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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wolfgang Thau, Gevelsberg, DE;
Assignee:
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362494 ;
Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles includes a housing, and a mirror element supported on and adjustable by an actuator module. The assembly includes a support for supporting the actuator module within the housing and the actuator module has at least one electrical drive motor for adjusting the mirror element within the housing. The actuator module and support are both provided with electrical contacts whereby electrical connection is made when the actuator module is supported by the support.