Automotive outside rearview mirror
First Claim
1. A rear view mirror mountable on the outside of the driver'"'"'s door of a motor vehicle and being supported for adjustable movement about a substantially vertical axis and a substantially horizontal axis, a first electric motor and a second electric motor operatively connected to said mirror for pivoting said mirror about said vertical axis and said horizontal axis, respectively, a first electric circuit including first switch means connected to said first electric motor and said second electric motor for selectively energizing said first and second motors for positioning said mirror about said vertical and horizontal axes, and a second electric circuit for moving said mirror towards the driver of the motor vehicle from a predetermined driving position of the mirror to a nonglare position so as to eliminate the glare from the headlights of a following vehicle, said second electric circuit being connected to said first electric motor and including second switch means and a timing means for causing said first electric motor to rotate said mirror about said vertical axis from said predetermined driving position to said nonglare position where said mirror automatically stops after said second switch means is momentarily moved to an operative position.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an outside rearview mirror for mounting on the driver'"'"'s side of a motor vehicle which is adapted for pivoting movement towards the side of the vehicle operator about an axis which is disposed substantially vertically with respect to the plane of vehicle movement, the pivoting being effected by means of a reversible electric motor, so as to eliminate the glare to the vehicle operator if the headlights of a following vehicle are reflected by such a mirror.
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1. A rear view mirror mountable on the outside of the driver'"'"'s door of a motor vehicle and being supported for adjustable movement about a substantially vertical axis and a substantially horizontal axis, a first electric motor and a second electric motor operatively connected to said mirror for pivoting said mirror about said vertical axis and said horizontal axis, respectively, a first electric circuit including first switch means connected to said first electric motor and said second electric motor for selectively energizing said first and second motors for positioning said mirror about said vertical and horizontal axes, and a second electric circuit for moving said mirror towards the driver of the motor vehicle from a predetermined driving position of the mirror to a nonglare position so as to eliminate the glare from the headlights of a following vehicle, said second electric circuit being connected to said first electric motor and including second switch means and a timing means for causing said first electric motor to rotate said mirror about said vertical axis from said predetermined driving position to said nonglare position where said mirror automatically stops after said second switch means is momentarily moved to an operative position.
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2. A rearview mirror mountable on the outside of the driver'"'"'s door of a motor vehicle and being supported for adjustable movement about a substantially vertical axis and a substantially horizontal axis, a first electric motor and a second electric motor operatively connected to said mirror for pivoting said mirror about said vertical axis and said horizontal axis, respectively, a first electric circuit including first switch means connected to said first electric motor and said second electric motor for selectively energizing said first and second motors for positioning said mirror about said vertical and horizontal axes, and a second electric circuit for moving said mirror towards the driver of the motor vehicle from a predetermined and preset driving position of the mirror to a nonglare position so as to eliminate the glare from the headlights of a following vehicle, said second electric circuit connected to said first electric motor and including second switch means and a timing means so that upon momentary actuation of said second switch means said first electric motor rotates said mirror about said vertical axis from said predetermined driving position to said nonglare position where said mirror automatically stops and afterwards momentary actuation of said second switch means causes said mirror to return from said nonglare position to said predetermined and preset driving position where said mirror again automatically stops.
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3. A rearview mirror mountable on the outside of the driver'"'"'s door of a motor vehicle and being supported for adjustable movement about a substantially vertical axis and a substantially horizontal axis, a first electric motor and a second electric motor operatively connected to said mirror for pivoting said mirror about said vertical axis and said horizontal axis, respectively, a first electric circuit including first switch means connected to said first electric motor and said second electric motor for selectively energizing said first and second motors for positioning said mirror about said vertical and horizontal axes, and a second electric circuit for moving said mirror towards the driver of the motor vehicle from a predetermined and preset driving position of the mirror to a nonglare position so as to eliminate the glare from the headlights of a following vehicle, said second electric circuit connected to said first electric motor and including second switch means and a timing means so that upon momentary actuation of said second switch means said first electric motor rotates said mirror about said vertical axis from said predetermined driving position to said nonglare position where said mirror automatically stops and afterwards automatically causes said mirror to return from said nonglare position to said predetermined and preset driving position where said mirror again automatically stops.
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