US 11,951,908 B2
Exterior rearview mirror or winglet for a vehicle having an electrical device attached to a housing
Vishal Bhaskar, Troy, MI (US); Ricardo Alberto Peña Garza, Warren, MI (US); Bruno Lescroart, Troy, MI (US); and Gouthama Reddy Bondalapati, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ficosa North America Corporation, Madison Heights, MI (US)
Filed by Ficosa North America Corporation, Madison Heights, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/942,322.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/881,103, filed on Jul. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0031694 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60R 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 1/072 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21S 43/27 (2018.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 1/06 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/0088 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01); B60R 1/02 (2013.01); B60R 1/072 (2013.01); B60R 1/1207 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); F21S 43/27 (2018.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exterior rearview winglet assembly for a vehicle comprising:
an exterior shell including a first side oriented toward a front of the vehicle and a second side oriented toward a rear of the vehicle;
a base bracket positioned in the exterior shell to couple the exterior shell to the vehicle;
a first housing positioned in the exterior shell;
a finisher being attached to the first housing and extending from at least a portion of the exterior shell at the second side of the exterior shell; and
a first electrical device being directly attached to the first housing and the first electrical device being independent of attachment to the finisher,
wherein the finisher defines a first opening to surround the first electrical device, and
wherein the first housing includes a flexible latch, and wherein the first electrical device includes a rear portion, a clip, and a hook and locator mechanism for attachment to the first housing.