Patent ID: 7287867
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A power telescoping vehicle mirror assembly comprising: a bracket mountable to a vehicle; a mirror head telescopically mounted to the bracket; a mirror pivotally mounted to the head, said mirror head includes a spotter mirror and a main mirror, the spotter mirror having a wider field of view than the main mirror, and at least one of said mirrors is pivotably mounted to said mirror head; a main mirror adjusting motor mechanism for adjusting the angular position of the main mirror with respect to the head; a power telescope motor mechanism for telescopically moving the head with respect to the bracket between a retracted position and an extended position; a switch operable by a driver of the vehicle, the switch providing a signal to actuate the power telescope motor mechanism; a position sensor for sensing the telescopic position of the mirror head with respect to the bracket; and a compensating controller, the compensating controller controlling the angular position of the main mirror with respect to the head in response to the telescopic position of the head as sensed by the position sensor.