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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Paolo Ballarin, Saint Genis Laval, FR;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a mirror assembly () for a vehicle, comprising a housing having a first housing portion (); a second housing portion (), which is removably connected to the first housing portion () to define a recess therebetween; and a mirror mounted within the housing. A flexible engagement member () is provided between the first housing portion () and the second housing portion, the flexible engagement member () extending along at least a portion of an interface () between the first and the second housing portions. The flexible engagement member () comprises a first member portion first member portion () which extends inside the housing recess and which is releasably connected to at least one portion of the housing, and an second member portion () which extends from first member portion () to at least an outer surface of the housing (). The second member portion () also extends at the interface () between a portion of a peripheral wall of the first housing portion () and a portion of a peripheral wall of the second housing portion (). An operator can apply a force to the second member portion () of the flexible engagement member () to at least partially deform and/or displace the first member portion ().