Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly with extendable and retractable mirror head

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly, the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror head having a mirror reflective element;
• a mounting arm configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein the mirror head is movable along the mounting arm between a retracted position and an extended position, and wherein the mirror head is closer to the side of the vehicle at which the mounting arm is attached when in the retracted position as compared to the extended position;
• wherein the mirror head is connected to the mounting arm via a first link and a second link that cooperatively pivot relative to the mounting arm and the mirror head to move the mirror head along the mounting arm between the retracted position and the extended position;
• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, the mirror reflective element is oriented to provide a driver of the vehicle a field of view rearward and sideward of the vehicle (a) when the mirror head is in the retracted position and (b) when the mirror head is in the extended position;
• an electrically-operable actuator, wherein electrical operation of the electrically-operable actuator pivots the first link to move the mirror head along the mounting arm between the retracted position and the extended position;
• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, the electrically-operable actuator operates to move the mirror head along the mounting arm in response to a user input that is actuatable by a driver of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached;
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• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, and when the mirror head is moved along the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, angle of the mirror head relative to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached adjusts to provide the driver of the vehicle the field of view rearward and sideward of the vehicle.

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly, the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror head having a mirror reflective element;
• a mounting arm configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein the mirror head is movable along the mounting arm between a retracted position and an extended position, and wherein the mirror head is closer to the side of the vehicle at which the mounting arm is attached when in the retracted position as compared to the extended position;
• wherein the mirror head is connected to the mounting arm via at least one link that pivots relative to the mounting arm and the mirror head to move the mirror head along the mounting arm between the retracted position and the extended position;
• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, the mirror reflective element is oriented to provide a driver of the vehicle a field of view rearward and sideward of the vehicle (a) when the mirror head is in the retracted position and (b) when the mirror head is in the extended position;
• an electrically-operable actuator, wherein electrical operation of the electrically-operable actuator moves the mirror head along the mounting arm between the retracted position and the extended position;
• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, the electrically-operable actuator operates to move the mirror head along the mounting arm in response to a user input that is actuatable by a driver of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached;
• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, and when the mirror head is moved along the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, angle of the mirror head relative to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached adjusts to provide the driver of the vehicle the field of view rearward and sideward of the vehicle;
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• wherein, with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle, the mirror reflective element provides the driver of the vehicle the same field of view rearward and sideward of the vehicle (a) when the mirror head is in the retracted position and (b) when the mirror head is in the extended position.