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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320527 | Mirror and angle detection device A vehicle mirror comprises: a mirror surface; an actuator 100 which tilts the mirror surface; a plate pivot 110, which changes its direction together with the mirror surface; a spring 112, which applies a resilient force to the plate pivot 11... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318649 | Outer rear-view mirror unit for a motor-vehicle with shape memory actuating means An outer-rearview-mirror unit for a motor vehicle comprises an electrical switching device with a number of positions, which controls electrical supply of a plurality of shape-memory wires that control oscillation of the reflecting plate of the mirror. The electrica... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303295 | Rear view mirror assembly and system A rear view mirror assembly including a housing and a mirror frame mounted in the housing. A pivot base sub-assembly is rotatably mounted in the housing and in mechanical communication with the mirror frame. A stored energy device is fixed to the housing and coupled... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302818 | Apparatus for locking and unlocking vehicle door In an apparatus for locking and unlocking a vehicle door, an inner cable, with one end connected to a rotor to make a twisting operation in response to the rotation of the rotor of a cylinder lock and the other end connected to a key operation input shaft of a door ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290890 | Retracting mechanism of vehicular outer mirror device A retracting mechanism for storing or erecting a mirror includes, at a coupled portion of an output shaft of a drive motor and a worm gear, coupling retaining portions fitted together in a press-fitted state and rotational force transmitting portions opposing each o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287869 | Vehicle mirror apparatus A vehicle mirror apparatus includes a stationary side shaft holder which has a shaft (3) and which is provided on a mirror base and a housing (5) which has rotating unit (6) and which can rotate around the shaft (3), the shaft (3) ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7128430 | Actuator for rear-view mirrors The improved actuator for rear-view mirrors includes a single pulling mechanism and a locking mechanism. The pulling mechanism includes a linear cylinder and a stop dispose next to a free end of the body of the linear cylinder. The locking mechanism has matching fir... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113340 | Outside rear view mirror for commercial vehicles A modular outside mirror assembly for a commercial vehicle incorporates an upper body anchorage, with an upper pivot linkage, a lower body anchorage with a lower pivot linkage, a first mirror and a holding arm, onto which the first mirror is fastened. The holding ar... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090364 | Movement mechanism A movement mechanism applicable to a vehicle outside rearview mirror and employing a substantially spherical holder and a substantially spherical bowl nested one in the other and relative rotatable relative to each other about first and second mutually perpendicular... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6955437 | Hitch mirror assembly A mirror assembly is provided for use in “hitching” trailers to towing vehicles. The mirror assembly can be used for conventional ball and socket couplings, fifth wheel couplings and variations thereof. The mirror assembly is magnetically attached to the trailer... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6341536 | Actuating mechanism for motor vehicles An actuating mechanism for a motor vehicle, wherein a first element can be fastened to a vehicle; and a second element, which is connected to the first element so as to swivel around at least one axis of rotation, exhibits a mounting for a manipulatable m... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6257087 | Apparatus for controlling rear angle of outside mirror for automobile In an apparatus for controlling a rear angle of an outside mirror for an automobile, ultrasonic waves are, for a given period of time, projected onto: a controller (200) having coupling grooves (212, 212a, 212b) opposite to fixing grooves (211, 211a, 211b... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6168279 | Pivot support for adjustable rearview mirror An adjustable support for a reflective mirror element in a housing of a rearview mirror assembly provides improved control and more uniform movement of the reflective element. The adjustable support includes an adapter member, which supports the reflectiv... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6148689 | Anti-vibration resin structure for outer cable end In an anti-vibration resin structure for outer cable end, a casing cap (10) is provided in which an end of an outer cable (3) of a control cable (2) is placed to teleoperate a device. An anti-vibration cushion (20) is molded around the casing cap (10) to ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6039450 | Exterior rearview mirror with cable pull adjustment An exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle has a housing with a mirror pane pivotably connected therein. A first and a second and cable pull have first ends connected to the mirror pane. The first and second cable pulls act on the mirror pane in a sa... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024460 | Remote mirror adjustment mechanism A remote mirror adjustment mechanism for manually adjusting the position of a vehicle side rear-view mirror wherein the adjustment mechanism has a base member having an annular edge for engaging and mounting the adjustment mechanism to a substantially fla... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5949596 | Exterior rear view mirror with cable pull adjustment An exterior rear view mirror for a motor vehicle has a housing with a pivotable mirror pane. A first and a second cable pull having first ends are connected to the mirror pane. The cable pulls act on the mirror pane in a same direction to pivot the mirror... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5842381 | Precisely controllable flexible actuator The actuator is in the form of a helical spring. The helical spring in this case has an S-shaped cross-sectional profile and is constructed in such a way that the respectively lower edge overlaps the respectively upper edge of an adjacent spring turn. Ten... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5737972 | Rearview mirror for motor vehicles A rearview mirror for motor vehicles has a housing and a mirror assembly pivotably supported in the housing. A first Bowden cable arrangement and a second Bowden cable arrangement are connected to the mirror assembly for pivoting the mirror asembly. The f... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5311368 | Mirror drive unit Lead terminals of a plurality of motors disposed inside a drive unit casing are lead out through a plurality of elongated through-holes formed in the casing and connected to a plurality of power-supply sheathed wires by connecting terminals. A plurality o... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5205182 | Cable actuated mirror tilt control Tilt control device for an exterior "break-away" mirror assembly (10) of a motor vehicle comprises at least two lines (18) extending from the mirror back (13) of the mirror assembly over rigid curved guide line surfaces (20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27) which guid... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5050977 | Automotive vehicle mirror with gauging viewing mirror portion A mirror structure, for use as a rear view mirror, is shown as having a main viewing mirror portion and an auxiliary viewing mirror portion; when the mirror structure is adjusted so that a selected reference portion, of the vehicle which carries the mirro... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046379 | Remote control apparatus Apparatus enabling a vehicle operator to remotely control the positioning of an object, such as a rear view mirror, pivotally mounted on the exterior of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a support member for the object to the positioned, a base member a... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5033835 | Remote control mirror with angular viewing adjustments A mirror structure, for use as a rear view mirror, is shown as having a main viewing mirror portion and an auxiliary viewing mirror portion; when the mirror structure is adjusted so that a selected reference portion, of the vehicle which carries the mirro... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5012693 | Drive mechanism for rear-view mirror assembly of motor-driven folding type A drive mechanism for an automatic rear-view mirror assembly of a motor-driven folding type. The driving mechanism includes an electric motor fixed on a mirror housing. The mirror housing is supported rotatably on a shaft fixed to a mirror base which is s... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5007725 | Mechanism with torque-limiting device for controlling a rearview mirror A torque-limiting device for a mechanism controlling a vehicle rearview mirror in which the mirror is fixed on a supporting member mounted for pivoting about two perpendicular axes, on a yoke integral with a baseplate mounted in the casing. The tubular ex... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4991814 | Reversible vehicular mirror assembly The invention involves a new mirror assembly for large vehicles that enables a mirror to be mounted upward from the vehicle in a first orientation providing a field of view adjacent to the vehicle, and readily adjusted into a second orientation wherein th... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4982926 | Retractable mirror apparatus A retractable mirror apparatus according to this invention comrises: a base; a retraction shaft held on the base; a mirror frame having a mirror mounting portion and engaged with the retraction shaft rotatably by a predetermined angle; a gear held rotatab... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4981279 | Adjustable rear view mirror An adjustable rear view mirror for an automotive vehicle adapted to be mounted on a door and comprising a housing including a mounting flange at one end and an opening adjacent the other end, an end bracket in the housing, a mirror and a mounting mechanis... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4979810 | Rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicle A rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, includes a mirror holder for supporting a mirror body, an operating threaded shaft movable backward and forward along an approximate axial direction thereof in a mirror case, and a nut member connected with... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4957359 | Spring biased mirror assembly with electromagnetic release means A side view mirror assembly having a housing and a spring biased mirror installed within the housing, the mirror having its reflecting surface facing outwardly of the housing, and a mirror orientation adjusting assembly including a pair of nested hemisphe... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4940321 | Drive unit for electrically driven remote-controlled mirror In a drive unit for an electric remote control mirror, a pair of screw rods for slanting the mirror around horizontal and vertical axes is disposed movably forwardly and backwardly within the drive casing. Within the drive casing, there is disposed a pair... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4939945 | Gearbox drive system with plastic output gear An adjustment gear mechanism utilizing a plastic adjustment gear and integrally formed structures which securely retain a drive member. The plastic gear is formed to provide both a gear tooth arrangement which cooperatively meshes with a drive gear and an... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4930370 | Mirror drive for automotive remote-controlled rear-view mirror assembly The mirror drive for remote-controlled rear-view mirror assembly includes an air-tight container housing two motors to drive the horizontal and vertical turns of the mirror and which is composed of two synthetic resin-made casings which are closely attach... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930932 | Quick release attachment mechanism A retractor system having a plurality of quick release retractor blades. The retractor system includes a shaft cooperating with the retractor system for positioning a selected one of the quick release retractor blades. The quick release attachment mechani... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930742 | Rearview mirror and accessory mount for vehicles A mounting adaptor is disclosed for removably securing an interior rearview mirror assembly to a mounting support on the inner surface of a vehicle window such as a windshield. The adaptor preferably has a recessed channel on one side for receiving a wind... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4918920 | Hydraulic remote control device for controlled members, such as external rear view mirrors on vehicles The device comprises a manipulator (148) whose body (149) houses deformable positioning transmitter bags (145 to 147) each connected by a corresponding hydraulic circuit to a positioning receiver comprising a deformable bag (130 to 132, 133 to 135), whose... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4914972 | Device incorporating three cables for controlling a mirror support for a vehicle rearview mirror A device incorporating three cables for controlling a mirror support of a vehicle rearview mirror, which includes, between, on the one hand, a fixed plate on which are flanged the sleeves of the cables and, on the other hand, the support of the mirror, a ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4889308 | Outside rear-view mirror having a mechanically adjustable mirror glass An outside rear-view mirror for a vehicle has a pedestal and a mirror housing which is swingably mounted to the pedestal. A mirror glass is bonded to a backing element which is mounted to a universal joint including a rocker and being fastened to the base... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4881282 | Adjustable shower head A pivotal shower head is provided with a remotely actuatable directional control mechanism. A directional control yoke is mounted on a ball and socket pivotally adjustable shower head mounted within a protective housing. Four control cables are mounted at... | 11/21/1989 |
