Patent ID: 7391014

Claim:
A vehicle exterior rear view mirror assembly prepared to carry an image detector device comprising: a casing in which at least one reflector is installed providing a reflected rear image visible by a vehicle occupant, said casing adaptable between a first configuration and a second configuration; a support base to fix said casing with said reflector to a part of the vehicle; detector fastening means to support on said casing said image detector device, which is adapted to provide a signal representative of a rear image susceptible to be processed and presented as an information to a vehicle occupant; and reflector fastening means to support on said casing either i) in said first configuration, a first reflector of a first size facing rearward with respect to said casing, said reflector and detector fastening means configured and disposed such that when said first reflector is mounted on the reflector fastening means the first reflector overlaps the detector fastening means hiding the reflector fastening means and the detector fastening means, or ii) in said second configuration a second reflector of a second size facing rearward with respect to said casing, said second size being smaller than said first size, said second reflector mounted on the reflector fastening means, the detector fastening means available for the installation of said image detector device alongside said second reflector facing rearward with respect to said casing.