Patent · US Expired

Outside rearview mirror for a motor vehicle

US6543902B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 10, 2002
Grant dateApr 8, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/90
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an outside rearview mirror for a motor vehicle. Said rearview mirror comprises a mirror base, to be attached to the motor vehicle; a mirror head, which carries a mirror glass. The invention also relates to a self-blocking drive, arranged in a multipart drive housing, with an electric motor, whose output shaft is in engagement in gear with a reduction gear and/or can be folded and moved back out of the service position (F to P) about a swivel axis and hinged to the motor vehicle under the effect of an external force; and the invention relates to electromechanical or electronic means, detecting a relative movement. In a known servo drive of this type, time consuming installation steps must be performed. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to enable a relatively arbitrary number of ways to lead the motor connections out and to enable the motor to move out of a blocked position while the installation remains simple. The invention solves this problem in that the drive can be connected electrically by means of a first plug socket, which is a component of a first part of the drive housing, and the electromechanical or electronic means can be connecte…

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