Patent ID: 7175291

Claim:
An automobile rearview mirror with a liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising: a mount having a front wall and a rear wall, said rear wall further including at least a retaining portion for a rail sector, a spring retaining slot and a release, each of two lateral sides of said rear wall further including a gear sector; at least one rail sector mounted on said retaining portion of said mount; at least one spring confined in said spring retaining slot, a bottom end of said spring being stopped by said at least one spring retaining slot; a front panel located in the front of said mount; a display unit disposed between said mount and said front panel; a rear shell located behind said mount having at least one slide element slidably engaging said at least one rail sector on said rear wall of said mount and at least a spring frame slot for fixing a top end of said at least one spring, whereby said mount will experience a spring restoring force, two lateral sides of a front wall of said rear shell being provided with oil-pressure gear wheels for engaging the corresponding gear sectors mounted on said mount so as to provide damping against a sliding motion of said mount; a predetermined location on said front wall of said rear shell being provided with a locking piece for retaining said release of said mount; a mirror retained in front of said front panel; and a front frame encircling said rear shell, whereby said mount, said mirror and said front panel will be confined between said front frame and said rear shell.