Vehicle rear view mirror assembly
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1. A vehicle rear view mirror comprising:
- a casing that contains an entrance sealed by a mirror;
a first drive means for pivoting said mirror on a first axis, wherein said first drive means has a first cylindrical member rotatably mounted and having a first ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in diametrically opposite positions;
a second drive means for pivoting said mirror on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said second drive means has a second cylindrical member rotatably mounted and containing a second ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in two diametrically opposite positions;
an electric motor for selectively driving said first and second drive means in rotation;
two first followers bearing on said first ramp in said first drive means at two locations situated in diametrically opposite positions and moving along said first ramp when said first cylindrical member is driven in rotation by said electric motor; and
two second followers bearing on said second ramp of said second drive means and two locations situated in diametrically opposite positions, said two second followers extending in a direction perpendicular to that of said first followers, wherein said second followers move along said second ramp when said second cylindrical member is driven in rotation by said electric motor.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a vehicle rear view mirror, notably for an automobile, comprising a casing that contains an entrance sealed by a mirror, first drive means for pivoting the mirror on a first axis, second drive means for pivoting said mirror on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and control means for selectively actuating the first and second drive means, the control means comprising a single rotating drive motor device.
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15 Claims
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1. A vehicle rear view mirror comprising:
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a casing that contains an entrance sealed by a mirror; a first drive means for pivoting said mirror on a first axis, wherein said first drive means has a first cylindrical member rotatably mounted and having a first ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in diametrically opposite positions; a second drive means for pivoting said mirror on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said second drive means has a second cylindrical member rotatably mounted and containing a second ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in two diametrically opposite positions; an electric motor for selectively driving said first and second drive means in rotation; two first followers bearing on said first ramp in said first drive means at two locations situated in diametrically opposite positions and moving along said first ramp when said first cylindrical member is driven in rotation by said electric motor; and two second followers bearing on said second ramp of said second drive means and two locations situated in diametrically opposite positions, said two second followers extending in a direction perpendicular to that of said first followers, wherein said second followers move along said second ramp when said second cylindrical member is driven in rotation by said electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle rear view mirror comprising;
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a casing that contains an entrance sealed by a mirror; a first drive means for pivoting said mirror on a first axis; a second drive means for pivoting said mirror on a second axis perpendicular to said first axis; an electric motor for selectively driving said first and second drive means in rotation, having a first drive means with a first cylindrical member rotatably mounted and containing a first ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in two diametrically opposite positions and two first followers bearing on the first ramp in two locations situated in diametrically opposite positions and moving along the first ramp when the first cylindrical member is driven in rotation by the electrical motor; and a coupling device connected to the electric motor, wherein said coupling device is inserted in an opening formed in said first cylindrical member, and contains on its lateral surface first pawls oriented in one direction and a plurality of teeth formed on said first cylindrical member when the electric motor drives the coupling device in rotation in one direction.
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14. A vehicle rear view mirror comprising:
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a casing that contains an entrance sealed by a mirror; a first drive means for pivoting the mirror on a first axis; a second drive means for pivoting said mirror on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; an electric motor for selectively driving the first and second drive means in rotation wherein the first drive means has a first cylindrical member rotatably mounted and containing a first ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in two diametrically opposite positions and two first followers bearing on the first ramp in two locations situations in diametrically opposite positions and moving along said first ramp when the first cylindrical member is driven in rotation by the electric motor; a circuit mounted to said electric motor, said circuit having a current inverter enabling said electric motor to operate bi-directionally, wherein the circuit of the motor includes a potentiometer containing a conductive track and a sliding contact, the conductive track being situated on the face of a fixed support adjacent said first cylindrical member, while the sliding contact is respectively integral with said cylindrical member, several positions of the sliding contact corresponding to selected adjustment positions of the mirror being memorized.
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15. A vehicle rear view mirror comprising:
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a casing that contains an entrance sealed by a mirror; a first drive arrangement for pivoting said mirror on a first axis, wherein said first drive arrangement has a cylindrical member rotatably mounted and having a first ramp defining a closed loop having a high point and a low point situated in diametrically opposite positions; a second drive arrangement for pivoting said mirror on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said second drive arrangement has a second cylindrical member rotatably mounted and containing a second ramp defining a closed loop having a high and a low point situated in two diametrically opposite positions; an electric motor for selectively driving said first and second drive arrangements in rotation; two followers bearing on said first ramp in said first drive arrangement at two locations situated and diametrically opposite positions and moving along said first ramp when said cylindrical member is driven in rotation by said electrical motor; and an axial opening on the first cylindrical member containing a first part having a cross-section the same dimensions as those of an axial opening of the second cylindrical member, and a second part of said axial opening of said first cylindrical member having a cross-section dimension larger than those of the first part and in which the second cylindrical member is received.
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