Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Susumu Usami

Yoshio Tsujiuchi

Junichi Nakaho

Tomohisa Kuwako

Shigeo Hara

Nobuyuki Teranishi

Toshiaki Asai

Ikuo Sugiyama

Jun Yasumatsu

Yoshihiro Hayashi

Haruki Furukawa

An electric remote-controlled rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror pivotally supported by a three point pivot connection of which the center pivot connection is stationary to permit angular movement of the mirror therearound. The remaining two pivot connections are spaced a predetermined angle from each other about the center pivot connection and are connected to rod members which are individually actuatable for longitudinal movement by at least one electric reversible motor to thereby positively angularly adjust the mirror around the center pivot connection. The drive of the motor is transmitted to the rod members through nut members. The rod members is made of an elastic material with providing threads whereas the nut members is made of a rigid material with providing teeth to be meshed with the threads of the rod members.

Electric remote control rearview mirror

An electric remote-controlled rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror pivotally supported by a three point pivot connection of which the center pivot connection is stationary to permit angular movement of the mirror therearound. The remaining two pivot connections are spaced a predetermined angle from each other about the center pivot connection and are connected to rod members which are individually actuatable for longitudinal movement by at least one electric reversible motor to thereby positively angularly adjust the mirror around the center pivot connection. The drive of the motor is transmitted to the rod members through nut members. Either one of the rod members and the nut members is made of an elastic material whereas the other of the rod members and the nut members is made of a rigid material. The use of pairs of pinch roller instead of the nut members is also disclosed.

A lever switch for use in a motor vehicle which includes a switch case, a lever rotatably provided in the switch case for pivotal movement about a first support axis and also about a second support axis directed in a direction different from the first support axis, a first switch member for actuating a first functioning element by rotation of the lever about the first support axis, a second switch member for actuating a second functioning element by rotation of the lever about the second support axis. The lever is also arranged to be displaceable in its axial direction to actuate a third switch member for a third functioning element.

Lever switch

A lock lever is pivotally supported by a frame secured to the vehicle body, the intermediate portion of a webbing for restraining an occupant is wound around a contact member secured to said lock lever, and, when the tension of the webbing is increased in an emergency, said lock lever turns whereby lock members clamp the intermediate portion of the webbing to lock same, so that the occupant can be restrained. Particularly, the contact member, during normal condition of the vehicle, is supported by a small diameter portion to smoothly guide the webbing, and, in an emergency of the vehicle, comes into contact at a large diameter portion thereof with said lock lever to receive a resisting force to the rotation, so that the portion of the webbing locked by the lock members can be decreased in tension.

Webbing lock mechanism

Tension at the intermediate portion of a restraining webbing is detected by tension detecting means to sense the condition of a webbing fastened to an occupant, whereby the movement of the webbing is prevented when said webbing is fastened to the occupant, to thereby prevent the tension of the webbing from acting on the occupant during driving.

Webbing locking mechanism

One end of a webbing for restraining an occupant is wound up by a retractor installed on a door so that the webbing can be fitted to or released from the occupant seated as the door is closed or opened. An engaging portion is formed on the retractor and an engageable portion for receiving said engaging portion when the door is closed is provided in the body of vehicle, said engaging and engageable portions imparting a high tension of the webbing to the body of vehicle during an emergency of the vehicle, so that the webbing can reliably restrain the occupant.

Seatbelt system

A webbing guide provided with a contact portion for receiving and guiding a webbing. Furthermore, a belt-like low friction material is bonded to the outer periphery of said contact portion. And the region of said low friction material bonded to said contact portion covers respective side portions each extending over an angle of 90.degree. from a vertical line passing through the center of said contact portion.

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Nagoya, Japan

Susumu Usami