Abstract: Apparatus for adjusting a motor-car mirror about two mutually perpendicular axes. The apparatus has a housing having therein a reversible motor, an electromagnetically operable clutch, and two planetary transmission assemblies each having an output shaft connected to a mirror adjusting unit. The units act upon a tilting adjusting ring which in any position is in sealing contact with a raised edge of the bottom member of the housing.A safety housing for mounting the apparatus has a protective cap having two substantially parallel partitions spaced apart so as to be capable of receiving the top part of a mounting column between them. A clamping device forces the partitions against the surface of the column. The cap will thus withstand light impact forces, but turn relative to the column when struck by a bicycle or other vehicle in traffic.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a mirror or a similar flat planar element about two mutually perpendicular axes. The apparatus has a housing enclosing a reversible motor, an electromagnetically operated clutch and two planetary transmission assemblies, one for each direction of movement. The clutch selectively couples the motor to one or the other of the two pinion sun wheels of the planetary transmission systems. The drive shaft of each planetary transmission assembly is provided with crank arm, which engages a corresponding mirror adjustment unit. A mirror mounting plate is provided with recesses into which correspondingly shaped parts of the mirror adjustment units are introduced by snap fitting.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a mirror or a similar flat planar element around two mutually perpendicular axis. The apparatus has a mounting plate for mounting the mirror thereon, the mounting plate being connected to a support by means of a universal joint. On the support is mounted a single reversible electric motor and a transmission system having two planetary gear systems, each having a sun pinion wheel and planet wheels meshing with the sun wheel, the sun wheels of the planetary gear systems being disposed coaxially with the motor shaft. An electromagnetically controlled coupling selectively couples the motor to one or the other of the two pinion sun wheels.