Power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly
First Claim
1. A power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
- a bracket mountable to a vehicle;
a mirror head telescopically mounted to the bracket;
a mirror mounted to the head;
a power telescope motor mechanism for telescopically moving the head with respect to the bracket;
a position controller for controlling the extent to which the mirror head extends with respect to the vehicle;
a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to the position controller; and
an input means for providing the position controller with a set point, wherein upon actuation of the switch, the head telescopically moves with respect to the bracket from a retracted position to a partially extended position determined by the set point.
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Abstract
A power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly (10) comprising a bracket (12) mountable to a vehicle, a mirror head (15), telescopically mounted to the bracket (12), a mirror (16) mounted to the head (15), a power telescope motor mechanism (30) for telescopically moving the head (15) with respect to the bracket (12), a position controller for controlling the extent to which the mirror head (15) extends with respect to the vehicle, a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to the position controller, and an input means for providing the position controller with a set point, wherein upon actuation of the switch, the head (15) telescopically moves with respect to the bracket (12) from a retracted position to a partially extended position determined by the set point. In an other embodiment, a spotter mirror, and a spotter mirror motor mechanism for adjusting the orientation of the spotter mirror with respect to the mirror head is also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket mountable to a vehicle;
a mirror head telescopically mounted to the bracket;
a mirror mounted to the head;
a power telescope motor mechanism for telescopically moving the head with respect to the bracket;
a position controller for controlling the extent to which the mirror head extends with respect to the vehicle;
a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to the position controller; and
an input means for providing the position controller with a set point, wherein upon actuation of the switch, the head telescopically moves with respect to the bracket from a retracted position to a partially extended position determined by the set point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket mountable to a vehicle;
a head telescopically mounted to the bracket;
a mirror pivotally mounted to the head;
a mirror adjusting motor mechanism for adjusting the angular position of the mirror with respect to the head;
a power telescope motor mechanism for telescopically moving the head with respect to the bracket between a retracted position and an extended position;
a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to actuate the power telescope motor mechanism;
a position sensor for sensing the telescopic position of the mirror head with respect to the mirror bracket; and
a compensating controller, the compensating controller controlling the angular position of the mirror with respect to the head in response to the telescopic position of the head as sensed by the position sensor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A vehicle external mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket mountable to a vehicle;
a mirror head mounted to the bracket;
a main mirror mounted to the head;
a spotter mirror mounted to the head, the spotter mirror having a wider field of view than the main mirror; and
a spotter mirror motor mechanism for adjusting the orientation of the spotter mirror with respect to the head. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle external mirror assembly comprising:
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a bracket mountable to a vehicle;
a mirror head mounted to the bracket;
a main mirror mounted to the head;
a spotter mirror mounted to the head, the spotter mirror having a wider field of view than the main mirror;
a spotter mirror motor mechanism for adjusting the orientation of the spotter mirror with respect to the head;
a power telescope motor mechanism for telescopically moving the head with respect to the bracket;
a position controller for controlling the extent to which the mirror head extends with respect to the vehicle;
a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to the position controller; and
an input means for providing the position controller with a set point, wherein upon actuation of the switch, the head telescopically moves with respect to the bracket from a retracted position to a partially extended position determined by the set point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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