Extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles

An extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket for mounting to a vehicle;
• a mirror subassembly having a housing, a reflective element, and an actuator supporting said reflective element in said housing, said actuator being mounted to said housing by an actuator bracket, said bracket including a bearing member;
• a biasing member;
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• a support arm supported by said mounting bracket, said support arm having a longitudinal axis extending laterally outward from the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle, said mirror subassembly being mounted by said actuator bracket for selective movement on said support arm along said longitudinal axis of said support arm to at least one extended viewing position spaced from a fully retracted position, said biasing member providing a spring force, said spring force providing frictional engagement between said bearing member of said actuator bracket and said support arm to releasably clamp said mirror subassembly on said support arm to limit movement of said mirror subassembly along said longitudinal axis of said support arm, said support arm moving relative to said bearing member and said biasing member when a sufficient force is applied to said mirror subassembly wherein said mirror subassembly moves relative to said support along said longitudinal axis of said support arm to adjust the viewing position of said mirror subassembly.

An extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket for mounting to a vehicle;
• a mirror subassembly having a housing, a reflective element having a rearward field of view, and an actuator supporting said reflective element in said housing to provide repositioning of said reflective element, said actuator being mounted to said housing by an actuator bracket;
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• a support arm supported by said mounting bracket said support arm having a longitudinal axis extending laterally outward from a vehicle when said mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle, said actuator bracket including a bearing member and at least one biasing member, said biasing member providing a spring force, said spring force urging said support arm into frictional engagement with said bearing member to releasably clamp said mirror subassembly and said actuator bracket on said support for selective movement on said support arm along said longitudinal axis of said support arm to at least one extended viewing position spaced from a fully retracted position and to limit movement of said mirror subassembly along said support arm, said support arm moving relative to said biasing member and said bearing member when a sufficient force is applied to said mirror subassembly wherein said mirror subassembly moves relative to said support arm along said longitudinal axis of said support arm to change said rearward field of view.

An extendable exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket adapted for mounting to a vehicle;
• a mirror subassembly having a housing and a reflective element;
• a mono support arm mounted on said mounting bracket;
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• a biasing member, said mirror subassembly further having a passage, said support arm extending into said passage and supporting said mirror subassembly thereon, said support arm being mounted for selective movement through said passage whereby said mirror subassembly moves along said support arm to one of at least two viewing positions, said biasing member urging said support arm into frictional engagement with said mirror subassembly to limit movement of said mirror subassembly along said support arm.