Smr Patents Sarl

Motherson Innovations Company Limited

Thomas Baggi

Francis Charlet

Wilfried Bonny

Andrew Lettis

David Gaskin

Benjamin Bruhin

Steve Horne

Soenke Goldschmidt

Stephen Rawding

Xavier Beuzeville

Sönke Goldschmidt

The present disclosure relates to a camera assembly arrangement for a vehicle rear view cover. The camera assembly arrangement may include a rear view cover, wherein the rear view cover comprises at least one alignment element, and a camera assembly, wherein the camera assembly comprises a camera module with a lens and at least one of a cover and a camera cradle for mounting the camera module. The camera assembly may include at least four alignment elements to align the camera assembly to the rear view cover, with the alignment elements comprising at least two stiff ribs and at least two spring elements such that the camera assembly is pressed by the spring elements against the stiff ribs and onto the rear view cover. The camera cradle may be is provided with at least one outrigger slider, where the at least one alignment element cooperates with the at least one outrigger slider, and at least one clip fastener is retained on at least one shoulder, with the at least one clip fastener being configured on one of the rear view cover and the camera assembly, and the at least one shoulder being configured on one of the camera assembly and the rear view cover.

Camera assembly arrangement for vehicle rear view cover and rear view device therewith

A housing for a rear view element of a rear view device for a vehicle includes a scalp portion comprising a first circumferential edge being c-shaped extending at least partially around an opening of the scalp portion, and a bezel comprising a second circumferential edge having a lip portion extending at least partially around the bezel. The c-shaped first circumferential edge of the scalp portion is configured to at least partly overlap the lip portion to obtain a flush surface at a separation edge which is located at least partly at an inside panel of the bezel.

Housing for a rear view element of a rear view device for a vehicle

A housing for a rear view element of a rear view device for a vehicle includes a scalp portion including a first circumferential edge being c-shaped extending at least partially around an opening of the scalp portion, a lower casing portion including a second circumferential edge being c-shaped extending at least partially around an opening of the lower casing portion, and a bezel including a third circumferential edge having a lip portion extending at least partially around the bezel section.

The present disclosure refers to a light module, comprising a lens unit, which is formed with a bottom, a lid and one or more side walls between the bottom and the lid, wherein the one or more side walls provide one or more insertion openings; a printed circuit board unit, which carries one or more light sources and is inserted into the lens unit through a first insertion opening of the one or more insertion openings such that light emitted by the one or more light sources exits the light module through the bottom and/or the lid of the lens unit; and a housing unit, which is provided with a bottom opening, a lid opening and one or more side walls between the bottom opening and the lid opening, wherein the lens unit is arranged within the housing unit such that the bottom opening of the housing unit is closed by the bottom of the lens unit, the lid opening of the housing unit is closed by the lid of the lens unit, and the one or more insertion openings of the lens unit is closed by the one or more side walls of the housing unit. It also refers to an external rear view device with such a light unit.

Light module, method for manufacturing a light module and rear view device

A rear view mirror assembly is proposes having at least a mirror base and a mirror head covering a mirror glass () mounted into the mirror head and an optical alert indicator () that produces light in reaction to a sensor signal to inform operator () about hazardous information and the light shines through the mirror glass (). The mirror glass () is mounted to a backing plate () that has a mounting surface () for at least one LED () and at least one light guide structure that can be a wedged light guide or a light guide pin.

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Dammarie-les-Lys, France

Thomas Baggi