Horizontally adjustable rearview mirror
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1. An outside rear viewing vehicle mirror of the type including a mirror head assembly (10);
- a support arm (12) adapted to be pivotally mounted on and project laterally from a side panel of the vehicle;
said mirror assembly being supported upon said arm and adjustable relative thereto to vary the rear viewing field of vision and a mechanism (22) for adjusting the lateral distance of the mirror head assembly from the pivotally mounted end of the support arm, the improvement comprising;
said support arm having a laterally extending shaft (15) with a longitudinal axis (17);
said mirror head assembly having a mirror housing (16);
said adjusting mechanism (22) being mounted within said housing and including bearing means (30,
32) for supporting the mirror head housing (16) for coaxial rotation about said shaft, clamping means (24,
26) for restraining the mirror housing against longitudinal movement relative to said shaft, and a cam member (28) adapted to coact with the clamping means to reduce the latter'"'"'s clamping action to allow longitudinal adjustment of the mirror head assembly along said shaft.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an outside rear viewing mirror of the type wherein a mirror head assembly is supported upon and rotated relative to the support arm to permit normal adjustment of the rear viewing field of vision and further which includes a mechanism for adjusting the lateral or axial position of the mirror head assembly along the support arm when the mirror head assembly is rotated to a forward facing, non-viewing position relative to the support arm.
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1. An outside rear viewing vehicle mirror of the type including a mirror head assembly (10);
- a support arm (12) adapted to be pivotally mounted on and project laterally from a side panel of the vehicle;
said mirror assembly being supported upon said arm and adjustable relative thereto to vary the rear viewing field of vision and a mechanism (22) for adjusting the lateral distance of the mirror head assembly from the pivotally mounted end of the support arm, the improvement comprising;said support arm having a laterally extending shaft (15) with a longitudinal axis (17);
said mirror head assembly having a mirror housing (16);
said adjusting mechanism (22) being mounted within said housing and including bearing means (30,
32) for supporting the mirror head housing (16) for coaxial rotation about said shaft, clamping means (24,
26) for restraining the mirror housing against longitudinal movement relative to said shaft, and a cam member (28) adapted to coact with the clamping means to reduce the latter'"'"'s clamping action to allow longitudinal adjustment of the mirror head assembly along said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a support arm (12) adapted to be pivotally mounted on and project laterally from a side panel of the vehicle;
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10. An outside rear viewing vehicle mirror of the type including a mirror head assembly (10);
- a support arm (12) adapted to be pivotally mounted on and project laterally from a side panel of the vehicle;
said mirror assembly being supported upon said arm and adjustable relative thereto to vary the rear viewing field of vision and a mechanism (22) for adjusting the lateral distance of the mirror head assembly from the pivotally mounted end of the support arm, the mirror head being movable relative to the support arm between rearward-facing and viewing positions and forward-facing and nonviewing positions, the improvement comprising;said support arm having a laterally extending shaft (15) with a longitudinal axis (17);
said mirror head assembly having a mirror housing (16);
said adjusting mechanism (22) being mounted within said housing and including bearing means (30,
32) for supporting the mirror head housing (16) for coaxial rotation about said shaft, means (26) for restraining the mirror housing against coaxial movement relative to said shaft, and a device (28) adapted to coact with the restraining means when the mirror head assembly is rotated to a forward-facing and non-viewing position to allow coaxial adjustment of the mirror head assembly along said shaft.
- a support arm (12) adapted to be pivotally mounted on and project laterally from a side panel of the vehicle;
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