Remotely operable vehicular mirror

Claim 1

A mirror assembly comprising: a frame; a substantially rectangular mirror housing pivotally secured to said frame at a first connection and a second connection, said mirror housing having a pair of parallel side walls and a pair of parallel end walls, the axes of said first and said second connections being in alignment and equally spaced from said side walls, at least one outer surface of said mirror housing comprising a mirror; and a motor assembly fixedly located within said mirror housing, said motor assembly including a motor, said motor driving a motor drive shaft, said motor drive shaft to operate a speed reduction mechanism which in turn operates a power output shaft, said motor drive shaft being in alignment with said power output shaft, the longitudinal axis of said output shaft being aligned with said axis of said first and said second connections, said motor assembly being located adjacent said first connection, said power output shaft comprises said first connection, said mirror housing being pivotaly movable relative to said frame by said motor assembly; said second connection includes a first vibration damping means to absorb vibrationAl movement of said mirror housing with respect to said frame; said first vibration damping means comprising a rubber grommet located intermediate said frame and said mirror housing; said speed reduction mechanism includes a plurality of spaced apart interconnected planetary gear systems, each of said planetary gear systems includes a single sun gear and a plurality of planet gears, whereby by using said plurality of planetary gear systems not only is said mirror housing rotated slowly, but said mirror housing stops almost instantaneous upon deactivation of said motor.