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Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd

Britax Rainsfords Pty. Limited

Simon Orme

Paul R Henion

Peter Robert Rothe

Paul Home

Trevor Fimeri

David Henderson Woollard

Barry Whitford

Mark Leonid Olijnyk

Paul Van De Loo

Gary Gordon Leslie Fimeri

A mirror assembly has a pair of telescoping tubular supports extending between a support base and a mirror head to provide adjustment of the mirror head toward and away from the support base. Friction shoes within the tubular supports releasably hold such supports against unintentional telescoping movement. Cooperating stops on the telescoping supports limit outward movement of the mirror head and prevent complete separation of the telescoping supports. The tubular supports are hingedly attached to the support base for rotation about a vertical axis, and cooperating detents and spring elements on the supports and support base releasably hold the supports against rotation.

Trailer tow mirror

A minor parking mechanism for an exterior rear view mirror that rotates a mirror head to a parked position. The mechanism has a mirror mounting bracket, a mirror head pivotally connected to the mirror mounting bracket so the mirror head can rotate from a deployed position to a parked position. A detent acting between the mirror mounting bracket and the mirror head to lock and unlock the mirror head. A spring acts against and locks the detent in position. A worm drive in the mirror head moves longitudinally along a shaft and rotates about an axis to act against the spring, which in turn reduces the spring force applied to the detent to enable it to disengage whereupon continued rotation of the worm drive causes the mirror head to rotate.

Mirror parking mechanism

This invention relates to a retraction and extension mechanism for extending or retracting a set of telescopic supports that connect a mirror head ( ) to a mirror mounting bracket ( ). It comprises a mirror mounting bracket ( ) with a first tube ( ) projecting from the mounting bracket ( ). The mirror head ( ) has a support ( ) projecting from it that locates into and slides back and forth within the first tube ( ). A roller ( ) is mounting with respect to the support ( ) and cable ( ) is attached at one end with respect to the first tube ( ) and a point between the roller ( ) and the mirror head ( ). It extends to and around the roller ( ) and into the mirror head ( ). The other end of the cable ( ) extends into and is attached with respect to the first tube ( ). A capstan ( ) is located within the mirror head ( ) and engages the cable ( ). A motor ( ) drives the capstan ( ) in either direction to cause the mirror head ( ) to extend or retract with respect to the mirror mounting bracket ( ).

Retraction and extension mechanism for a vehicle rear vision mirror

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Hallett Cove, Australia

Simon Orme