Power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly

Details Power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly Power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly

2007-10-30

2007-10-30

Shafer, Ricky D. (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Mirror

Retractable vehicle mirror

C359S843000, C359S865000, C359S877000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10494096

ABSTRACT:
A power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly (10) comprising a bracket (12) mountable to a vehicle, a mirror head (15), telescopically mounted to the bracket (12), a mirror (16) mounted to the head (15), a power telescope motor mechanism (30) for telescopically moving the head (15) with respect to the bracket (12), a position controller for controlling the extent to which the mirror head (15) extends with respect to the vehicle, a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to the position controller, and an input means for providing the position controller with a set point, wherein upon actuation of the switch, the head (15) telescopically moves with respect to the bracket (12) from a retracted position to a partially extended position determined by the set point. In an other embodiment, a spotter mirror, and a spotter mirror motor mechanism for adjusting the orientation of the spotter mirror with respect to the mirror head is also disclosed.

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