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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
May. 02, 1991
Noriyuki Iwai, Saitama, JP;
Kimito Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Masaru Yano, Miyazaki, JP;
Fumiyoshi Wakimoto, Miyazaki, JP;
Wataru Tokunaga, Miyazaki, JP;
Masaru Shirakura, Miyazaki, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock, both of, JP;
Abstract
A retractable turn-over type rearview door mirror in which angular adjustment of the mirror member can be effected by manually operating an actuation lever. By using a certain linkage mechanism, a favorable correspondence is achieved between the direction of movement of the actuation lever and the direction of movement the mirror member. The use of a clutch unit permits the adjusted state of the mirror member to be conserved, even when the rearview door mirror is retracted and restored, by minimizing the influences of the retracting movement upon the linkage mechanism. This can be accomplished by applying a suitable amount of friction to the linkage mechanism, but, by using a lock lever which fixes the angular orientation of the mirror member when the rearview door mirror is retracted, the angular orientation of the mirror member may be kept fixed without requiring such a friction and it allows the operation of the actuation lever to be performed with a small force.