Side-mirror driving apparatus
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1. A side-mirror driving apparatus comprising:
- a casing;
a supporting shaft having a supporting portion at an end thereof and fixed to said casing;
a mirror swingably supported at said supporting shaft supporting portion;
at least one lever having a longitudinal axis disposed in said casing and swingably linked to a rear surface of said mirror at one end thereof; and
at least one driving means drivingly connected to said lever for reciprocating said lever along with the longitudinal axis thereof so as to incline said mirror, wherein said driving means includes;
a first rotating member rotatably held on said casing;
a first motor for rotating said first rotating member;
a second rotating member rotatably and movably coupled to said casing in such a manner that said second rotating member reciprocates along with the longitudinal axis of said lever,said first rotating member being connected to said second rotating member in such a manner that the rotation of said first rotating member is transmitted to said second rotating member;
a second motor;
linkage means drivingly so connected between said second rotating member and said second motor that the rotation of said second motor makes said second rotating member reciprocate along with the longitudinal axis of said lever;
driving connection means drivingly so connected between said lever and said second rotating member that at least one of the rotation and the reciprocation of said second rotating member makes said lever reciprocate along with the longitudinal axis of said lever; and
a set position stopping mechanism, operated in response to the operation of said linkage means for deenergizing said second motor to stop said mirror at a desired position.
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Abstract
A side mirror driving apparatus for vehicles capable of automatically returning the mirror to its initial position after the mirror is swingably operated up and down and/or right and left to get a wider rear field of view when changing the vehicle'"'"'s course. The apparatus includes first power transmitting means for adjusting the angle position of the mirror to a desired one and second power transmitting means for temporarily swinging the mirror for the above purpose, the first and second power transmitting means being operatively independent of each other, so that the mirror, when operated, is always inclined downwardly or outwardly from a starting position of the mirror.
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1. A side-mirror driving apparatus comprising:
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a casing; a supporting shaft having a supporting portion at an end thereof and fixed to said casing; a mirror swingably supported at said supporting shaft supporting portion; at least one lever having a longitudinal axis disposed in said casing and swingably linked to a rear surface of said mirror at one end thereof; and at least one driving means drivingly connected to said lever for reciprocating said lever along with the longitudinal axis thereof so as to incline said mirror, wherein said driving means includes; a first rotating member rotatably held on said casing; a first motor for rotating said first rotating member; a second rotating member rotatably and movably coupled to said casing in such a manner that said second rotating member reciprocates along with the longitudinal axis of said lever, said first rotating member being connected to said second rotating member in such a manner that the rotation of said first rotating member is transmitted to said second rotating member;
a second motor;linkage means drivingly so connected between said second rotating member and said second motor that the rotation of said second motor makes said second rotating member reciprocate along with the longitudinal axis of said lever; driving connection means drivingly so connected between said lever and said second rotating member that at least one of the rotation and the reciprocation of said second rotating member makes said lever reciprocate along with the longitudinal axis of said lever; and a set position stopping mechanism, operated in response to the operation of said linkage means for deenergizing said second motor to stop said mirror at a desired position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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