Britax Rainsfords Pty. Limited

Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd

Ingmar Manfred Birgden

Robert William Gilbert

Garry Gordon Fimeri

Garry Gordon Leslie Fimeri

Duncan William Nash

A vehicle external mirror assembly () comprises three main parts: a vehicle-to-mirror assembly attachment bracket (), a mirror housing () and a mirror (). Housing () comprises a thin molded external plastic shell () and a foam core (), the foam anchoring and supporting the shell. A load diffuser () may be positioned within foam () to reduce the maximum tensile and compressive stresses within the foam (). Attachment bracket () is of a similar construction with a thin shell () internal foam () and load diffuser ().

Vehicle external mirror assembly and method of manufacture

A rear view mirror assembly comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body, and a case, in which a reflective member is pivotally mounted. A lead screw is mounted in the bracket. A pair of arms projecting laterally from the reflective member beyond the periphery thereof and have ridge formations which engage with the lead screw so that rotation of the lead screw causes angular movement of the reflective member.

Rear view mirror

A vehicle mirror comprises a mirror case (20), an intermediate member (38), a base member (18) secured to a vehicle, and a mirror case pivot assembly (56, 72) at one end of the intermediate member (38) pivotally connecting the intermediate member (38) to the mirror case (20) for relative angular movement about a first pivot axis. First and second rigid link (26, 42) have opposite ends pivotally connected to the base member (10) and to the opposite end of the intermediate member (38). The pivotal connections (28, 44) at the ends of the first and second rigid links (26, 42) nearer to the front of the vehicle are more widely spaced from each other than the pivotal connections (40, 52) at the other ends of the first and second links (26, 42).

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Glenalta, Australia

Ingmar Manfred Birgden