Patent ID: 7093946

Claim:
A powerfold exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising: a base portion fixedly mountable to the vehicle; a movable portion pivotally mounted to said base portion and pivotable about a pivot axis; a powerfold unit having a pivotable portion having an outer surface, said powerfold unit being mounted at one of said movable portion and said base portion and engaging a receiving portion of the other of said movable portion and said base portion; said receiving portion non-rotatably receiving said pivotable portion to mount said movable portion to said base portion, said receiving portion having an inner surface opposed to said outer surface of said pivotable portion when said pivotable portion is received in said receiving portion; a resilient element positioned between and at least partially in engagement with said outer surface of said pivotable portion of said powerfold unit and said inner surface of said receiving portion, said resilient element being resilient to at least partially compress between said inner and outer surfaces as said powerfold unit is engaged with said receiving portion; said powerfold unit being operable to pivot said pivotable portion to pivot said movable portion relative to said base portion; and said resilient element engaging said powerfold unit and said receiving portion to provide a substantially tight engagement of said movable portion to said powerfold unit to enhance vibrational performance of said mirror assembly.