Patent ID: 7370985

Claim:
A vehicular mirror system comprising: a reflective element comprising a first slip clutch element comprising one of a ball and a socket and having a mounting portion thereon, the socket having a peripheral groove on an external surface thereof; an actuator assembly comprising a second slip clutch element comprising the other of a ball and a socket and operably interconnected to the reflective element for controlling a tilt of the reflective element, wherein the actuator assembly is operable in a normal mode of operation, the ball and socket comprising a slip clutch; and a compression element mounted around the socket having the ball cradled therein to apply a compression force on the ball for operation of the actuator assembly in a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode the actuator assembly moves in the normal mode of operation and actuates the tilt of the reflective element, and wherein in the second mode the actuator assembly is placed in an impeded mode of operation and the ball and socket allows the actuator assembly to slip.