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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2000
Kenichi Tamagawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Tsukasa Mizusawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rear-view mirror driving and controlling mechanism comprising a rear-view mirror manipulator for moving the mirror angle position of the rear-view mirror, a reverse signal detector for generating reverse position signals when the transmission is shifted to the reverse position, a controller for moving the rear-view mirror angle on the basis of the operation status of a rear-view mirror manipulator and the detection result of the presence or absence of reverse position signals, a mirror angle detector for generating angle detection signals indicative of the mirror angle of the rear-view mirror, and a mirror angle storage for storing angle detection signals, wherein the controller stores the angle detection signals generated by the rear-view mirror angle detector into the mirror angle storage for each time the mirror angle position is adjusted at the time when the reverse detection signals are not generated, while moving down the rear-view mirror position angle at the time when the reverse detection signals are generated, and restoring the mirror angle to the original angle on the basis of the latest angle detection signals stored in the mirror angle storage at the time when the reverse detection signals are halted.