Adjusting instrument for electrically adjusting the interior mirror of a motor vehicle about two mutually perpendicular axes
First Claim
1. Electrically adjustable interior mirror structure of a motor vehicle, said structure comprising:
- a suspension device suspendable at a point of suspension from a motor vehicle interior, said suspension device including a housing;
a mirror mounting plate connected to said suspension device and adjustable about two mutually perpendicular axes;
a mirror mounted to said plate; and
two electrically operable drive units accommodated in said housing, said drive units having respective output shafts extending perpendicular to one another and connected to said mirror mounting plate for adjusting said mirror mounting plate about said axes thereof, respectively,said drive units and said mirror mounting plate having the mirror mounted thereto being so disposed relative to the point of suspension of said suspension device that when the suspension device is suspended, the torque exerted by said drive units at the point of suspension is equal but opposite to the torque exerted at the point of suspension by said mirror mounting plate and said mirror.
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Abstract
An adjusting instrument for electrically adjusting the interior mirror of a motor vehicle about two mutually perpendicular axes. The device comprises a vehicle-connectable suspension device and a mirror mounting plate connected thereto. The plate is adjustable about two mutually perpendicular axes and supports a rearview mirror. The suspension device comprises a housing accommodating two drive units whose output shafts are perpendicular to one another and geared to drive the mirror mounting plate. The drive units are arranged to exert a torque on the point of suspension of the suspension device, that is equal but opposite to the torque exerted on the point of suspension by the mirror mounting plate and mirror.
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6 Claims
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1. Electrically adjustable interior mirror structure of a motor vehicle, said structure comprising:
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a suspension device suspendable at a point of suspension from a motor vehicle interior, said suspension device including a housing; a mirror mounting plate connected to said suspension device and adjustable about two mutually perpendicular axes; a mirror mounted to said plate; and two electrically operable drive units accommodated in said housing, said drive units having respective output shafts extending perpendicular to one another and connected to said mirror mounting plate for adjusting said mirror mounting plate about said axes thereof, respectively, said drive units and said mirror mounting plate having the mirror mounted thereto being so disposed relative to the point of suspension of said suspension device that when the suspension device is suspended, the torque exerted by said drive units at the point of suspension is equal but opposite to the torque exerted at the point of suspension by said mirror mounting plate and said mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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