Mirror drive for automotive remote-controlled rear-view mirror assembly

Claim 1

A mirror drive for use in a remote-controlled rear-view mirror assembly, comprising: two motors to drive the horizontal and vertical turns of a mirror pivotably supported in a mirror housing; an airtight container housing said two motors and consisting of two synthetic resin-made casings which are closely attached to each other; gear means disposed in said airtight container and which decelerate the rotation of the output shafts of said two motors; means engaged with said gear means to convert the rotary motion of the gear means into a substantial linear motion and also projected out of said airtight container to transmit said linear motion to said mirror; and means for electrically connecting terminals of said two motors to external connectors outside said airtight container, said electrical connecting means being composed of an insulative block secured to the lateral wall of either of said casings of said airtight container and which covers an opening formed in the lateral wall, and a plurality of electrically conductive plates previously buried in said insulative block, each being at one end thereof electrically connected to a corresponding terminal of said two motors while the other end is led out through said opening formed in said casing.