Patent ID: 7293887

Claim:
An exterior mirror system suitable for a vehicle, said system comprising: an exterior mirror assembly; said exterior mirror assembly comprising a fixed support adapted to be mounted to the side of the vehicle; said exterior mirror assembly comprising a support arm extending from said fixed support to a distal end; a mirror housing supported by said support arm and movable along said support arm from a first position proximate to said fixed support to a second position proximate said distal end of said support arm; said exterior mirror assembly comprising a first electrically powered mechanism for pivoting said support arm about said fixed support between an operative position wherein said support arm generally extends outwards from said fixed support and a folded position wherein said support arm generally extends transverse to said operative position and is generally folded to said side of the vehicle; said exterior mirror assembly comprising a second electrically powered mechanism for moving said mirror housing relative to said fixed support along said support arm from said first position to said second position; said mirror housing comprising a mirror unit and a third electrically powered mechanism operable to adjust said mirror unit to a desired adjusted position about horizontal and vertical axes; and an electronic control system, said electronic control system operable by the driver of the vehicle to control operation of at least said first electrically powered mechanism independent of operation of said second electrically powered mechanism.