EP0182260A2
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Motor-driven collapsible door mirror
Assignee: Ichikoh Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1985-11-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A mirror housing for holding a mirror is automatically swung and collapsed by remote operation in the car. The mirror housing supported by a base is swung round a fixed shaft and shifted to a predetermined position by a drive mechanism which includes a drive motor, speed reducer mechanism and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuto Wada
- 👤 Yoshihiko Ishiyama
- 👤 Makoto Yamashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02; B60R1/06; B60R1/062; B60R1/07; B60R1/074; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror comprising a base fixed to a door of the car; a fixed shaft attached to the base; a mirror housing supported, rotatable round the fixed shaft, to hold a mirror adjustable; a drive motor housed, parallel to the fixed shaft, in the mirror housing; a speed reducer mechanism housed, serial to the drive motor and parallel to the fixed shaft, in the mirror housing; a sun-and-planet gear rotated by the drive motor through the speed reducer mechanism; and a fixing gear attached to the fixed shaft and engaged with the sun-and-planet gear.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror comprising a base fixed to a door of the car; a fixed shaft attached to the base; a mirror housing supported, rotatable round the fixed shaft, to hold a mirror adjustable; a drive motor housed, parallel to the fixed shaft, in the mirror housing; a speed reducer mechanism housed, serial to the drive motor and parallel to the fixed shaft, in the mirror housing; a sun-and-planet gear rotated by the drive motor through the speed reducer mechanism; and a fixing gear attached to the fixed shaft and engaged with the sun-and-planet gear.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 1 wherein the speed reducer mechanism includes a group of reduction gears.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 1 wherein the mirror housing is provided with a bracket which has a cylindrical portion through which the fixed shaft is inserted, and a holder member for the speed reducer mechanism is attached to the cylindrical portion of the bracket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 3 wherein the holder member for the speed reducer mechanism is provided with a cylindrical portion which is fitted, freely rotatable, onto the fixed shaft and onto which the cylindrical portion of the bracket is fixedly fitted.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A motor-driven sollapsible door mirror according to claim 3 wherein the cylindrical portion of the bracket is fitted, freely rotatable, onto the fixed shaft and the cylindrical portion of the holder member for the speed reducer mechanism is fixedly fitted onto the cylindrical portion of the bracket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 1 wherein the power transmission system of the drive motor is provided with a means for absorbing overload added to the power transmission system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 5 wherein the means for absorbing the overload is located between the fixed shaft and the fixing gear to shut off the fixing gear from the fixed shaft depending upon the overload added.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 5 wherein the means for absorbing the overload is located between the speed reducer mechanism and the sun-and-planet gear or in the speed reducer mechanism.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 7 or 8 wherein the means for absorbing the overload is made operative every time when the mirror housing is rotated by a quarter relative to the fixed shaft.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 7 or 8 wherein the means for absorbing the overload is made operative every time when the mirror housing is rotated by a sixth relative to the fixed shaft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 7 or 8 wherein the means for absorbing the overload is made operative every time when the mirror housing is rotated by a third relative to the fixed shaft.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 1 further including a switch mechanism for detecting a predetermined position of the mirror housing rotated.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 12 wherein the switch mechanism includes a print plate on which pattern terminals are formed, and an insulating holder for holding the print plate freely rotatable, said insulating holder being provided with terminals which are contacted with and released from the pattern terminals, corresponding to the angle of the print plate rotated, and wherein the insulating holder is attached to the fixed shaft while the print plate is connected to the mirror housing side.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 1 further including a limiter or regulator mechanism for elastically defining the rotation of the mirror housing at mirror set and collapsed positions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
A motor-driven collapsible door mirror according to claim 14 wherein the limiter or regulator mechanism includes a steel ball urged by a coil spring located on the housing side, and a recess which is provided on the base side and into which the steel ball can be fitted.
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