Patent ID: 6871969

Claim:
An electric retractable rearview mirror comprising: a mirror body fixed on a base member attached to a vehicle body, said mirror body including a speed reducer, said speed reducer including: a gearbox having a first frame and a second frame combined together, said gearbox configured to rotate with respect to said base member; a motor mounted on said first frame; an input gear fixed on an input shaft being rotated by a driving force, both ends of the input shaft rotatably supported by input shaft-holding portions provided in the first frame; an output gear fixed on an output shaft, said output shaft rotatably supported by an output shaft-holding portion provided in said second frame, an end portion of said output shaft fixed on said base member; at least one intermediate shaft, both ends of said at least one intermediate shaft rotatably supported by intermediate shaft-holding portions provided in said first frame; and at least one intermediate gear fixed on the at least one intermediate shaft, said at least one intermediate gear configured to reduce a speed of rotation of said input gear transmitted to the output gear.