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US 2008/0259474 A1Published application
Vehicle outside mirror device
AssigneeIchikoh Industries, Ltd.
InventorHiroyasu Onuki
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Abstract
A rotation range control mechanism includes a clutch holder provided around a shaft, a washer fixed to a casing, a control convex portion arranged on the clutch holder, and contact portions arranged on the washer.
Claims9
An outside mirror device for a vehicle, the outside mirror device including a mirror assembly that is rotatably attached to a body of the vehicle through an electric retracting unit and a base, wherein
- the electric retracting unit includes
- a shaft holder that is fixed to the base,
- a shaft that is provided on the shaft holder,
- a casing to which the mirror assembly is attached, the casing rotatably mounted around the shaft,
- a motor that outputs a rotational force,
- a transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational force to the mirror assembly, and
- a rotation range control mechanism that is arranged in the casing and that controls a rotation range of the mirror assembly, and
- the rotation range control mechanism includes
- a clutch member of the transmission mechanism that is provided around the shaft to be axially movable,
- a washer fixed to the casing,
- a control convex portion arranged on at least one of the clutch member and the washer, and
- a contact portion that is arranged on at least other one of the clutch member and the washer and with which the control convex portion comes into close contact to control the rotation range of the mirror assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.