Fold rear-view mirror assembly for motor vehicles
US10077001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R1/076
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A foldable rear-view mirror assembly comprises a base member to be mounted on a motor vehicle, a mirror housing, a motor component, drive means comprising a ring gear assembly engaging the motor component with the base member for rotation of the mirror housing thereto between mirror operative and folded conditions, and a spring element positioned substantially tangential to the ring gear assembly to cooperate therewith such that in a first direction of rotation the mirror housing is allowed to rotate to the base member and in a second reverse direction of rotation the mirror housing is prevented from being rotated relative to the base member, where the spring element resiliently abuts a stop surface formed in the ring gear assembly.
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