Apparatus for pivoting a mirror assembly

22:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 21, wherein the proximal end of the anchorage is attached to a vehicle.

23:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 21, wherein the bushing is unitarily constructed with the anchorage.

24:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 21, wherein the pivot bearing assembly includes a rotation axis substantially coaxially aligned with bushing.

25:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 21, wherein the pivot bearing assembly has a shaft with a first end and a second end and the portion is a come-along part movably disposed about the shaft, the first end in rotational communication with the carrying arm, the second end configured to be rotationally driven by a drive apparatus, the shaft configured to rotationally engage the come-along part, the come-along part configured to slidingly engage the section upon a rotation of the shaft.

26:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 25, wherein the drive apparatus is a motor.

27:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 25, wherein the shaft defines a threaded section and the come-along part defines a complementary threaded section, the threaded section and the complementary threaded section cooperable to translate the rotation of the shaft into a sliding movement of the come-along part.

28:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 27, further comprising at least one lug depending from the come-along part and wherein the section defines at least one groove, the at least one lug configured to slidably seat in the at least one groove to guide the sliding movement of the come-along part.

29:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 28, further comprising a control component defining at least one control curve, the control component disposed between the bushing and the come-along part such that the at least one lug extends through the at least one control curve into the at least one groove such that upon the sliding movement of the come-along part, the at least one control curve and the at least one lug cooperate to transfer the sliding movement into a rotational movement of the control component.

30:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 29, wherein the at least one lug is two lugs located substantially opposite each other, the at least one groove is two grooves located substantially opposite each other, and the at least one control curve is two control curves located substantially opposite each other.

31:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 29, wherein the at least one control curve defines a start point and a stop point, the start and stop points configured to restrictively control the rotational movement of the control component by limiting a travel of the at least one lug between the start and stop points.

32:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 29, further comprising a transfer plate removably attached to an area of the carrying arm and to the bushing proximate the first end, the transfer plate configured to transfer rotational movement of the control component to pivot the carrying arm.

33:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 32, wherein the transfer plate defines an extension removably attached to the area.

34:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 32, wherein the first end defines a recess, the transfer plate defines a complementary recess, and further comprising a bearing rotationally disposed between the recess and the complementary recess to facilitate pivoting of the carrying arm.

35:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 34, wherein the bearing is a ball.

36:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 29, wherein the rotational movement is reversible to reversibly pivot the carrying arm.

38:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 37, further comprising a cover pivotably disposed adjacent the bearing assembly proximate the carrying arm, the cover configured to retain the bearing assembly in the bushing and further configured to transfer the rotation of the control component to pivot the carrying arm.

39:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 38, wherein the cover is removably connected to the control component and the carrying arm, the bushing affixed to the mountable apparatus such that the cover pivots with the carrying arm.

40:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 38, wherein the cover is removably connected to the control component and the mountable apparatus, the bushing affixed to the carrying arm such that the bushing pivots with the carrying arm.

41:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 38, further comprising a bearing rotationally disposed between a first end of the shaft and the cover to facilitate pivoting of the carrying arm.

42:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 41, wherein the shaft defines a projection and further comprising a disk disposed about the shaft proximate the projection such that the control component is rotatably pressed between the bearing and the disk to at least align the shaft with the rotation axis.

43:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 42, further comprising a retainer attachable to the control component to retain the disk in the control component.

44:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 37, wherein the shaft defines a threaded portion matingly threaded in a complementary threaded portion of the come-along part, the shaft configured for rotation by an application of an external torque.

45:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 44, wherein the external torque is supplied by a motor in communication with a second end of the shaft.

46:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 37, wherein the portion is a lug depending from the come-along part, the lug configured extend through the curve and slidably seat in a guide groove of the bushing to guide the come-along part parallel to the rotation axis.

47:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 46, wherein the curve defines a start point and a stop point, the start and stop points configured to limit the rotational movement of the control component by restricting travel of the lug between the start and stop points.

49:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 48, wherein the control component is a cylindrically-shaped shell, the cut-out is helical, and the control groove is parallel to the rotation axis.

50:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 48, wherein the control component is a cylindrically-shaped shell, the cut-out is parallel to the rotation axis, and the control groove is helical.

52:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 51, wherein the bushing is unitarily constructed with the carrying arm.

53:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 51, wherein the pivot bearing assembly includes a shaft having a first end and a second end and a come-along part movably disposed about the shaft, the first end in rotational communication with the carrying arm, the second end configured to be rotationally driven by a drive apparatus.

54:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 53, wherein the shaft is configured to rotationally engage the come-along part, the come-along part configured to slidingly engage the bushing upon a rotation of the shaft.

55:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 54, wherein the shaft defines a threaded section and the come-along part defines a complementary threaded section, the threaded section and the complementary threaded section cooperable to translate the rotation of the shaft into a sliding movement of the come-along part.

56:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 55, further comprising at least one lug depending from the come-along part and wherein the bushing defines at least one channel, the at least one lug configured to slidably seat in the at least one channel to guide the sliding movement of the come-along part.

57:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 56, further comprising a control component defining at least one control passage, the control component disposed between the bushing and the come-along part such that the at least one lug extends through the at least one control passage into the at least one channel.

58:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 57, wherein the at least one control passage is selected from the group consisting of a helical passage, a straight passage, an irregular passage, and combinations thereof.

59:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 57, wherein the at least one control channel is selected from the group consisting of a helical channel, a straight channel, an irregular channel, and combinations thereof.

60:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 56, wherein the bearing assembly is removably retained in the bushing by a transfer cover pivotably disposed adjacent the bearing assembly, the transfer cover configured to transfer the rotation of the control component to pivot the carrying arm.

61:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 60, wherein the cover is removably connected to the control component and the carrying arm, the bushing affixed to the anchorage such that the cover pivots with the carrying arm.

62:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 60, wherein the cover is removably connected to the control component and the anchorage, the bushing affixed to the carrying arm such that the bushing pivots with the carrying arm.

63:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 60, further comprising a bearing rotationally disposed between a first end of the shaft and the cover to facilitate pivoting of the carrying arm.

64:

• The bearing assembly as in claim 63, wherein the shaft defines a projection and further comprising a positioning disk disposed about the shaft proximate the projection such that the control component is rotatably press-fit between the bearing and the positioning disk, the shaft aligned with the rotation axis.

65:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 51, wherein the motion of the bearing assembly pivoting the carrying arm is selectively reversible.

66:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 51, further comprising a cap affixable to the bushing, the cap configured to support the pivot bearing assembly and restrict a range of motion of the carrying arm.

67:

• The bearing apparatus as in claim 66, further comprising an extension piece extending from the cap to restrict the motion of the carrying arm.

69:

• The pivot bearing assembly of claim 68, further comprising a bushing, the transmission mechanism housed in the bushing, the bushing disposed between the carrier and the anchorage.

70:

• The pivot bearing assembly of claim 69, wherein the bushing is affixed to the carrier such that the bushing pivots with the carrier when the connecting device transfers the rotational motion into the pivoting motion.

71:

• The pivot bearing assembly of claim 68, wherein the connecting device includes a bearing rotationally disposed between an end of the shaft and the connecting device, the bearing configured to facilitate the transfer of the rotational motion into the pivoting motion.