There is provided a door mirror mounting system for a vehicle door structure 200. The system comprises a reinforcing structure 410 for a window frame portion 210 of the door structure. The reinforcing structure is configured to provide a mounting point for a base 310 of a door mirror 300. The system comprises an exterior trim panel 420 configured to cover the reinforcing structure and the base when mounted. The trim panel comprises an aperture (424, figure 4D) configured to receive a stem 320 of the door mirror therethrough. The reinforcing structure comprises one or more locator elements to align the base with fastening points of the window frame, where said elements comprise a protrusion (414, figure 5A) which engages with a stopped groove (314, figure 5B) on the base and/or an indentation (416) having a shape corresponding to that of the base. Alternatively, a lower part of the trim panel is configured to insert into a cavity in the door, or the trim panel may comprise an annular seal to contact the mirror stem. A fixed window panel 230 may be supported by the window frame. The system is intended to provide a flush finish above a beltline of a vehicle.
Door mirror mounting system
2025-05-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge |