Power fold mechanism for double arm mirrors
First Claim
1. An exterior rear vision mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, the mirror assembly being of a type having a base (14) to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm (15,16) extending from the base and a mirror head (11) mounted to the at least one arm to be supported thereby and a mirror in the mirror head, the mirror head and arm or arms adapted to be rotated about an axis in the base to a foldaway position, a power fold system (24) having a motor assembly in the or each arm to drive the mirror from a driving position to the foldaway position and from the foldaway position to the driving position and an override system whereby the mirror can be manually moved to the foldaway position.
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Abstract
An exterior rear vision mirror assembly (10) for a motor vehicle, the assembly (10) having a base (14) to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm (15, 16) extending from the base (14) and a mirror head (11) mounted to the at least one arm (15, 16) and having a mirror (13), the mirror head (11) and arm (15, 16) is adapted to be rotated about an axis in the base (14), a power fold system having a motor assembly (24) in the or each arm (15, 16) to drive the mirror (13) from a driving position to a foldaway position and from the foldaway position to the driving position and an override system including a clutch (64) is provided so that the mirror (13) can be manually moved to the foldaway position.
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25 Claims
- 1. An exterior rear vision mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, the mirror assembly being of a type having a base (14) to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm (15,16) extending from the base and a mirror head (11) mounted to the at least one arm to be supported thereby and a mirror in the mirror head, the mirror head and arm or arms adapted to be rotated about an axis in the base to a foldaway position, a power fold system (24) having a motor assembly in the or each arm to drive the mirror from a driving position to the foldaway position and from the foldaway position to the driving position and an override system whereby the mirror can be manually moved to the foldaway position.
- 4. A power fold system for an exterior rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle, the mirror being of a type having a base (14) in use to be attached to the vehicle, two arms (15, 16) extending from the base and a mirror head (11) mounted to the two arms to be supported thereby, the mirror head and arms adapted to be rotated about a pivot axis in the base to a foldaway position, the power fold system being characterised by including a motor assembly (24) in each arm to drive the mirror from a driving position to the foldaway position and from the foldaway position to the driving position and an override system whereby the mirror can be manually moved to the foldaway position.
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20. A power fold system for an exterior rear vision mirror as in claim 20 wherein the clutch mechanism is mounted on a spline arrangement on the through axle.
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