Patent ID: 6877870

Claim:
A sensor-mirror arrangement for a vehicle windshield, said arrangement comprising: an optical sensor fastened by a sensor mounting in an upper edge region of the windshield inside a wiping field of a windshield wiper device on the windshield, said optical sensor and sensor mounting being arranged between a free field of vision of the windshield and a vehicle roof, an inside rearview mirror fastened on the windshield using a mirror mounting in the upper edge region between the sensor and the vehicle roof, said mirror mounting including a first fastening element that interacts with a complementary second fastening element, said second fastening element constructed on a mirror base of the inside rearview mirror, said mirror mounting also including a pedestal fastened on the windshield, wherein the first fastening element is constructed on a side of said pedestal facing away from and distal from the windshield and which is dimensioned so that the mirror base, when fastened on the mirror mounting is a predetermined distance from the windshield, which predetermine distance is greater than a minimum distance necessary without said pedestal for the proper installation and function of the mirror base.