Patent ID: 6340231
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An electrically adjustable external rear view mirror for a motor vehicle, the electrically adjustable external rear view mirror comprising:a mirror element comprising a mirror reflector surface, said mirror element having a rearward view when mounted on the motor vehicle to enable a driver of the vehicle to see traffic behind the vehicle; a housing, said mirror element being incorporated in a cavity formed by said housing, said housing and said mirror element being rigidly connected together such that said mirror element cannot move independent of movement of said housing; a mirror base fixable to the motor vehicle, said housing connecting to and adjustable about said mirror base; an electrically operated adjustment device comprising at least one electric motor for adjustment of said housing about two non-parallel axes of rotation relative to said mirror base wherein said rearward view of said mirror element is electrically adjusted by said two-axis adjustment of said housing relative to the vehicle body allowing the driver to set said rearward view at a preferred setting from a plurality of settings according to the body size and seating position of the driver of the vehicle and wherein said adjustment device includes at least one anti-rotational element whereby inadvertent swiveling of said housing is reduced; and wherein said adjustment device comprises at least one worm gear operated by said at least one electrical motor, said at least one anti-rotational element being arranged directly on said at least one worm gear.