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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason D. Hallack, Allendale, MI (US);
Ulrich A. Kuester, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 1/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/08 (2013.01); G02B 7/182 (2013.01); G02B 27/144 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0033 (2013.01); G02B 5/04 (2013.01); G02B 27/14 (2013.01); G02F 1/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator assembly configured to adjust a viewing axis of a vehicle mirror is disclosed. The assembly comprises a toggle switch and a pivot plate rotationally coupled to the toggle switch proximate a first axis. The assembly further comprises a support bracket rotationally coupled to the pivot plate along a second axis and rotationally coupled to the toggle switch along the first axis. The support bracket is configured to support the vehicle mirror, and a rotation of the toggle switch is configured to move the pivot plate relative to the support bracket.