Patent ID: 9242606
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising: a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle; a mirror head portion at said mounting portion, said mirror head portion comprising a mirror casing and a reflective element at least partially housed at said mirror casing; an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of said reflective element relative to said mirror casing to adjust a rearward field of view of a driver of the vehicle; wherein said actuator comprises a drive post that is pivotally attached at said reflective element; wherein said actuator comprises a motor that rotatably drives a clutch device to adjust said drive post to adjust said reflective element relative to said mirror casing; wherein said clutch device allows for manual adjustment of said reflective element and said drive post in a non-ratcheting manner; and wherein said drive post is longitudinally movable along its longitudinal axis via actuation of said actuator.