Patent ID: 8197077

Claim:
A rearview mirror unit for a motor vehicle comprising: a mirror base and a rearview mirror support that are coupled in connection with a modular drive system configured such that the rearview mirror support is adjustable with respect to the mirror base with two stacked driven rotational degrees of freedom, wherein the modular drive system comprises at least two drive modules, each drive module provided with a housing having an electric motor and a drive portion driven by the electric motor, and a drivable portion for cooperation with a drive portion of another drive module, the unit further comprises a coupling configured to attach two drive modules to each other to provide a first driven rotation axis with one rotational degree of freedom by cooperation of a drive portion and a drivable portion, respectively; the at least two drive modules are coupled with the rearview mirror support or the mirror base to provide a second driven rotation axis and a second rotational degree of freedom; and the centerline of the first driven rotation axis and the centerline of the second driven rotation axis are angled to provide rotation in two different planes.