Patent ID: 6543902
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
Outside rearview mirror (1) for a motor vehicle (2), comprising:a mirror base (3), to be attached to the motor vehicle (2): a multipart drive housing (8) having a first part (20), a second part (21), a first plug socket (10), which is a component of the first part (20), and a second plug socket (11), which is a component of the second part (21); a mirror head (4) swivellable about a swivel axis (7); a mirror glass (5) carried by the mirror head (4); a reduction gear (15) having an output gearwheel; a compression spring (12); a self-blocking drive (6) for driving the mirror head (4), the drive (6) being arranged in the multipart drive housing (8), and being connectable electrically to a control unit in the motor vehicle by means of the first plug socket (10) of the first part (20) of the drive housing (8), wherein said drive (6) comprises an electric motor (14) having an output shaft, and motor connections leadable out of the drive housing (8) at a plurality of different places on a peripheral line of the drive housing (8), the electric motor (14) being slidable slightly in the axial direction axially with respect to the drive housing (8) and having an output shaft engaging in gear with the reduction gear (15) and unlockable locking means (13) for holding the output gearwheel in engagement with the mirror base (3) under the force effect of the compression spring (12), whereby the mirror head (4) is foldable out of a service position (F to P) about the swivel axis (7) and hingeable to the motor vehicle (2) under the effect of an external force, whereby the mirror head (4) is movable along with the unlockable locking means (13) and thus, with respect to the mirror base (3) is relatively displaceable along the swivel axis (7); displacement-detecting means (9) arranged in the drive housing (8) for detecting displacement of the mirror head (4), the displacement-detecting means (9) being electromechanical or electronic and being electrically connectable to a control unit in the motor vehicle by means of the second plug socket (11) of the second part (21) of the drive housing (8); first guide means (16) for connecting the first plug socket (10) to the electric motor (14), the first plug socket (10) being installable with respect to the second plug socket (11) in a plurality of different positions, and the first guide means (16) between the first plug socket (10) and the electric motor (14) being flexible in the axial direction of the electric motor (14); and second guide means (17) for electrically connecting the second plug socket (11) to the displacement-detecting means (9).