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An angularly adjustable side view mirror mounted upon a first vehicle is normally positioned to display to the driver reflections of the area at the side and rear of the vehicle. The mirror is temporarily angularly adjusted by a motor, out of its normal position into a temporary position which displ

An angularly adjustable side view mirror mounted upon a first vehicle is normally positioned to display to the driver reflections of the area at the side and rear of the vehicle. The mirror is temporarily angularly adjusted by a motor, out of its normal position into a temporary position which displays to the driver a following vehicle that is momentarily located in the first vehicle's side blind spot area. The motor angularly turns the mirror a predetermined amount from its pre-set normal position to its pre-determined temporary position and then back to its normal position in response to signals from a detector. The detector senses the presence of a following vehicle in the blind spot area and, consequently, activates the motor to move and hold the mirror in the temporary blind spot area viewing position while the vehicle is located therein.

대표청구항 ▼

[I now claim:] [1.]a mirror turnably mounted within a support housing formed for attachment to a side of a first vehicle, with said mirror being angularly adjustable by a vehicle driver into a normal viewing position for normally displaying to the vehicle driver reflections of a blind spot area loca

[I now claim:] [1.]a mirror turnably mounted within a support housing formed for attachment to a side of a first vehicle, with said mirror being angularly adjustable by a vehicle driver into a normal viewing position for normally displaying to the vehicle driver reflections of a blind spot area located rearwardly and to a side of the first vehicle;a motor connected to the mirror for turning and angularly adjusting the mirror so as to angularly adjust the mirror relative to the driver to a temporary viewing position for reflecting an image of the blind spot area of the first vehicle;a detector system mounted on the vehicle and including a sensor which senses a momentary presence of a following vehicle in the side blind spot area of the first vehicle;said detector system emitting a first motor actuating signal upon sensing said following vehicle in the blind spot area for causing the motor to angularly turn the mirror from its normal viewing position to said temporary viewing position which displays to the driver a reflection of the following vehicle occupying the blind spot area;and said detector system emitting a second motor activating signal to the motor to cause the motor to angularly return the mirror to its normal viewing position after the detector system senses that the following vehicle is no longer in the blind spot area of the first vehicle.