The present disclosure refers to a base assembly of an exterior rear view device to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising a base frame being formed with a door attachment portion for attachment to a door of the vehicle, a head attachment portion for moveably attachment of a head assembly and an arm between said attachment portions; a cover made out of three pieces to mantle the arm from the door attachment portion to the head attachment portion only via snap, clips and/or latch connections, without screws; a camera cradle for attaching a camera to the base frame; a retainer means arranged on the door attachment portion for guiding and sealing harness; a sealing means attached to the door attachment portion; and a harness holder for attachment a harness to the door attachment portion . It also refers to an exterior rear view device with such a base assembly and a vehicle with such an exterior rear view device.

The present disclosure refers to a base assembly of an exterior rear view device to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising a base frame being formed with a door attachment portion for attachment to a door of the vehicle, a head attachment portion for moveably attachment of a head assembly and an arm between said attachment portions; a cover made out of three pieces to mantle the arm from the door attachment portion to the head attachment portion only via snap, clips and/or latch connections, without screws; a camera cradle for attaching a camera to the base frame; a retainer means arranged on the door attachment portion for guiding and sealing harness; a sealing means attached to the door attachment portion; and a harness holder for attachment a harness to the door attachment portion . It also refers to an exterior rear view device with such a base assembly and a vehicle with such an exterior rear view device.

A vehicle blind-spot reduction device includes side-view mirrors on sides of a vehicle, an actuator configured to move an optical display of each of the side-view mirrors, a detector configured to detect a display position of the optical display, a surrounding environment information acquirer configured to acquire environment information on surrounding of the vehicle, a moving object detector configured to detect a moving object running beside the vehicle on the basis of the surrounding environment information, a blind spot setter configured to set a blind spot of each of the side-view mirrors on the basis of the display position of the optical display, and a display surface adjuster. Based on determining that the moving object has entered the blind spot, the display surface adjuster causes the actuator to operate to adjust the display position of the optical display such that a driver who drives the vehicle can see the moving object.

A vehicle blind-spot reduction device includes side-view mirrors on sides of a vehicle, an actuator configured to move an optical display of each of the side-view mirrors, a detector configured to detect a display position of the optical display, a surrounding environment information acquirer configured to acquire environment information on surrounding of the vehicle, a moving object detector configured to detect a moving object running beside the vehicle on the basis of the surrounding environment information, a blind spot setter configured to set a blind spot of each of the side-view mirrors on the basis of the display position of the optical display, and a display surface adjuster. Based on determining that the moving object has entered the blind spot, the display surface adjuster causes the actuator to operate to adjust the display position of the optical display such that a driver who drives the vehicle can see the moving object.

An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle and a mirror head portion pivotally adjustable relative to the mounting portion. The mirror assembly includes an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of the mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion. The actuator includes a first motor and a second motor that are operable in tandem to cooperatively cause a common drive gear of a gear system to be driven to pivot the mirror head portion relative to the mounting portion. Operation of the first and second motors is synchronized and causes the common drive gear to rotate. A shutoff circuit is operable to determine a stalled condition and, responsive to such determination, is operable to deactivate driving of the common drive gear by the at least two motors.

An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle and a mirror head portion pivotally adjustable relative to the mounting portion. The mirror assembly includes an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of the mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion. The actuator includes a first motor and a second motor that are operable in tandem to cooperatively cause a common drive gear of a gear system to be driven to pivot the mirror head portion relative to the mounting portion. Operation of the first and second motors is synchronized and causes the common drive gear to rotate. A shutoff circuit is operable to determine a stalled condition and, responsive to such determination, is operable to deactivate driving of the common drive gear by the at least two motors.

The invention relates to an adjusting instrument for an exterior mirror unit of a vehicle, including a support unit and a housing unit pivotable in a circumferential direction between a plurality of positions relative to the support unit. Furthermore, the adjusting instrument includes a breakable rotation-locked coupling unit for coupling of the housing unit to the support unit. The coupling unit comprises a plural number N of parallel disposed couplings where each coupling has two mutually opposed coupling faces, pressed against each other under spring action and mutually displaceable in the circumferential direction. The coupling faces have a periodic cam pattern engaging in each other, wherein the two coupling faces are mutually breakably rotation-locked and wherein only a limited number M of couplings is in engagement at the same time, with M being less than N.

The invention relates to an adjusting instrument for an exterior mirror unit of a vehicle, including a support unit and a housing unit pivotable in a circumferential direction between a plurality of positions relative to the support unit. Furthermore, the adjusting instrument includes a breakable rotation-locked coupling unit for coupling of the housing unit to the support unit. The coupling unit comprises a plural number N of parallel disposed couplings where each coupling has two mutually opposed coupling faces, pressed against each other under spring action and mutually displaceable in the circumferential direction. The coupling faces have a periodic cam pattern engaging in each other, wherein the two coupling faces are mutually breakably rotation-locked and wherein only a limited number M of couplings is in engagement at the same time, with M being less than N.

A rear-view device for a motor vehicle with vibration damping, includes at least one rear-view element which is mounted in a housing in an adjustable manner relative to the housing via an adjusting drive, where the adjusting drive includes at least one motor which can be adjusted via a control or regulating device in order to adjust the field of view, and the control or regulating device controls or regulates the motor via the energizing process of the motor depending on at least one variable, which is selected from a first detected variable and/or at least one second stored variable, during a driving process in order to counteract movements of the at least one rear-view element relative to the housing by adjusting the motor, said movements being caused in particular by the movements of the motor vehicle during the driving process of the motor vehicle.

A rear-view device for a motor vehicle with vibration damping, includes at least one rear-view element which is mounted in a housing in an adjustable manner relative to the housing via an adjusting drive, where the adjusting drive includes at least one motor which can be adjusted via a control or regulating device in order to adjust the field of view, and the control or regulating device controls or regulates the motor via the energizing process of the motor depending on at least one variable, which is selected from a first detected variable and/or at least one second stored variable, during a driving process in order to counteract movements of the at least one rear-view element relative to the housing by adjusting the motor, said movements being caused in particular by the movements of the motor vehicle during the driving process of the motor vehicle.