Extandable exterior rearview mirror assembly
First Claim
1. An electrically extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror subassembly having a housing and a reflective element supported in said housing;
a bracket adapted for mounting to a vehicle;
a support mounting said mirror subassembly to said bracket, said support extending into said housing, said mirror subassembly being movable along said support and having a retracted position and at least one outboard position for said mirror subassembly and defining a direction of extension; and
a drive assembly supported in said housing and drivingly coupled to said support, said drive assembly selectively moving said mirror subassembly along said support.
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Abstract
An extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror subassembly, a bracket which is adapted for mounting to a vehicle, and a support which mounts the mirror subassembly to the bracket. Support extends into the housing which is movable along the support. The housing includes a retracted position and at lease one outboard position, which define a direction of extension. The mirror assembly further includes a drive assembly which is supported in the housing and drivingly coupled to the support. The drive assembly selectively moves the housing along the support. The mirror assembly further includes a clutch mechanism which drivingly decouples the drive assembly from the support when a force of sufficient magnitude is applied to the housing in the direction of extension such that the housing can be manually moved along the support.
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29 Claims
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1. An electrically extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror subassembly having a housing and a reflective element supported in said housing;
a bracket adapted for mounting to a vehicle;
a support mounting said mirror subassembly to said bracket, said support extending into said housing, said mirror subassembly being movable along said support and having a retracted position and at least one outboard position for said mirror subassembly and defining a direction of extension; and
a drive assembly supported in said housing and drivingly coupled to said support, said drive assembly selectively moving said mirror subassembly along said support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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28. An electrically extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror subassembly having a housing and a reflective element supported in said housing;
a bracket adapted for mounting to a vehicle;
a support mounted to said bracket;
a link pivotally mounting said mirror subassembly to said support; and
a drive assembly supported in said housing, said drive assembly being drivingly coupled to said support and moving said housing between a retracted position and at least one extended position and defining a direction of extension, and said drive assembly including a clutch for decoupling said drive assembly from said support when a force is applied to said housing in said direction of extension to provide manual adjustment of the position of said housing.
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