Power fold mechanism for double arm mirrors
First Claim
1. An exterior rear vision mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
- a base to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm extending from said base and a mirror head housing fixedly mounted to said at least one arm to be supported thereby and a mirror in said mirror head housing, said mirror head housing and said at least one arm adapted to be rotated about an axis in said base to a foldaway position, a power fold system having a motor housing connected to said at least one arm and pivotable about said axis in said base, a drive gear contained in said motor housing and a clutch engageable at a first side to said drive gear and rotatably with respect to said base on a second side of said clutch, wherein said clutch can disengage said power fold system from said base.
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Abstract
An exterior rear vision mirror assembly (10) for a motor vehicle, the assembly (10) having a base (14) to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm (15, 16) extending from the base (14) and a mirror head (11) mounted to the at least one arm (15, 16) and having a mirror (13), the mirror head (11) and arm (15, 16) is adapted to be rotated about an axis in the base (14), a power fold system having a motor assembly (24) in the at least one arm or each arm (15, 16) to drive the mirror (13) from a driving position to a foldaway position and from the foldaway position to the driving position and an override system including a clutch (64) is provided so that the mirror (13) can be manually moved to the foldaway position.
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4 Claims
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1. An exterior rear vision mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
a base to be attached to the vehicle, at least one arm extending from said base and a mirror head housing fixedly mounted to said at least one arm to be supported thereby and a mirror in said mirror head housing, said mirror head housing and said at least one arm adapted to be rotated about an axis in said base to a foldaway position, a power fold system having a motor housing connected to said at least one arm and pivotable about said axis in said base, a drive gear contained in said motor housing and a clutch engageable at a first side to said drive gear and rotatably with respect to said base on a second side of said clutch, wherein said clutch can disengage said power fold system from said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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