EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ACTUATOR
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle;
a mirror head portion adjustably mounted at said mounting portion;
a reflective element at said mirror head portion;
an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion and about a generally vertical pivot axis to pivotally adjust said mirror head portion relative to the side of the vehicle at which said mounting portion is mounted; and
wherein said actuator comprises at least two motors and wherein said at least two motors are operable in tandem to cooperatively rotatably drive a common gear of a gear system to pivot said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle, a mirror head portion adjustably mounted at the mounting portion, and a reflective element at the mirror head portion. An actuator is operable to impart pivotal movement of the mirror head portion relative to the mounting portion and about a generally vertical pivot axis to pivotally adjust the mirror head portion relative to the side of the vehicle at which the mounting portion is mounted. The actuator comprises at least two motors and the motors are operable in tandem to cooperatively rotatably drive a common gear of a gear system to pivot the mirror head portion relative to the mounting portion.
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22 Claims
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle; a mirror head portion adjustably mounted at said mounting portion; a reflective element at said mirror head portion; an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion and about a generally vertical pivot axis to pivotally adjust said mirror head portion relative to the side of the vehicle at which said mounting portion is mounted; and wherein said actuator comprises at least two motors and wherein said at least two motors are operable in tandem to cooperatively rotatably drive a common gear of a gear system to pivot said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle; a mirror head portion adjustably mounted at said mounting portion; a reflective element at said mirror head portion; an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion and about a generally vertical pivot axis to pivotally adjust said mirror head portion relative to the side of the vehicle at which said mounting portion is mounted; wherein said actuator comprises first and second motors and a drive gear that is interconnected with an attaching portion of said actuator that attaches at one of said mirror head portion and said mounting portion; wherein said first motor has a first output gear that engages a common gear and said second motor has a second output gear that engages said common gear and wherein rotation of said common gear imparts a rotation of said drive gear to pivot said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion; and wherein said first and second motors are operable in tandem to cooperatively rotatably drive said drive gear to pivot said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle; a mirror head portion adjustably mounted at said mounting portion; a reflective element at said mirror head portion; an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion and about a generally vertical pivot axis to pivotally adjust said mirror head portion relative to the side of the vehicle at which said mounting portion is mounted; wherein said actuator comprises first and second motors and a drive gear that is interconnected with an attaching portion of said actuator that attaches at one of said mirror head portion and said mounting portion; wherein said first motor has a first output gear that engages a first gear element that rotatably drives said drive gear and said second motor has a second output gear that rotatably drives a second gear element that engages said drive gear; and wherein said first and second motors are operable in tandem to cooperatively rotatably drive said drive gear to pivot said mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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