Patent ID: 7909383

Claim:
A component for a vehicle comprising: a base body including a first base body part and a second base body part which cooperate to define a cavity, the second base part supporting a sliding means located within the cavity, the first base part defining a recess, the sliding means comprising a track; a mirror supported at the base body and at least partially aligned with the recess; a mirror cover arranged on the mirror, the mirror cover being displaceable along the sliding means in and counter to a sliding direction from a first position in which the mirror is substantially covered by the mirror cover, into a second position in which the mirror is at least partially not covered by the mirror cover, the mirror cover including a guiding means for guiding the mirror cover all the way through when being displaced along the sliding means between the first position and the second position, the guiding means comprising a first arm and a second arm; and a spring biasing the first arm and the second arm towards the track and each other, wherein the guiding means is provided substantially in a center of an edge of the mirror cover extending transversely to a sliding direction of the mirror cover, wherein the first arm is provided on a first side of the track and the second arm is provided on a second side of the track, wherein the first arm and the second arm extend in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the mirror cover.