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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Stefan Frits Brouwer, The Hague, NL;
Paulus Gerardus Maria Van Stiphout, Woerden, NL;
Stefan Frits Brouwer, The Hague, NL;
Paulus Gerardus Maria Van Stiphout, Woerden, NL;
MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V., Montfoort, NL;
Abstract
A hinge construction for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle including a first hinge part for mounting on a motor vehicle and a second hinge part, pivotably connected therewith, for supporting a wing minor unit. In an embodiment, the first and second hinge parts cooperate via a rack-and-pinion guide and a drive mechanism having a disengageable coupling. The drive mechanism and the rack-and-pinion guide cause the hinge parts upon pivoting to rotate and translate relative to each other. The disengageable coupling is operatively configured to disengage the motor and the gear drive from the first hinge part. The invention also relates to a wing mirror unit provided with embodiments of a hinge construction.