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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1978
Naoyuki Ikemizu, Hiroshima, JP;
Kiyohide Terada, Yono, JP;
Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Tanaka Instrument Co., Ltd., Yono, JP;
Abstract
A driving mechanism for selectively disposing retractable lamps of a motor vehicle pivotally connected to a body at a portion thereof, either in a housing or in an exposed position, which mechanism has a first paired link-rod to be driven by a motor, and a second paired link-rod pivotally interconnecting the first paired link-rod and the retractable lamp, with one end of the second link being pivotally connected to the body, wherein respective apparent longitudinal axes of the first and the second paired link-rod are arranged to be aligned when the retractable lamp is brought into the exposed position thereof. Additionally, an axis passing through one end of the second link pivotally connected to the body and a pivot joint at which the first rod is pivotally connected with the second link, and the apparent longitudinal axis of the first paired link-rod are further arranged to meet each other at right angles.