Rear view mirror for vehicles with potentiometric angular position detectors
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1. A rear view mirror for vehicles, said mirror comprising:
- a mirror body which can be adjusted about a horizontal and a vertical axis;
a device associated with said mirror body for ascertaining the position thereof;
a first potentiometric angular position detector associated with said adjustment about a horizontal axis;
a second potentiometric angular position detector associated with said adjustment about a vertical axis; and
each of said detectors being provided with a shaft which in turn is respectively provided with a pinion;
which includes a respective adjustment element for said horizontal adjustment and for said vertical adjustment of said mirror body, with pivoting of the latter about an axis therewith respectively being effected by a longitudinal movement of the respective adjustment element;
with each adjustment element being provided with a rack-like element which meshes with one of said pinions.
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Abstract
A rear view mirror having a mirror body which can be adjusted about a horizontal axis and about a vertical axis. In order to assure an optimum mirror position, and in particular possibly even when an unintended shifting of the mirror out of position has occurred, a device is associated with the mirror for ascertaining, storing, and possibly also indicating the position of the mirror. Accordingly, for example when entering the vehicle in the dark, one can ascertain whether the mirror has the desired position. Under these conditions, the position of the mirror can be corrected as a function of the stored or indicated values.
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1. A rear view mirror for vehicles, said mirror comprising:
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a mirror body which can be adjusted about a horizontal and a vertical axis; a device associated with said mirror body for ascertaining the position thereof; a first potentiometric angular position detector associated with said adjustment about a horizontal axis; a second potentiometric angular position detector associated with said adjustment about a vertical axis; and each of said detectors being provided with a shaft which in turn is respectively provided with a pinion;
which includes a respective adjustment element for said horizontal adjustment and for said vertical adjustment of said mirror body, with pivoting of the latter about an axis therewith respectively being effected by a longitudinal movement of the respective adjustment element;
with each adjustment element being provided with a rack-like element which meshes with one of said pinions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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