Powered telescoping drive system
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11358527B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-14

    申请号:US16539598

    申请日:2019-08-13

    摘要: A power telescoping external vehicle rearview assembly comprising a drive gear assembly for telescopically moving a rearview head between a retracted and an extended position is disclosed. An embodiment of the rearview assembly comprises a bracket mountable to a vehicle, a rearview head telescopically mounted to the bracket via a plurality of arm assemblies, a rearview element mounted to the rearview head, an electric motor mounted to the rearview head, and a gear assembly connected between the motor and the plurality of arm assemblies. An embodiment of the gear assembly comprises pinion drive gear assemblies with rolling clutches for selectively disengaging the motor from the arm assemblies, a fixed clutch assembly for transferring power from the motor to the pinion drive gear assemblies, and a drive shaft connecting the fixed clutch assembly to the pinion drive gear assemblies.

    ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR MIRROR
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210323474A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US16848872

    申请日:2020-04-15

    IPC分类号: B60R1/07 F16H25/20

    摘要: The present disclosure provides an actuator assembly for a mirror head. The actuator includes a tubular member, an inner carriage, an outer carriage, a helix drive shaft and a motor drive. The inner carriage includes one or more inner magnets. The outer carriage is coupled to the mirror head. The outer carriage includes one or more outer magnets magnetically coupled to the one or more inner magnets of the inner carriage. The helix drive shaft is drivably coupled to the inner carriage. The motor drive is configured to rotate the helix drive shaft relative to the tubular member. Upon rotation of the helix drive shaft by the motor drive, the inner carriage translates. The outer carriage also translates along with the inner carriage due to magnetic coupling between the one or more inner magnets and the one or more outer magnets.

    Rearview device with detent assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11235704B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16539559

    申请日:2019-08-13

    IPC分类号: B60R1/076

    摘要: A rearview device for a vehicle includes a rearview device head, a rearview device base including a base frame, and a detent assembly which is configured to control rotation of the rearview device head with respect to the rearview device base. The detent assembly is configured to lock and unlock rotation of the rearview device head with respect to the rearview device base without vertical movement of the rearview device head with respect to the rearview device base.

    POWERED TELESCOPING DRIVE SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210046873A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16539598

    申请日:2019-08-13

    IPC分类号: B60R1/06 F16H1/22 F16H35/00

    摘要: A power telescoping external vehicle rearview assembly comprising a drive gear assembly for telescopically moving a rearview head between a retracted and an extended position is disclosed. An embodiment of the rearview assembly comprises a bracket mountable to a vehicle, a rearview head telescopically mounted to the bracket via a plurality of arm assemblies, a rearview element mounted to the rearview head, an electric motor mounted to the rearview head, and a gear assembly connected between the motor and the plurality of arm assemblies. An embodiment of the gear assembly comprises pinion drive gear assemblies with rolling clutches for selectively disengaging the motor from the arm assemblies, a fixed clutch assembly for transferring power from the motor to the pinion drive gear assemblies, and a drive shaft connecting the fixed clutch assembly to the pinion drive gear assemblies.

    Actuator assembly for mirror
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11279286B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16848872

    申请日:2020-04-15

    IPC分类号: B60R1/07 F16H25/20

    摘要: The present disclosure provides an actuator assembly for a mirror head. The actuator includes a tubular member, an inner carriage, an outer carriage, a helix drive shaft and a motor drive. The inner carriage includes one or more inner magnets. The outer carriage is coupled to the mirror head. The outer carriage includes one or more outer magnets magnetically coupled to the one or more inner magnets of the inner carriage. The helix drive shaft is drivably coupled to the inner carriage. The motor drive is configured to rotate the helix drive shaft relative to the tubular member. Upon rotation of the helix drive shaft by the motor drive, the inner carriage translates. The outer carriage also translates along with the inner carriage due to magnetic coupling between the one or more inner magnets and the one or more outer magnets.

    Support assembly for mirror
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11007939B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16722080

    申请日:2019-12-20

    摘要: A support assembly for a mirror head includes a support arm defining a longitudinal axis. A top slot wall and a bottom slot wall of the support arm extend at least partly along the longitudinal axis and at least partly define a slot therebetween. The top slot wall defines an opening therethrough. A ramp extends from the bottom slot wall towards the top slot wall adjacent to the opening. The support assembly further includes inboard and outboard trunnions that are adapted to be at least partly and movably received in the slot. A carriage is coupled to the outboard trunnion and the mirror head. A support brace is rotationally coupled to the inboard and outboard trunnions. The outboard trunnion selectively travels on the ramp and through the opening to allow the support brace to be inclined obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis and the carriage to be rotated.

    REARVIEW DEVICE WITH DETENT ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20210046876A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16539559

    申请日:2019-08-13

    IPC分类号: B60R1/076

    摘要: A rearview device for a vehicle includes a rearview device head, a rearview device base including a base frame, and a detent assembly which is configured to control rotation of the rearview device head with respect to the rearview device base. The detent assembly is configured to lock and unlock rotation of the rearview device head with respect to the rearview device base without vertical movement of the rearview device head with respect to the rearview device base.