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Rear under view mirror apparatus for automobiles

  • US 5,980,047 A
  • Filed: 08/26/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An under view mirror apparatus for automobiles, comprising a driving device that is secured to a member at a rear side of a roof of an automobile, a driving arm that is rotatable connected at one end to an output shaft of the driving device, a driven arm that is rotatable connected at one end to the member, said driven arm being spaced away from the driving arm and possessing a length that is different from the driving arm, and a mirror housing connected to the driving arm through a universal joint and connected to the driven arm through a connection device having two shafts through which the driven arm is rotatable with respect to the mirror housing, the shafts being disposed at a right angle to each other, and the mirror housing retaining a mirror, wherein the driving arm is shaped like a horizontally thrown V when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the plane in which the driving arm is disposed, the driving arm possessing a length longer than that of the driven arm, both the driven and driving arms being disposed with a level difference being provided therebetween.

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