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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Sloterbeek, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Steven G. Hoek, Holland, MI (US);
William M. Vanden Bos, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a rearview device having a peripheral edge. A carrier plate is operably coupled to the rearview device. The carrier plate includes a peripheral wall with a forward edge and a rearward edge. The forward edge is substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the rearview device. A housing includes a forward lip configured to abut the rearward edge of the peripheral wall to provide a substantially smooth exterior transition from the housing to the peripheral wall to the rearview device.