Rear-view mirror assembly having dual motor driven mirrors

An external rear-view mirror for motor vehicles, particularly commercial trucks, comprising:

• a support arm having a vertical section, and brackets for mounting said support arm to a motor vehicle;
• a housing having a front member and a back member, said housing further comprising an interior volume defined between said front and back members, said front member further defining an open-faced frontal chamber, said vertical section of said support arm extending longitudinally through said housing interior volume;
• at least two vertically aligned support plates disposed within said open faced front chamber and removably clamped directly to said support arm vertical portion, each said support plate having a front side and a back side and a clamping mechanism extending from said back side through said housing front member into said interior volume for direct clamping engagement with said support arm, said housing front member attached directly to said support plate and said housing back member removably attached to said front member;
• a remotely controlled motor drive mechanism mounted on each said support plate front side within said open faced chamber, said motor drive mechanism comprising at least two servo motors in driving engagement with a retaining plate wherein said servo motors variably position said retaining plate about perpendicular positioning axes;
• a first mirror support plate removably attached to one of said retaining plates, and second different size mirror support plate removably attached to said other retaining plate, each said mirror support plates having a mirror glass surface attached to a front side thereof, said different sized mirror support plates being interchangeable on said retaining plates;
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• wherein the entire weight of said mirror assemblies and said motor drive mechanisms is supported directly by said support plates which are in turn mounted directly on said support arm.

An external rear-view mirror for mounting to a support arm of a motor vehicle, particularly commercial trucks, comprising:

• a housing having an internal volume and defining an open-faced frontal chamber;
• at least two vertically aligned support plates disposed within said open faced chamber, said support plates having at least one clamping mechanism extending through said housing into said interior volume for mounting said support plate directly to a vehicle support arm of the vehicle which extends longitudinally through said housing interior volume, said housing attached directly to said support plate;
• a remotely controlled motor drive mechanism mounted on each said support plate within said open faced chamber;
• an adjustable mirror assembly configured with each said motor drive mechanism, each said mirror assembly comprising a mirror support plate with a mirror glass surface fixed to a front side thereof, said mirror assembly being variably positionable relative to said housing and said support plate by remote actuation of said motor drive mechanism;
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• wherein the entire weight of said mirror assemblies and said motor drive mechanisms is supported directly by said support plates which are in turn mounted directly on said support arm.