Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – Retractable vehicle mirror
Patent
1996-03-07
1997-12-30
Shafer, Ricky D.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
Retractable vehicle mirror
359872, 359877, 248479, 248483, 248549, 248900, G02B 508, G02B 7182, B60R 106
Patent
active
057037310
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle mirror assembly comprising a housing assembly, a mirror unit, a support assembly to support the housing assembly thereon, a power operated pivot assembly between the support assembly and the housing assembly to enable the housing assembly to be pivoted with respect to the support assembly about a generally upright axis (1) between an operative position and a folded position in response to the power operation of the pivot assembly and (2) from the operative position thereof in either direction in response to an unwanted impact blow applied in either direction thereto. A spring biased pivotal control system is disposed between a movable tubular member of the pivot assembly and the support assembly to provide a control resistance to pivotal movement of the movable tubular member and hence the housing assembly connected thereto. A spring biased indexing system is disposed between a motion transmitting member and the movable tubular member to (1) transmit the movement of the motion transmitting member under power to the movable tubular member to thereby move the housing assembly between the operative and folded positions with the control system providing a control resistance and (2) allow the movable tubular member to be moved from the operative position relative to the motion transmitting member in response to an unwanted impact blow applied to the housing assembly in either direction to move the housing assembly from the operative position with the indexing system providing an indexing resistance to such movement which is independent of the control resistance.
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Boddy Ian
Foote Keith D.
Potts Matthew D.
Lowell Engineering Corporation
Shafer Ricky D.
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