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US 2025/0376115 A1Published application
Folding structure of a mirror
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Mirrortech Corporation
InventorsGeon Jin Kim, Young Hei Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Yeong Kook Cho
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Abstract
A folding structure of an outside mirror includes a cover, a motor unit located in the cover, and a shaft unit coupled to the motor unit. The shaft unit may receive driving force from the motor unit and rotate the cover with respect to a base. The shaft includes a detent ring coupled to the cover, and the detent ring supports a load generated as the cover moves upward and downward.
Claims18
A folding structure of a mirror comprising:
- a cover;
- a motor;
- and
- a shaft coupled to the motor and configured to, based on a driving force from the motor, rotate the cover with respect to a base,
- wherein the shaft comprises a detent ring, coupled to the cover, configured to support a load generated as the cover moves upward or downward based on rotation relative to the base.
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A folding structure of a mirror comprising:
- a motor;
- a shaft comprising one or more grooves in a first direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the shaft;
- and
- a cover, around and concentric with the shaft, comprising one or more first protrusions inserted into one or more grooves;
- wherein the shaft is configured to rotate, via the motor and relative to a base of the mirror, to cause the mirror to be in a folded state or an unfolded state;
- wherein, sides of the one or more grooves are inclined from the first direction and a second direction parallel to a circumference of the shaft;
- and
- wherein the one or more first protrusions are inserted into the one or more grooves in the unfolded state, and when the shaft rotates from the unfolded state to the folded state, the one or more first protrusions move along the sides of the one or more grooves in a direction which raises the cover relative to the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.