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Automatically adjustable passenger mirror assembly for a trailered vehicle having a mirror position feedback device

  • US 5,953,167 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1996
  • Issued: 09/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A position feedback device for a remote controlled vehicle mirror assembly, the assembly including a mirror face, a fixed shaft, a frame, and a remote means for controlling the vehicle mirror assembly, the position feedback device comprising:

  • a housing attachable to the frame of the vehicle mirror assembly to be rotatable with the frame, such that the fixed shaft of the vehicle mirror assembly projects through the housing;

    a first pulley supported in the housing and fixedly attachable to the fixed shaft;

    a second pulley supported in the housing to be rotatable with the housing and the frame;

    a timing belt extending between the two pulleys;

    a potentiometer attached to the second pulley and rotatable with the second pulley; and

    a cable projecting from the potentiometer and attachable to the remote means for controlling the vehicle mirror.

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