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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Alexander Pirner, Esslingen, DE;
Florin Secanu, Nürtingen, DE;
Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles has a mirror base and a mirror head connected to the mirror base so as to be pivotable in a travel direction of the vehicle and in a direction opposite to the travel direction. The mirror base has first and second bearings and the mirror head has first and second bearing elements engaging the first and second bearings, respectively. The first and second bearing elements are configured such that, when the mirror head pivots in the travel direction, the first bearing elements disengage the first bearings and the second bearing elements form a pivot axis within the second bearings and, when the mirror head pivots in the direction opposite the travel direction, the second bearing elements disengage the second bearings and the first bearing elements form a pivot axis within the first bearings.