Power fold mechanism for double arm mirrors
First Claim
1. An exterior rear vision mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
- a base to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm extending from the base and a mirror head mounted to the at least one arm to be supported thereby and a mirror in the mirror head, the mirror head and said at least one arm adapted to be rotated about an axis in the base to a foldaway position, a power fold system having a motor assembly in said at least one 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 at least one arm 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
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1. An exterior rear vision mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
a base to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm extending from the base and a mirror head mounted to the at least one arm to be supported thereby and a mirror in the mirror head, the mirror head and said at least one arm adapted to be rotated about an axis in the base to a foldaway position, a power fold system having a motor assembly in said at least one 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A power fold system for an exterior rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle, the mirror comprising:
a base in use to be attached to the vehicle, two arms extending from the base and a mirror head 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 including a motor assembly 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. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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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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