This invention relates to a view angle adjustment mechanism. A view element tilting section is tiltably supported by the tilting support section. Upon a motor being driven, a nut member rotates together with a gear member, the nut member rises/falls along a male thread member, whereby the view element tilting section is tilted. At a barrel of the nut member, a protrusion is formed. The protrusion is fitted in a groove of the gear member and causes the nut member to rotate together with the gear member. At the tilting support section, a protrusion abutment portion is formed. When the nut member moves in a direction in which the nut member comes off from the male thread member, the protrusion abutment portion abuts on the protrusion and thereby prevents movement of the nut member.

The invention relates to a movement mechanism, which is provided with a base element and a support element, which, inserted into each other, form a ball hinge construction, the support element being rotatable relative to the base element about at least a first virtual axis, which passes substantially through a virtual center of the ball hinge construction. The support element is provided with drive means to enable the support element to be moved relative to the base element, which drive means comprise a first electric motor and a first drive train with an output gearwheel. The drive means are housed in the support element in order to move along with the support element when the support element is moved relative to the base element. The output gearwheel of the first drive train engages a non-straight, that is, curved, first drive rod located in the support element, this first drive rod being provided with an anchor part which is connected with the base element so that the first drive rod does not move along with the support element when the latter is moved relative to the base element.

The invention relates to a movement mechanism, which is provided with a base element and a support element, which, inserted into each other, form a ball hinge construction, the support element being rotatable relative to the base element about at least a first virtual axis, which passes substantially through a virtual center of the ball hinge construction. The support element is provided with drive means to enable the support element to be moved relative to the base element, which drive means comprise a first electric motor and a first drive train with an output gearwheel. The drive means are housed in the support element in order to move along with the support element when the support element is moved relative to the base element. The output gearwheel of the first drive train engages a non-straight, that is, curved, first drive rod located in the support element, this first drive rod being provided with an anchor part which is connected with the base element so that the first drive rod does not move along with the support element when the latter is moved relative to the base element.

The invention relates to an actuator mechanism for adjusting at least one angular position of a mirror element in an exterior mirror device for a motor vehicle. The actuator mechanism comprises a base element and a mirror element movably coupled with the base element, which comprises a mirror support for supporting a mirror surface. The mirror element is rotatable relative to the base element about at least a first pivoting axis with the aid of a first electric motor provided in the actuator mechanism, which extends in a longitudinal direction that is substantially transverse to a supporting surface of the mirror support. What can be elegantly facilitated by this, for instance also in the case of a relatively small mirror surface that is only a few centimeters wide and/or is only a few centimeters long, is that, as seen from a direction in which during use the mirror surface is being viewed by a driver, such electric motor does not protrude, or hardly protrudes, next to, above and/or below the mirror surface.

The invention relates to an actuator mechanism for adjusting at least one angular position of a mirror element in an exterior mirror device for a motor vehicle. The actuator mechanism comprises a base element and a mirror element movably coupled with the base element, which comprises a mirror support for supporting a mirror surface. The mirror element is rotatable relative to the base element about at least a first pivoting axis with the aid of a first electric motor provided in the actuator mechanism, which extends in a longitudinal direction that is substantially transverse to a supporting surface of the mirror support. What can be elegantly facilitated by this, for instance also in the case of a relatively small mirror surface that is only a few centimeters wide and/or is only a few centimeters long, is that, as seen from a direction in which during use the mirror surface is being viewed by a driver, such electric motor does not protrude, or hardly protrudes, next to, above and/or below the mirror surface.

A vehicle may include a side mirror including a housing and a mirror member provided inside the housing and rotatable in a first axis and a second axis in the housing; an input unit configured to receive an identification information related to a driver; a driving apparatus configured to identify a target position corresponding to the identification information related to the driver, acquire a plurality of paths for moving the mirror member between the identified target position and the current position, identify each of positions for switching the movement direction of the acquired plurality of paths, select a path having positions for switching the movement direction closest to a predetermined center position among the respective positions for switching the movement direction thereof, and selectively control rotation of the first axis and rotation of the second axis of the mirror member based on the selected path.

The invention relates to a rear view mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing configured for mounting to a vehicle; one or more mirror units disposed in the housing, wherein each mirror unit comprises a reflective mirror element and a mirror mount for securing the mirror element within the housing, wherein at least one mirror unit is an overhead mirror unit that is positioned to allow an operator in the vehicle to see an area that is behind the operator and above the vehicle.

The invention relates to a rear view mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing configured for mounting to a vehicle; one or more mirror units disposed in the housing, wherein each mirror unit comprises a reflective mirror element and a mirror mount for securing the mirror element within the housing, wherein at least one mirror unit is an overhead mirror unit that is positioned to allow an operator in the vehicle to see an area that is behind the operator and above the vehicle.

The present disclosure refers to a retainer assembly adapted to be installed between a base assembly of an exterior rear view device and a vehicle to which the exterior rear view device is mounted, the retainer assembly, comprising a retainer means adapted to be mounted on one side to a door attachment portion of a base frame of the base assembly and on the opposite side to a door panel of the vehicle, wherein the retainer means is provided with at least one opening for allowing at least one datum structural element of the door attachment portion of the base frame to pass thereto, and at least one guiding projection and/or at least one guiding channel portion for providing at least part of a guiding channel for routing and/or guiding at least one harness from the vehicle to an electric component of the rear view device, and/or at least one sealing portion for covering at least a portion of the at least one harness. It also refers to a exterior rear view device with such a retainer assembly, a method for assembling such a rear view device and a vehicle with such a rear view device.

The present disclosure refers to a retainer assembly adapted to be installed between a base assembly of an exterior rear view device and a vehicle to which the exterior rear view device is mounted, the retainer assembly, comprising a retainer means adapted to be mounted on one side to a door attachment portion of a base frame of the base assembly and on the opposite side to a door panel of the vehicle, wherein the retainer means is provided with at least one opening for allowing at least one datum structural element of the door attachment portion of the base frame to pass thereto, and at least one guiding projection and/or at least one guiding channel portion for providing at least part of a guiding channel for routing and/or guiding at least one harness from the vehicle to an electric component of the rear view device, and/or at least one sealing portion for covering at least a portion of the at least one harness. It also refers to a exterior rear view device with such a retainer assembly, a method for assembling such a rear view device and a vehicle with such a rear view device.