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Device For Adjusting A Shell-Shaped Housing Part, A Supporting Frame For Use In Such A Device, And A Vehicle Provided With Such A Device

Patent No. EP3218226 (titled "Device For Adjusting A Shell-Shaped Housing Part, A Supporting Frame For Use In Such A Device, And A Vehicle Provided With Such A Device") was filed by MCI Mirror Controls Netherlands on Nov 10, 2015. The application was issued on Feb 6, 2019.

Patent Summary

A device for adjusting a shell-shaped housing part, such as a motor vehicle mirror cap, comprises a base part attached to the vehicle body and a supporting frame pivotable relative to the base part via a first hinge construction. A first actuator pivots the supporting frame about a first, substantially upward hinge axis between folded-in and folded-out positions. A support for a mirror surface is arranged on the supporting frame via a second hinge construction, with a second actuator pivoting the support relative to the supporting frame about a second, substantially transverse hinge axis. Both hinge constructions are ball hinges whose centers substantially coincide, forming a double or compound ball hinge construction.

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MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITEDNov 5, 2019WEBER BRULS

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EP3218226

MCI MIRROR CONTROLS NETHERLANDS
Application Number
EP15830880A
Filing Date
Nov 10, 2015
Status
Opposition Rejected
Jan 24, 2025
Publication Date
Feb 6, 2019
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