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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Ulrich A. Kuester, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Luke A. Bomers, Grandville, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a substrate having a reflective surface thereon and an actuation mechanism coupled with the substrate. The actuation mechanism includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled with the substrate at a first end thereof and having a first pin extending outwardly from a side of the mounting plate in a direction parallel with the first end and spaced apart therefrom. The actuation mechanism also includes a toggle unit positionally fixed with respect to the substrate and rotatable about an axis between first and second positions, the toggle unit including a first cam body defining a first track having a first end at a first distance from the axis and a second end at a second distance from the axis that is greater than the first distance, the first pin of the mounting plate being slidably engaged with the first track.