A remote controlled mirror system for attachment to the roof of a vehicle, such as a truck cab, comprising:
- elongated frame means adapted to be fixedly attached to the roof of a vehicle, said frame means including a substantially horizontally elongated frame member extending substantially transversely relative to said vehicle;
- first elongated slide means projecting outwardly from one end of said elongated frame means and supported for linear movement in a first substantially horizontal direction, said first direction being substantially parallel to the elongated direction of said frame means;
- second elongated slide means projecting outwardly from the other end of said elongated frame means and supported for linear movement in a second substantially horizontal direction, said second direction also being substantially parallel to the elongated direction of said frame means;
- said first and second slide means respectively including first and second elongated tubular slide members which are respectively elongated in said first and second directions;
- first and second fluid pressure cylinder means respectively drivingly connected to said first and second slide means for linearly moving same relative to said frame means in said first and second directions, respectively;
- said first and second cylinder means each including a stationary cylinder housing and elongated piston rod means slidably supported on said housing and projecting outwardly from one end thereof, each of said piston rod means associated with said first and second cylinder means being fixedly connected adjacent the free end thereof to said first and second tubular members respectively, each said tubular member extending in surrounding relationship to the respective piston rod means so as to enclose same and having the rearward portion thereof disposed in surrounding and slidable telescopic relationship to the respective cylinder housing;
- a first mirror assembly positioned adjacent one end of said elongated frame means and hingedly supported on said first tubular slide member adjacent the outer free end thereof for angular movement about a first substantially vertical axis;
- a second mirror assembly positioned adjacent the other end of said elongated frame means and hingedly supported on said second tubular slide member adjacent the outer free end thereof for angular movement about a second substantially vertical axis;
- first and second fluid pressure cylinder assemblies respectively drivingly connected to said first and second mirror assemblies for angularly moving same about said first and second vertical axes, respectively;
- each said fluid pressure cylinder assembly including a fluid pressure cylinder operatively connected directly between the respective mirror assembly and the respective slide means for causing angular movement of the respective mirror assembly upon extension or retraction of the respective fluid pressure cylinder, the respective fluid pressure cylinder having one end thereof connected to the respective slide means at a first point which is spaced horizontally from the respective vertical axis and having the other end thereof hingedly connected to the respective mirror assembly at a second point which is spaced horizontally from the respective vertical axis;
- a power unit, including conduit means, for supplying pressure fluid to each of said fluid pressure cylinder means and said fluid pressure cylinder assemblies;
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- control means operatively associated with said power unit for permitting independent activation of each of said first and second cylinder means and each of said first and second cylinder assemblies.