Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

Eiichi Hayakawa

Fumitaka Hayase

Narumi Ishigami

Tatsuya Futamura

Kenichi Hamada

An illuminated switch comprising a four-way knob and a push knob, wherein the push knob has two legs which slide along a guide surface on an internal pusher member. Tilt activation of the four-way knob results in the push knob also being tilted. When the user has pushed the push knob while the push knob and the four-way knob are in a tilted position, the push knob in conjunction with the four-way knob linearly move backward in the pushed direction, whereby an internal switch and an external switch are operated. The push knob is illuminated by an internal LED by way of a through hole in the internal pusher member.

Illuminated dual action switch

At the time of assembling a door mirror device for a vehicle, a visor rim is assembled, by an elastic hook, a rigid hook and a contact portion, to a frame to which a retracting mechanism and a mirror surface adjusting mechanism are mounted. Then, by fitting together an engaging hook, a projecting hook, and peripheral edges of a visor cover and the visor rim, the visor rim and the visor cover are assembled.

Vehicle mirror device assembly and method of assembling vehicle mirror device

In a vehicle door mirror assembly, an outer mirror-holder that holds a rearview mirror is mounted to an inner mirror-holder attached to a vehicle body side. Elastic tabs disposed at the outer mirror-holder elastically press an abutment portion of the inner mirror-holder. Thus, it is possible to maintain an excellent assembled state with respect to the inner mirror-holder and the outer mirror-holder, and to reduce loosening between the inner mirror-holder and the outer mirror-holder. It is therefore also possible to suppress vibration of the mirror with respect to the inner mirror-holder and to improve anti-chattering performance of the mirror.

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Eiichi Hayakawa