US 12,403,829 B2
Low profile inside mirror with mount fixed to a substrate of a mirror element
Eric S. Lundy, Holland, MI (US); and Nigel T. Lock, Holland, MI (US)
Assigned to GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed by Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/502,281.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/386,792, filed on Dec. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190343 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 1/04 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a mirror element having at least one substrate including a front surface and a rear surface;
a mounting mechanism configured to be mounted to the vehicle, the mounting mechanism including a ball stud and a socket for receiving a ball of the ball stud, wherein the mounting mechanism is further configured such that one of the ball stud and the socket is adhesively attached to the rear surface of the substrate;
a mirror housing secured to the mirror element so as to extend behind the rear surface of the substrate and around the one of the ball stud and the socket that is attached to the rear surface; and
an adhesive pad between the rear surface of the substrate and the one of the ball stud and the socket that is attached to the rear surface,
wherein the one of the ball stud and the socket that is attached to the rear surface includes a mounting plate that extends parallel to the rear surface.