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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1993
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An under view mirror apparatus for a vehicle comprises a mirror structure mountable on a rear portion of a vehicle and selectively positionable in either a first condition in which the mirror structure is stored in the rear portion of the vehicle and a second condition in which the mirror structure projects out from the rear portion of the vehicle, an operating mechanism which is adapted to be disposed between the rear portion of the vehicle and the mirror structure and which supports the mirror structure and moves the mirror structure between the first condition and the second condition. The operating mechanism includes a guide rail for being fixed on the rear portion of the vehicle, a first link slidably supported on the guide rail and connected with the mirror structure, and a second link connected to one of the mirror structure and the first link. The apparatus also includes a driving device connected to the operating mechanism for driving the operating mechanism.