US 12,263,787 B2
Exterior rear view mirror assembly for road vehicles, exterior rear view mirror assembly system for left hand drive and right hand drive road vehicles and method of manufacturing
Steve Rawding, Hampshire (GB); Chris Boyd, Hampshire (GB); and Ryan Gomes, Hampshire (GB)
Assigned to MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED., London (GB)
Filed by MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,650.
Claims priority of application No. 102021203317.2 (DE), filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314883 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 1/072 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 1/072 (2013.01) [B60R 1/06 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exterior rear view mirror assembly for road vehicles, the exterior rear view mirror assembly comprising:
a frame structure configured to be attached to a vehicle body;
a case bezel for casing a rear mirror reflective element and configured to be attached to the frame structure; and
a motor adaptor configured to couple the frame structure with a mirror actuator,
wherein the motor adaptor comprises a first set of attachment elements and a second set of attachment elements, wherein the frame structure comprises corresponding attachment points for both of the first and second sets of attachment elements,
wherein the motor adaptor comprises a first form-coding element different from the first and second sets of attachment elements and the case bezel comprises a second form-coding element,
wherein the first and second form-coding elements are formed and arranged such that they correspond to and engage with each other when the case bezel and the motor adaptor are attached to the frame structure without attaching the motor adapter by the first and second sets of attachment elements and such that the case bezel and the motor adaptor cannot be assembled if the first and second form-coding elements do not correspond,
wherein the first form-coding element is formed integral with a sliding element configured to contact a mirror vibration damper on the case bezel,
wherein the first form-coding element is formed as a ramp extending from the motor adaptor.