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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2024
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Tom Harris, Portchester, GB;
Jiayong Dong, Ningbo, CN;
David Kershaw, Portchester, GB;
Gareth Aspden, Portchester, GB;
Stephen Beecher, Portchester, GB;
Levente Kurti, Portchester, GB;
Warwick Jones, Portchester, GB;
Dong Myeong Park, Portchester, GB;
Ronglong Lin, Ningbo, CN;
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
The present disclosure refers to an actuator for rotating a head of a rear view device of a motor vehicle about two axes relative to a base of the rear view device, the actuator comprising: a gear assembly comprising: a fold gear configured to rotate the mirror head in a first direction and a second direction about a first axis, wherein the fold gear comprises an opening, in particular in form of a bore or a through hole; a tilt gear configured to rotate the mirror head in a third direction and a fourth direction about a second axis, wherein the tilt gear comprises an opening, in particular in form of a bore or a thorough hole; a spindle having a first end and a second end; a slide attached to the spindle via a channel; wherein the opening of the tilt gear receives the first end of the spindle and the opening of the fold gear receives the second end of the spindle; a housing enclosing the gear assembly, wherein the housing is configured to rotate with the head in the first direction, the second direction, the third direction and the fourth direction; and a shaft configured to be fixed on the base and configured to remain stationary, wherein the shaft provides at least one end stop configured to define a maximum rotation of the head in the first direction and in the second direction.