INSIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY OF VEHICLE
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1. An inside mirror assembly of a vehicle comprising:
- a housing having an opening formed in a front side thereof;
a fixed reflective plate fixed in the opening of the housing;
a tilting reflective plate in the housing, disposed parallel to a rear side of the fixed reflective plate when in a day reflection mode, or disposed such that an upper end thereof is tilted rearward by an angle about the lower end to reduce light reflectivity when in the night reflection mode; and
a tilting mechanism connected to the tilting reflective plate and mounted inside and outside of the housing to adjust a tilting angle of the tilting reflective plate;
wherein the tilting mechanism comprises;
a tilting plate bonded to the rear side of the tilting reflective plate;
a tilting linkage having an upper end hinged to the upper side of the tilting plate and a lower end formed with a spring coupling unit;
a spring engaged with the tilting linkage and pivotally supported by spring supporting ends formed in the housing; and
a tilting lever moving the lower end of the tilting linkage forward and rearward.
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Abstract
An inside mirror assembly of a vehicle, the assembly having an improved structure capable of implementing reflective surfaces of a day mode and a night mode according to light reflectivity. The mirror assembly has a simplified mechanism for operating a tilting reflective plate by adopting two pivot shafts to it. The tilting reflective plate is prevented from vibrating, and play is prevented using the tensile force of a spring.
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1. An inside mirror assembly of a vehicle comprising:
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a housing having an opening formed in a front side thereof; a fixed reflective plate fixed in the opening of the housing; a tilting reflective plate in the housing, disposed parallel to a rear side of the fixed reflective plate when in a day reflection mode, or disposed such that an upper end thereof is tilted rearward by an angle about the lower end to reduce light reflectivity when in the night reflection mode; and a tilting mechanism connected to the tilting reflective plate and mounted inside and outside of the housing to adjust a tilting angle of the tilting reflective plate; wherein the tilting mechanism comprises; a tilting plate bonded to the rear side of the tilting reflective plate; a tilting linkage having an upper end hinged to the upper side of the tilting plate and a lower end formed with a spring coupling unit; a spring engaged with the tilting linkage and pivotally supported by spring supporting ends formed in the housing; and a tilting lever moving the lower end of the tilting linkage forward and rearward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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