Extending and rotating rearview mirror assembly
OwnerIan Boddy, Keith D. Footeinventors
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Abstract
An extending and rotating rearview mirror assembly for use on an automotive vehicle includes a base member (34) for mounting the mirror assembly to the vehicle. An elongated support arm (38) is pivotally mounted to the base member for pivoting the mirror assembly between an operative position and a folded position. The support arm supports a mirror housing (30) having a glass mirror pane (24) therein for providing a rearward reflective view from the vehicle. A coupling assembly (20) interconnects the mirror housing and support arm for sliding mirror housing in a generally horizontal direction with respect to the base member and for rotating the mirror housing with respect to the base member.
Claims15
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting assembly for fixedly mounting said mirror assembly to the vehicle in a position to be viewed by an occupant of the vehicle;
- a mirror body coupled to said mounting assembly, said mirror body including a mirror housing having an opening therein and a mirror element seated in said opening and coupled to said housing for providing the occupant with a generally rearward reflective view from the vehicle;
- a coupling assembly operatively connected between said mounting assembly and said mirror body for translating said mirror body in a generally horizontal direction with respect to said mounting assembly between a first position adjacent to the vehicle and a second position spaced outwardly from the vehicle and for rotating said mirror body with respect to said mounting assembly about an axis extending generally transverse to said horizontal direction between a plurality of rotated positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.