Abstract: A remote controlled mirror unit for mounting on a commercial vehicle such as a truck or a bus includes a mirror assembly comprising a mirror housing, a multi-directional mirror drive mounted within said housing, and a mirror mounted to said mirror drive. The mirror unit further includes a mirror assembly support bracket comprising an upper horizontal bracket and a lower horizontal bracket. The mirror is capable of movement about both a vertical and a horizontal axis. The mirror is removably detachable from the mirror drive. The mirror assembly is pivotably associated with the mirror assembly support bracket along an axis whereby the mirror assembly is pivotable about the axis.

Abstract: An actuating device for automatically controlling the position of a movably mounted vehicle mirror comprises a motor controlled by switches for selectively actuating the motor in response to angular displacement of a trailer with respect to the vehicle. The switches are actuated in response to movement of the trailer and responsively close a circuit connecting a power source to the motor. Preferably, the switching means can include means for disconnecting the power source after a predetermined rotation of the motor in order to avoid excess energy use. Preferably, the disconnecting means comprises a plurality of switches arranged to contact lobes of a rotating cam at predetermined rotational positions of the cam. The cam can be concentrically secured to the rotor shaft or can be connected to the rotor shaft by a lever mechanism in order to form a crank which translates the rotor movement to linear displacement on a mirror positioning member.

Abstract: An assembly for converting mirrors commonly provided on trucks so that the mirror can be adjusted from a position adjacent the seat of the driver to provide maximum visibility from the right hand mirror. A clamp mounts to the mirror and connects to an actuator positioned in the truck adjacent the seat of the driver so that the mirror may be adjusted by the driver while the driver remains in the driving position.

Abstract: A mirror actuator for trucks whereby the mirror may be adjusted from a position adjacent the seat of the driver to provide maximum visibility from the right hand mirror. A lever is positioned in the truck adjacent the seat of the driver so that the lever may be actuated by the driver while the driver remains in the driving position. The lever in turn controls a cable which is secured to the exterior right hand mirror assembly so that actuation of the lever will cause a corresponding pivotal movement of the right hand exterior mirror about its vertical center line.

Abstract: A mirror actuating device for automatically changing the orientation of side-view mirrors which are movably mounted to a vehicle, such as a semi-truck tractor, in response to the relative positions of the tractor and a trailer being towed by the tractor to provide a variable field of view to a driver of the tractor through the mirrors. The actuating device has two actuating plates slidably mounted to the tractor, cables interconnecting the actuating plates to the mirrors, an actuating pin attached to the trailer, and an arm pivotally mounted between its ends to the tractor and having one end connected to the actuating plates and another end connected to the actuating pin. The necessary operating connection between the actuating plates on the tractor and the pin carried by the trailer is automatically made when the tractor and trailer are hooked together in the normal manner.