Remotely-adjustable rear-view mirror assemblies

Abstract

Abstract 1,008,228. Toothed gearing. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Sept. 3, 1964 [Oct. 4, 1963], No. 36088/64. Heading F2Q. [Also in Division B7] A remotely controllable rear-view mirro assembly comprises a mirror reflector 38, Figs. 2 and 4, universally pivoted at 30 in a housing 14 securable to a vehicle at 12, the mirror being connected by a mechanism to one end of a shaft in the form of a flexible cable wire 39 both slidable and rotatable in a sheath 41, the other end of the shaft 39 being connected by a mechanism to a universally pivoted lever 62 mounted at the vehicle dash 61, whereby angular movement of the lever effects corresponding simultaneous angular movement of the mirror by means of sliding or rotational movement of the shaft 39. Referring to Figs. 6 and 7, a pinion 48 secured to one end of the cable 39 engages teeth 60<SP>1</SP> on a C-shaped member 54 secured to the back 34 of the mirror and has 'disc flanges 50, 52 to engage opposite sides of the member 54. A pinion 70 having disc flanges 70, 72, and secured to the other end of the cable 39 engages a toothed sector 76 secured to the lever 62. Clearly, movement of the lever about axes X, X<SP>1</SP>; Y, Y<SP>1</SP> causes corresponding movements of the mirror.

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