Frameless mirror and associated installation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9663036-B2
Application number	US-201414899427-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2014
Priority date	Jun 18, 2013
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

In a method for installing a frameless mirror, a mirror glass is positioned on a carrier plate against a stop formed by a border of the carrier plate and glued on the carrier plate. The border is then separated from the carrier plate via a predetermined breaking point of the border.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for installing a frameless mirror, comprising:
positioning a mirror glass on a carrier plate against a stop formed by a border of the carrier plate;
gluing the mirror glass on the carrier plate; and
separating the border from the carrier plate via a predetermined breaking point of the border, wherein the border has a C-shaped configuration to circumferentially surround the mirror glass, said C-shaped border having a section of reduced diameter which forms the predetermined breaking point.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the border of the carrier plate as a circumferential border.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the border of the carrier plate with sections to form several border sections.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the predetermined breaking point between the carrier plate and the border with one or more sections of reduced diameter.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising arranging the predetermined breaking point between the carrier plate and the border as a perforation.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising arranging a heating element between the carrier plate and the mirror glass.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the border of the carrier plate with a tab which can be grabbed for separating the border.

8. A frameless mirror, comprising:
a carrier plate having a border formed with a predetermined breaking point; and
a mirror glass mounted on the carrier plate by positioning the mirror glass on the carrier plate against a stop formed by the border, gluing the mirror glass on the carrier plate, and separating the border from the carrier plate via the predetermined breaking point, wherein the border has a C-shaped configuration to circumferentially surround the mirror glass, said C-shaped border having a section of reduced diameter which forms the predetermined breaking point.

9. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , wherein the border of the carrier plate is formed as a circumferential border.

10. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , wherein the border of the carrier plate is formed with sections to form several border sections.

11. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined breaking point has one or more sections of reduced diameter.

12. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , further comprising a heating element arranged between the carrier plate and the mirror glass.

13. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , wherein the border of the carrier plate has a tab which can be grabbed for separating the border.

14. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , wherein the section of reduced diameter is positioned against an underside of the carrier plate.

15. The frameless mirror of claim 8 , wherein the section of reduced diameter has a tab which can be grabbed for separating the border.

Assignees

• Audi Ag
• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Bing Michael
• Almeida Pedro
• Stege Jörg

Classifications

• G02B7/1815

  with cooling or heating systems (cooling arrangements for laser mirrors H01S3/0401) · CPC title

• B60R1/06 Primary

  mounted on vehicle exterior {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• G02B7/182

  for mirrors · CPC title

• B60R1/02 Primary

  Rear-view mirror arrangements (periscope arrangements B60R1/10) · CPC title