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Electrically foldable door mirror

US4626083A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
6References
4Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 17, 1985
Grant dateDec 2, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R1/074
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrically foldable door mirror comprising a base, a shaft erected on said base, a mirror body rotatably attached to said shaft, electric driving means for turning said mirror body, a pinion secured to the output shaft of said electric driving means, said pinion being engaged with a clutch gear attached to the upper portion of said shaft, means for automatically stopping said electric driving means, said stopping means being disposed between one surface of a fixed clutch fixed to the upper end of said shaft and a surface of said mirror body opposing said one surface of the fixed clutch, said stopping means comprising a printed circuit and contact pieces slidable thereon. The mirror body in the erected neutral position can be turned backward by actuating the electric driving means. When the mirror body has come to the position of the rear turning limit, the electric driving means is automatically stopped by the stopping means. The mirror body in the position of the rear turning limit can be returned to the erected neutral position by reversing the electric driving means. When the mirror body has come to the erected neutral position, the electric driving means is automatically s…

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