cradle and a lower cradle, and the upper cradle and the lower cradle are attached to the moveable part of the articulation assembly. 
     The external rear view device may further include a fixed case frame, the fixed case frame comprising a hole for receiving a joint attachment between the upper cradle and the lower cradle, wherein the fixed case frame is configured to absorb downward load applied on the external rear view device to protect the articulation assembly. 
     The fixed case frame may include a shape corresponding to a shape of the articulation assembly so that the fixed case frame wraps around and covers a side of the articulation assembly. 
     The articulation assembly may be configured to adjust the rear view device between an outboard drive condition, a standard drive condition, a park condition, and positions therebetween. 
     In an additional aspect, an external rear view device for a motor vehicle includes a fixed base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, a moveable head assembly attached to the base assembly, an articulation assembly, the articulation assembly including a fixed part attached to the fixed base assembly and a moveable part attached to the head assembly, an upper cradle and a lower cradle, the upper cradle and the lower cradle being attached to the moveable part of the articulation assembly, and a fixed case frame including a hole for receiving a joint attachment between the upper cradle and the lower cradle, where the fixed case frame may be configured to absorb downward load applied on the external rear view device to protect the articulation assembly, and where the articulation assembly includes two articulation axes, the direction vectors of the articulation axes being independent of each other. 
     The articulation assembly may be configured to adjust the rear view device between an outboard drive condition, a standard drive condition, a park condition, and positions therebetween. 
     In other aspects, it is at least one object of the present invention to further develop the known external rear view device to enhance functionality and efficiency while at the same time reducing size and costs. 
     This object is solved by a foot of the base assembly providing a spherical seat for a casing, in particular a lower casing element, of the head assembly, and frame means providing at least one spherical seat for the casing, with the frame means being rigidly attached to the fixed part or part of the fixed part. 
     According to an aspect of the invention, the base assembly may include an attachment part for the attachment to the motor vehicle, with the attachment part carrying a control system for the articulation assembly, the attachment part guiding cables from the interior of the motor vehicles to the interior of the foot, or the attachment part closing the foot at its end opposite its spherical seat. 
     The base assembly may include a carrier part for the attachment of the fixed part of the articulation assembly or of a fixation part of the frame means, with the carrier part extending from the spherical seat of the base assembly, or the carrier part guiding the cables from inside the foot through a cable exit into the head assembly. 
     The carrier part may be at least partly arranged within the fixation part, or the carrier part may be attached to the fixation part by a screw or clip connection and/or by a bayonet attachment. 
     The frame means may include a support part supporting the fixed part of the articulation assembly, preferably by at least partly encompassing the fixed part, with the support part in particular having a ring shape, and/or by a clips or snap connection. 
     Preferred embodiments of the invention are characterized in that the frame means includes a first spherical seat for the lower casing element and a second spherical seat for an upper casing element of the casing. Preferably, the first and second spherical seats of the frame means are provided by extensions arranged at opposite ends of the fixation part or on the side of the support part facing away from the fixed part of the articulation means. 
     The first spherical seat may be provided by a first extension facing away from the fixed part of the articulation means and a second extension facing towards the moveable part of the articulation means. Preferably, the support part and the first and second extensions form a part of a ring with a cut-out providing a rim facing towards the moveable part of the articulation means. 
     It is preferred that the fixation means is provided with a cable exit, with the cable exit of the fixation means being aligned with the cable exit of the carrier part, the cable exit of the fixation means being arranged on the side of the fixation means facing away from the fixed part of the articulation means, or cables exiting the cable exit of the fixation means being connected to at least one camera or at least one light unit at least partly arranged within the head assembly. 
     The lower casing element may have a first spherical seat cooperating with the spherical seat of the foot and/or a second spherical seat cooperating with the first spherical seat of the frame means, with preferably the first and second spherical seats of the lower casing element being provided by a base part of the lower casing element. 
     The lower casing element preferably has an attachment part fixed to the moveable part of the articulation assembly. Preferably, the attachment part extends substantially perpendicularly to the base part of the lower casing element. The attachment part and the frame may be arranged on opposite sides of the unit provided by the fixed and the moveable parts of the articulation assembly. Preferably, the attachment part encompasses the moveable part at least partly, or preferably the attachment part and the moveable part are connected via a clip, plug and/or snap connection. 
     The attachment part may be provided with a part ring for partly encompassing the moveable part of the articulation assembly, with preferably the part ring being provided by a cut-out determined by the part ring provided by the support part and the first and second extensions. 
     The unit may be an actuator for a reflective element, in particular in form of mirror element, being attached to the attachment part. 
     The lower casing element may carry the upper casing element or the camera, and a bezel may be attached to the lower and upper casing elements with the bezel preferably surrounding the reflective element. 
     Furthermore, due to the movable mirror head and to provide a consistent field of view, a camera may be located either within the base assembly or on a fixed component within the mirror head. The location within the base provides a greater impact protection. Being positioned within the head on a fixed component, the camera is directed to view through the glass and/or to view under the mirror through a lens in the lower casing element where it is protected against environmental influences. 
     Attached to the lower and upper casing elements, the bezel may carry various required legal glass types and provide the final locking system to control the head assembly retention and alignment of the mirror head components. The bezel may house a number of functions or features such as lights, warnings or heating elements. 
     The articulation assembly may be surrounded by an additional bracket mounted to the fixed case frame and a cradle mounted to the lower casing element allowing rotational movement inboard/outboard and up/down to provide additional support. In particular, rotational downward load may be exerted on the mirror head, with a case frame ring acting as the inboard and outboard stops. 
     In addition, the articulation assembly may also set the mirror head to a fold park condition, i.e. the folded position of the mirror when the car is parked, utilising the full range of movement. The articulation assembly can be a single 2 axis actuator or a combination of 2 single actuators, positioned independently along the mirror rotation axis, with or without intelligences. A separate memory module may be incorporated as well. 
     In an aspect, a head assembly of an external rear view device, in particular in the form of a mirror head of an external rear view mirror, can be articulated inboard/outboard and up/down using an articulation means. In particular, the articulation means may be a glass actuator, around a spherical joint, with spherical seats being provided between parts moving relative to each other such that they can rotate around two articulation axes perpendicular to each other having a common joint point. This ensures the maintenance of current end user functionality while offering significant smaller mirror size, with a reduction of size up to 30%. In addition, the unique layout of the internal mechanism with its spherical seats enhances packaging and performances. 
     The articulation assembly may also be supported and protected for impact using the spherical seats, in particular due to the arrangement of frame means between the articulation assembly and a casing of the head assembly. Because the casing is assembled from several casing elements, one of which is secured to the moveable part of the articulation assembly, this improves the weight distribution and reduces total housing frontal area on the vehicle which in turn improves aero performance and, thus, provides a higher fuel efficiency. 
     The pivot system used for the rear view device of an aspect of the invention with the single pivot point for two articulation axes permits a mirror adjustment while providing dynamic mirror performance and mirror impact support. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustration, certain examples of the present description are shown in the drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an implementation of system, apparatuses, and methods consistent with the present description and, together with the description, serve to explain advantages and principles consistent with the invention. 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of a base assembly of a rear view device. 
         FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B  are diagrams illustrating two perspective views of the base assembly of  FIG. 1  having frame means attached thereto, as viewed from two different sides. 
         FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B  are diagrams illustrating perspective views like  FIG. 2 a    with an articulation assembly and an articulation assembly as well as a lower casing element being attached, respectively. 
         FIG. 4 a    and  FIG. 4 b    are diagrams illustrating perspective views of the base assembly of  FIG. 1  with the lower casing element and the lower casing element plus the articulation assembly being attached, respectively. 
         FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B  are diagrams illustrating perspective views of the base assembly to which the frame means, the articulation assembly and part of the casing are attached, as viewed from two different sides. 
         FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B  are diagrams illustrating a front view of a camera located within the base assembly and a respective section view along the line  6   b - 6   b  illustrated in  FIG. 6A . 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating a side cross-sectional view of the head assembly with a camera located on a fixed base frame. 
         FIG. 8A  is a diagram illustrating a side cross-sectional view of a head assembly depicting the way of attachment of the cassette bezel. 
         FIG. 8B  and  FIG. 8C  are diagrams illustrating side sections views of the front of a head assembly with two possible attachment types of the cassette bezel. 
         FIG. 8D  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of the head assembly with the cassette bezel being attached thereto. 
         FIG. 9A  is a diagram illustrating a side view of a support mechanism for the articulation assembly inside the head assembly. 
         FIG. 9B  and  FIG. 9C  are diagram illustrating sections views of  FIG. 9A . 
         FIG. 10  is a top down section view of the head assembly depicting the various head conditions achieved by a single 2 axis articulation assembly. 
         FIG. 11A  and  FIG. 11B  are diagrams illustrating a top down section view of the head assembly with a articulation assembly of 2 single actuators and a respective section view. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In an aspect, an external rear view device of the invention, such as a rear view mirror, includes a base assembly  10 , a frame means  20 , an articulation assembly  30  and a casing  40 . These parts will be described in the following with reference to the figures. 
     According to  FIG. 1 , the base assembly  10  includes a foot  12  provided with a spherical seat  13  from which a shaft type carrier part  14  extends, with the carrier part  14  being provided with a cable exit  15 . The foot  12  can be closed at its end opposite the spherical seat  13  by an attachment part  11  discussed with respect to  FIGS. 5A and 5B  below. 
     The base assembly  10  is fixedly secured to a motor vehicle (not shown) via the attachment part  11  when in use. 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  illustrate the frame means  20  fixedly secured to the base assembly  10 . The frame means  20  is provided by a support part  21  more or less with a ring shape, two spherical seats  22  and  25  provided by extensions  22   a ,  22   b  and  25   a  and a fixation part  23  into which the carrier part  14  of the base assembly  10  is inserted such that the lower spherical seat  22  in  FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b    is facing the spherical seat  13  of the foot  12 . The extensions  22   a ,  22   b  and  25   a  extend from opposite sides of the fixation part  23 , with two lower extensions  22   a ,  22   b  providing a lower spherical seat  22  and the upper spherical seat  25  being provided by an upper extension  25   a.    
     The fixation part  23  is provided with a cable exit  24  in alignment with the cable exit  15  of the carrier part  14 . For securing the attachment of the frame means  20  to the base assembly  10  a screw (not shown) can be entered into a screw hole  27  provided by the fixation part  23  and the carrier part  14 . 
     As can be seen in  FIG. 3A  the articulation means  30  can be attached to the frame means  20  by partly inserting a fixed part  32  of the articulation assembly  30  into the support part  21 . The respective arrangement can be fixed with a clip connection or the like. The fixed part  32  is moveably connected to a moveable part  34  of the articulation assembly  30 , with the moveable part  34  facing away from the frame means  20 . 
     The lower extensions  22   a  and  22   b  provide a part ring together with the lower part of support part  21  to provide the spherical seat  22 , with a rim  28  being provided by a cut-out at the end facing the moveable part  34  of the articulation assembly  30 . The moveable part  34  is provided with attachment means  35  in the form of recesses for the attachment of a casing  40 .  FIG. 3B  shows the subassembly of  FIG. 3A  with a lower casing element  42  of the casing  40  attached thereto. The lower casing element  42  is provided with an attachment part  44  attached to the moveable part  34  of the articulation assembly  30  in a fixed manner in order to move together with the moveable part  34 . For that purpose, the attachment part  44  is formed with attachment bosses  45  shown in  FIG. 4A , with the attachment bosses  45  being insertable into the attachment recesses  35 , and with a part ring  44   a  for partly encompassing the moveable part  34  to add strength to the connection of the lower casing element  42  and the moveable part  34  due to an enhanced power transmission. Further ribs and the like can be added to further increase the strength. 
     As can be best seen in  FIG. 3B  the part ring  21 ,  22   a ,  22   b  and the part ring  44   a  are complementary to each other to lead to a compromise of the spherical seat  22  enabling a smooth movement of the lower casing element  42  together with the moveable part  34  on the one hand and a strong connection of the lower casing element  42  to the moveable part  34  on the other hand. 
     In addition, the lower casing element  42  is provided with a base part  46  arranged between the foot  12  and the frame means  20 , in particular the lower extension of the frame means. The base part  46  is provided with a lower spherical seat  47  cooperating with the spherical seat  13  of the foot  12  and an upper spherical seat  48  cooperating with the lowest spherical seat  22  of the frame means  20 . Accordingly, the overall structure is that of three parts spheres. The inner part sphere is provided by the frame means  20  and the outer part sphere is provided by the foot  12  of the base assembly  10  being fixed. The part sphere provided by the lower casing element  42 , and being arranged in the middle, can be moved around two articulation axes in order to provide an inboard/outboard and up/down movement. Attached to the attachment part  44  is a mirror glass (not shown) which can thus be moved via the articulation assembly  30  to fulfil the legal field of view requirements of the rear view mirror. 
       FIG. 4A  provides further details of the relative arrangement of the lower casing element  42  with respect to the base assembly  10 . 
       FIG. 4B  shows the subassembly of  FIG. 4A  together with the fixed part  32  and movable part  34  attached between the carrier part  14  of the base assembly  10  and the attachment part  44  of the lower casing  42 . The articulation assembly  30  also includes drive means (not shown), in particular including two motors for the movement of the moveable part  34  about the two articulation axes, and a control system  36  for the drive means which is partly shown in  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
     The perspective view of  FIG. 5A  not only shows the subassembly provided by the base assembly  10 , the articulation assembly  30  and the lower casing element  42 , but also shows an upper casing element  41  of the casing  40  and a camera  50  both being attached to the lower casing element  42 .  FIG. 5B  shows the subassembly of  FIG. 5A  from an opposite side, without the casing  40  closed via an additional casing element (not shown) to complete a head assembly  60 .  FIG. 5 b    shows. in addition to the upper casing element  41  and the lower casing element  42  a bezel  49  attached to the upper and lower casing elements  41 ,  42 . The bezel  49  surrounds the mirror glass (not shown) of the completely assembled external rear view mirror. 
     Still further, the control system  36  of the articulation assembly  30  is carried by the attachment part  11 . When the attachment part  11  is secured to the foot  12 , the control system  36  is completely arranged within the foot  12 . Also arranged within the foot  12  are cables which exit the base assembly  10  at the cable exit  15  and reach the interior of the head assembly  60  by passing also through to the cable exit  24  of the frame means  20  in order to be connected to the camera  50  and other units like lighting units and the like (not shown), which are arranged within the head assembly  60 . 
     The head assembly  60 , or rather the mirror head as a whole, can be articulated using the articulation assembly  30  in particular via the movable part  34 . The movable part  34  is connected to the drive system which can be a part of the control system  36 . The control system  36  can also comprise memory means for memorizing a position of the movable part  34  and, thus, the mirror glass attached thereto via the attachment part  44 . 
     The support part  21  may be an actuator ring which is clipped onto the fixed part  32  to provide improved support in an impact situation. Due to its upper spherical seat  25 , the frame assembly  20  ensures a smooth movement of the upper casing element  41  which is also provided with an internal spherical seat (not shown). 
     The arrangement of the support part  21  with its extensions  22   a ,  22   b , and  25   a , forming spherical seats  22 ,  25 , relative to the movable upper and lower casing elements  41 ,  42 , provide a support and stiffness in all three directions during dynamic and impact situations. The result is a smaller mirror system offering the customer a unique external rear view mirror weight as well as aero and vehicle fuel efficiency benefit. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6A and 6B , due to the movement of the head assembly  60 , a non-moving area for securing a camera  62  may be used. In this example, the camera  62  is positioned in a solid, non-moving area which does not move when the head actuates.  FIGS. 6A and 6B  show the camera  62  located in the mirror base assembly  61  fixed on the base frame  65  with a camera connector  66 . The camera  62  is covered by a base cap  63  and the base assembly is covered by a base cover  64  and secured via a gasket  67  to a motor vehicle (not shown).  FIG. 6B  illustrates a section view along the line  6   b - 6   b  of  FIG. 6A . In this example, the camera  62  is fixed in the mirror base assembly  61  of the rear view means. 
     In another example, the camera may be fixed to the head assembly  60 . As shown in  FIG. 7 , the camera  73  is mounted on the base frame  72  that is connected to the base assembly  77 . Attached to the base frame  72 , as well, is the articulation assembly  70  that moves the mirror head connected via the upper cradle  71   a  and lower cradle  71   b . The upper casing element  76   a  is connected to the upper cradle  71   a , and the lower casing element  76   b  is connected to the lower cradle  71   b . The head assembly is finally locked through a bezel  75  that carries the mirror glass  80 . 
     The camera  73  is fixed by a camera cradle  74  and is directed to view through an opening in the bezel  75  through the glass  80  and/or to view under the mirror through a lens  78 , which is installed in the lower casing element  76   b . As in the configuration of  FIGS. 6A and 6B , the camera of  FIGS. 7A and 7B  is secured to a solid, non-moving area that does not move when the head actuates. The camera  73  is packaged into the case frame of the head assembly  60 . This provides the camera  73  with a number of different fields of view; in particular, producing at least images of the rear of the vehicle, the side of the vehicle, the front of the vehicle, or the underneath the mirror or the vehicle. In the illustrated example, the camera  73  is directed to view behind the vehicle through the glass  80  and underneath the mirror through the lens  78 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D  a cassette bezel  81   a ,  81   b , and  81   c  may be used in combination with the head assembly  60  described throughout this application. The head unit may be supplied without the glass, bezel, or scalp being attached, thus allowing for late configuration and adjustability by the customer. There are a number of different ways that the cassette bezel  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  may be attached, as illustrated in  FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C . Different glass  80  types may be attached to the head assembly in a removable way and provide the final locking system to control the head assembly retention and alignment of the mirror head. Different substitutable glass types include, but are not limited to, standard glass or EC glass. Different substitutable bezel types include, but are not limited to, standard bezels or bezels including lighting elements and functionalities. 
     The cassette bezels  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  are single, unitary parts and they are first latched over the lower casing elements  84   a ,  84   b ,  84   c  and/or respectively partly in combination with the lower cradles  86   a ,  86   b ,  86   c . Once latched to the lower casing elements  84   a ,  84   b ,  84   c , the cassette bezels  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  are then rotatable about the lower casing elements  84   a ,  84   b ,  84   c  almost as if hingedly attached. The cassette bezels  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  then tilt into the upper cradles  85   a ,  85   b ,  85   c , to also lock to the upper casing elements  83   a ,  83   b ,  83   c .  FIG. 8D  best illustrates the cassette bezels  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  as attached to the lower casing elements  84   a ,  84   b ,  84   c  and before being tilted to attach to the upper casing elements  83   a ,  83   b ,  83   c.    
     Referring back to  FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C , the linking portion of the bezels  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  which attaches to the lower casing elements  84   a ,  84   b ,  84   c  may have at least three different configurations including tapered square male-female attachment, as in  FIG. 8A , tapered square male-female attachment with an extended support area, as in  FIG. 8B , and a curved attachment with an extended support area, as in  FIG. 8C . Also, the linking portion of the bezels  81   a ,  81   b ,  81   c  which attaches to the upper casing elements  83   a ,  83   b ,  83   c  may have at least three different configurations such as a tapered projection extending through the upper cradle  85   a , as in  FIG. 8A , a rectangular projection extending only partly into the upper cradle  85   b , as in  FIG. 8 b   , or a rectangular projection extending through the upper cradle  85   c . A number of other configurations can also be used and the invention is not limited to these configurations. 
       FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C  are diagrams illustrating a support mechanism for the articulation assembly inside the head assembly. As the articulation assembly  90  is the mechanical fixing point between the moving mirror head and the fixed base, it needs protection from downward load exerted on the mirror head. It should be noted that the configuration of the articulation assembly  90  in this example is opposite to the example illustrated in  FIGS. 1-5B . That is, the moving part of the articulation assembly  90  of this example is the spherical portion having the larger diameter shown on the left hand side of the drawing, and the non-moving part of the articulation assembly  90  is the fixed part with the smaller diameter shown on the right hand side of the drawing. As can be seen in  FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C , additional support is provided by a bracket mounted on the fixed base frame  93  hugging the articulation assembly  90  with two elongated hole rings, one on each opposite side of the articulation assembly  90 . Through the holes an upper cradle  91  mounted on the articulation assembly  90  and a lower cradle  92  mounted on the mirror head are joined to each other allowing rotational movement inboard/outboard and up/down. The elongated hole case frame rings create the locking mechanism and provide the inboard and outboard stops. 
       FIG. 9B  is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment of the upper cradle  91  to the lower cradle  92  and the hole of the base frame  93  along the line  9   b - 9   b  of  FIG. 9A . As shown in  FIG. 9B , the upper cradle  91  and lower cradle  92  are fixedly attached and move together to one end or the other end of the hole of the base frame  93  as the mirror is actuated to move inboard or outboard. Referring to  FIG. 9C , a cross-sectional view showing the attachment of the upper cradle  91  to the lower cradle  92  along the line  9   c - 9   c  of  FIG. 9A  is illustrated. As the mirror is actuated to move up or down, the upper cradle  91  and lower cradle  92  move together within the hole of the fixed base frame  93 . The base frame  93  is thus a fixed surface which acts to cover the articulation assembly  90  and encompass the articulation assembly  90  to support downward or other types of load. 
       FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating a top down section view of the head assembly depicting the various head conditions achieved by a single 2 axis articulation assembly. A park fold position of the mirror head assembly  100  can be provided using the same articulation assembly  101  that is used to set the mirror in drive condition with a single 2 axis glass actuator orientated to utilize the full angular working range, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 . 
     In another example,  FIGS. 11A and 11B  show an assembly with 2 single axis actuators  104  and  105  positioned independently of each other, along the mirror head rotational axis, controlled by integrated memory circuits or a separate memory module  106 . Referring to  FIG. 11B , a cross-sectional view along the line  11   b - 11   b  of  FIG. 11A  is shown with the two independent single axis actuators  104 ,  105  also illustrated. The two independent actuators allow the mirror to be adjusted inboard/outboard and up/down according to the desire of the driver. As with the articulation assembly described throughout this application, the two independent single axis actuators  104 ,  105  are also configured to allow adjustment of the mirror between an outboard drive condition, a standard drive condition, a park condition, and conditions therebetween. 
     Different functions and devices can be incorporated into and/or controlled with the help of rearview devices including especially also cameras. 
     Especially useful are functions and devices to enhance, extend and/or sustain the functionality of the rearview device during normal or extreme conditions. This may include heating and/or cooling means, cleaning means such as wipers, liquid and/or gaseous sprays, actuator means for moving the rearview device or parts of it, such as for example a display, a camera system and/or parts of a camera system, including for example lenses, filters, light sources, adaptive optics like deformable mirrors, sensors and/or mirrors, and/or actuator means for inducing movement of other objects, for example parts of the vehicle and/or objects surrounding the vehicle. Furthermore it can include linear tracks and/or rotating wheels, like for example a filter wheel, for exchanging optical elements, including for example lenses, mirrors, light sources, sensors, adaptive optics like deformable mirrors and/or filters. 
     Prominent examples for functions and devices incorporated into and/or controlled with the help of rearview devices include also illumination devices, for example any kind of light module like an external light module, an internal light module, a front light, a back light, a fog light, a brake light, an acceleration light, a turn signal, a logo lamp, a puddle light, a flash light, a navigation light, a position light, an emergency light, a spotlight, a green light, a red light, a warning light, a turn signal light module, an approach light, a search light, an information light, a display and/or any combination thereof. 
     Further examples for functions and devices incorporated into and/or controlled with the help of rearview devices may include for example a tiredness detection system, a microsleep detection system, a distance and/or velocity determination system, for example a LIDAR (Light detection and ranging) system, a blind spot indicator system, a lane change assistant system, a navigation assistant system, a tracking assistant system, a human-machine interaction system, a machine-machine interaction system, an emergency and precaution assistant system, like an accident avoiding assistant system, a counter-measures assistant system, a brake assistant system, a steering assistant system, an acceleration assistant system, an escape assistant system, including for example an ejection seat system, a direction indicator, a blind spot indicator, an approach system, a strong braking system, an emergency braking system, a charging status indicator, a vehicle mode system, including for example a sports mode system, an economy mode system, an autonomous drive mode system, a sleep mode system and an anti-theft system, a vehicle locked indicator system, a vehicle stolen indicator, a warning signal system, a temperature indicator system, a weather indicator system, a traffic light signal system, a fuel status system and/or any combination thereof. 
     An example for a rearview device including an illumination device fulfilling the brake light functions is disclosed in German patent application No. 102012108488, filed on Sep. 11, 2012 for REARVIEW ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE and hereby incorporated herein by reference. A light guidance unit for an illumination device used in a back vision system is disclosed in German patent application No. 102012104529, filed on May 25, 2012 for LIGHT GUIDANCE UNIT which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. An illumination device for a rearview device is disclosed in German patent application No. 102012107833, filed on Aug. 24, 2012 for ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND REARVIEW DEVICE which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A lighting device for a back-vision unit is disclosed in German patent application No. 102012107834, filed on Aug. 24, 2012 for LIGHTING DEVICE AND BACK-VISION UNIT which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A housing and display device of a rearview device is disclosed in European patent No. 2738043, filed on Dec. 3, 2012 for HOUSING AND DISPLAY DEVICE which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. An optical light guide for a vehicle lighting unit is disclosed in European patent No. 2947378, filed on May 22, 2014 for OPTICAL LIGHT GUIDE FOR A VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A display device of a rearview device of a vehicle is disclosed in International patent application No. 2015/173695, filed on May 7, 2015 for DISPLAY DEVICE, REAR VIEW DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE and claiming priority to European patent application No. 2944866, filed on May 12, 2014 for OPTICAL UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, REAR VIEW DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. Further a light guiding device for an illumination device, in particular for a motor vehicle or a display device, in a rearview device of a motor vehicle is disclosed in European patent application No. 3045944, filed on Jan. 19, 2015 for LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Still further a light guiding device for an illumination device, especially for a motor vehicle or an indicator device in a rearview device of a motor vehicle is disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/228,566, filed on Aug. 4, 2016, for LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/000,733, filed on Jan. 19, 2016 for LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. In addition, an illumination device, particularly for a rear-view device of a motor vehicle and a method for producing the same are disclosed in International patent application No. 2016/147154, filed on Mar. 18, 2016 for ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE and claiming priority to German patent application No. 102015104163, filed on Mar. 19, 2015 for ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. An improved rear-view device for a motor vehicle which includes an electronic device is disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/256,532, filed on Sep. 3, 2016 for ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND REAR-VIEW DEVICE and claiming priority to European patent application No. 3139711, filed on Sep. 3, 2015 for ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND REAR VIEW DEVICE which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. A lighting device for a rearview device or a footwell device of a vehicle, including at least one luminous means is disclosed in German patent application No. 102015115555, filed on Sep. 9, 2015 for ILLUMINATION DEVICE, REAR VIEW DEVICE, FOOTWELL DEVICE AND VEHICLE which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A light module for a light assembly of an exterior rear view device is disclosed in European patent application No. 3138734, filed on Sep. 3, 2015 for LIGHT MODULE, LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND REAR VIEW DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A lighting device for a vehicle component, in particular for a rearview device of a motor vehicle, including a logo lamp and a deflection mirror are disclosed in European patent application No. 3144183, filed on Sep. 13, 2016 for LIGHTING DEVICE, VEHICLE COMPONENT AND VEHICLE and claiming priority to German utility patent application No. 202015104894, filed on Sep. 15, 2015 for LIGHTING DEVICE, VEHICLE COMPONENT AND VEHICLE which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     A camera module can include in particular a plurality of different optical elements, including a.o. a variety of sensors and light sources, as well as housing parts. 
     The housing of a camera module can be made out of plastic, metal, glass, any other suitable material and/or any combinations thereof and can be used in combination with the techniques described below to change or modify the properties of the material or the material surface. Housings are for example described in German patent application No. 102016108247.3, filed on May 3, 2016 for CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A CAMERA and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/281,780, filed Sep. 30, 2016 for TELESCOPING REARVIEW ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERA AND LENS WIPING SYSTEM, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     The camera can include for example CCD or CMOS or light field sensors, as for example described in German patent application No. 102011053999, filed Sep. 28, 2011 for DETECTION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF OBJECT AND/OR REGION OF SPACE FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND/OR DISPLAY SYSTEMS OF MOTOR VEHICLE, HAS OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGED AS LIGHT FIELD SENSOR FOR DETECTION and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/771,140, filed on Jan. 26, 2001 for MONITORING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR, MOTOR VEHICLES, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,703,925, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. Also an area of the sensor can be reserved for different purposes, for example to detect a test beam, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,031,224, filed on Sep. 9, 2014 for CAMERA SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A CAMERA SYSTEM AND SENSOR DEVICE OF A CAMERA SYSTEM, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     The optical elements can be molded or formed from any type of glass or any other suitable material. Glass is here used in the meaning of a non-crystalline amorphous solid showing a glass transition when heated towards the liquid state. It includes for example the group of polymeric glasses, metallic glasses, silica glasses, but any other suitable material showing the glass transition can also be used. The glass can be either in a flat, wedge, rectangular, cylindrical, spherical, conical, elliptical, and/or circular shape, as described for example in German patent application No. 102016108247.3, and German patent application No. 102011103200, filed on May 31, 2011 for LIGHT WINDOW FOR USE AS LIGHT CONDUCTOR FOR TURN INDICATOR IN OUTSIDE MIRROR ARRANGEMENT OF VEHICLE, HAS UNCOUPLING STRUCTURES AT CERTAIN LOCATION OF WINDOW, AND OPTICAL FILM WITH MOLDED COATING AND PROVIDED WITH UNCOUPLING STRUCTURES, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference, or have a shape according to different needs or lens types. As non-limiting examples camera modules can be equipped with lenses, like a wide-angle or fish-eye lens suitable to provide peripheral images, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/281,780, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/090,127, filed on Apr. 19, 2011 for REAR VIEW MIRROR SIMULATION, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,238,434, a Fresnel lens or micro lenses as described in German patent application No. 102011053999, filed Sep. 28, 2011 for DETECTION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF OBJECT AND/OR REGION OF SPACE FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND/OR DISPLAY SYSTEMS OF MOTOR VEHICLE, HAS OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGED AS LIGHT FIELD SENSOR FOR DETECTION, and a TIR (total internal reflection) lens as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,740,427, filed Sep. 8, 2010 for OPTIMAL LIGHT COUPLING FOR REAR VIEW DEVICES, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. Another type of optical elements know to be used in camera modules are optical fibers, especially in form of fiber bundles and preferably in form of fiber bundles having an optical head, as described for example in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/771,140. Different methods can be used to produce such optical elements, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,460,060, filed on Jan. 30, 2009 for METHOD FOR CREATING A COMPLEX SURFACE ON A SUBSTRATE OF GLASS, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     The optical elements can be transparent as described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 8,031,224, German patent application No. 102016108247.3, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/242,829, filed Sep. 23, 2011 for CAMERA ARRANGEMENT AND DOOR HANDLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. But the optical elements can also be semitransparent, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/771,140 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/090,127, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. Still further, the optical elements can be completely or partially coated with different type of coatings to realize different effects, such as for example anti-reflective coatings as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,031,224, chromium-based reflective coatings as described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,181,616, filed on Jan. 24, 2012 for CHROMIUM-BASED REFLECTIVE COATING, and other coatings, for example for polymeric substrates as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/936,024, filed on Nov. 9, 2015 for COATED POLYMERIC SUBSTRATES and in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/124,310, filed on Feb. 20, 2015 for DECORATIVE COATINGS FOR PLASTIC SUBSTRATES, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. Preferably the optical elements are made of a scratch-proof material as described for example in German patent application No. 102016108247.3, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The optical elements can have uncoupling structures at certain locations of the optical elements, and an optical film, for example an extrusion film, and a molded coating can be applied as described in German patent application No. 102011103200, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A coating to spectrally and stress control is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/124,310, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Different filters can be integrated into the optical elements such as for example gray filters or polarization filters, described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/809,509, filed Jul. 27, 2015 for APPARATUS FOR LIGHT INTENSITY ADJUSTMENT, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     Electrochromic substrates, polymer electrolytes and other charge conducting medias may be used for the optical elements based on the descriptions of European patent application No. 08103179.1, filed on Mar. 31, 2008 for PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCHROMIC SUBSTRATES AND ELECTROCHROMIC ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, European patent No. 2202826, filed on Dec. 23, 2008 for POLYMER ELECTROLYTES AND DEVICES CONTAINING, U.S. Pat. No. 7,999,992, filed on Jan. 7, 2005 for CHARGE CONDUCTING MEDIUM and U.S. Pat. No. 8,537,451, filed on Mar. 26, 2008 for PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCHROMIC SUBSTRATES AND ELECTROCHROMIC ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     The camera module can also be equipped with apparatuses for light intensity adjustment as described for example in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/809,509 and light level intensifier tubes as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/771,140, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. The electrochromic substrates and devices used in European patent application No. 08103179.1, European patent No. 2202826, U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,999,992 and 8,537,451, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference, can also be used for this purpose as well as a transflector to transmit or reflect light based on a corresponding input signal, as described in German patent application No. 102016106126.3, filed on Apr. 4, 2016 for IMAGING SYSTEM, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     The camera module or a cover adapted to the camera module can be moved using different actuators, drives and/or a flexible track, as for example described in German application No. 102016108247.3 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/281,780, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     Still further, the camera module can also include cleaning elements to clean the optical element facing outwards and being exposed to the environment. The cleaning element can for example include wipers, brushes, lips, nozzles, fans and similar elements as are described in European patent application No. 14165197.6, filed Apr. 17, 2014 for OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, CLEANING DEVICE AND VEHICLE COMPRISING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/281,780, German patent application No. 102016108247.3, European patent application No. 13163677.1, filed Apr. 15, 2013 for LENS WIPER, European patent application No. 15173201.3, filed Jun. 22, 2015 for LENS CLEANING WITH FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR and European patent No. 1673260, filed on Oct. 14, 2003 for CLEANING DEVICE which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. The cleaning devices are not limited in composition, and may for example include any fabric, elastomeric, sponge, brush, or combination of these. Special wiper elements including wiper arms, wiper blades, wiping cloth, wiping tissue and combinations thereof are described in European patent application No. 14165197.6, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A wiper element may for example be controlled according to the method described in European patent application No. 130164250.6, filed Apr. 18, 2013 for METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIPER DEVICE, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. A reservoir for holding a cleaning liquid as described in European patent application No. 14165197.6, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Such a reservoir can be attached to or integrated into the camera module to provide the cleaning liquid to the optical elements of the camera module. 
     Different methods may be used to detect dirt or other obscurations preventing or reducing the functioning of the camera module, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,395,514, filed on Jun. 24, 2008 for OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OPTICAL SYSTEM OBSCURATION IN A VEHICLE, European patent No. 1328141, filed on January 12, for ASSEMBLY HAVING A CONDUCTOR FROM FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY, and U.S. Pat. No. 8,031,224, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     Also light sources can be installed or integrated into the camera module to increase the visibility of surrounding objects, measure distances and directions and detect dirt, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,031,224, U.S. patent application No. 62/470,658, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, 2016 for LIGHT EMITTING MIRROR BEZEL and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/771,140, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     Different heating means, like heating coils, heating devices integrated into the lens holder or the bezel, or other heating elements can be used to impede condensation and icing at the surface of optical elements, as for example described in German patent application No. 102016108247.3, U.S. patent application No. 62/470,658, and German patent application No. 102016107545.0, filed on Apr. 22, 2016 for HEATING DEVICE FOR A CAMERA LENS, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     A watertight seal against weather effects, as well as against the influence of washing processes with detergents, solvents and high pressure cleaners can be used on the housing of the camera module as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/090,127, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     In another example, the housing can be made of a body including plastic and conductive material, wherein the conductive material is dispersed in the plastic material to form a conductive mass to allow a power source, preferably a DC voltage source, to connect via at least two electrodes to the body and heat the body accordingly, as described in German patent application No. 102016107545.0, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     A conductor track can be embedded within plastic parts of the camera module as described in European patent No. 1328141 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,083,311, filed on Jan. 12, 2002 for CONDUCTOR OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, COMPONENT COMPRISING SUCH FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH CONDUCTOR, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     The camera module can include a power harvesting system as described for example in European patent application No. 09171683.7, filed on Sep. 29, 2009 for SELF SUSTAINING REAR VIEW MIRROR, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     A fault detection system for electric consumers as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,487,633 filed on Jan. 14, 2010 for FAULT DETECTION OF ELECTRIC CONSUMERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, can be used to detect failure of the camera module. 
     Different types of fixings can be used to fix the camera module to the vehicle or other components, such as for example the snap-fit connection described in European patent No. 2233360, filed on Mar. 27, 2009 for SNAP FIT CONNECTION IN A REAR VIEW MIRROR, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     Different control means and analyzing devices can be used, such as the computation units described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/090,127, German patent application No. 102016106126.3, German patent application No. 102011053999, European patent No. 2146325, filed on July 16, for Recording Device for Receiving, Processing and Storing Image Files in a Vehicle and Method, and U.S. Pat. No. 8,849,104, filed on Jul. 16, 2008 for RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND PROCESSING IMAGE DATA IN A VEHICLE, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference. In addition, HDR (high dynamical range) technology can be used according to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/830,406, filed on Aug. 19, 2015 for REAR VIEW DEVICE FOR A MOTOR and published as US 20150358590, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     Although modifications and changes may be suggested by those skilled in the art, it is the intention of the application to embody within the patent warranted hereon all changes and modifications as reasonably and probably come within the scope of this contribution to the art. The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth in detail in the appended claims. The features disclosed in the description, the figures as well as the claims could be essential alone or in every combination for the realization of the invention in its different embodiments. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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