Electrically operated automobile mirror assembly
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeiji Mori, Nozomu Torii
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Abstract
An electrically operated retractable mirror assembly for automobiles, which includes a mirror frame carried by a movable member rotatably mounted on an upright shaft on the automobile body. The shaft on the automobile body has a stationary gear which is in engagement with a rotatable gear mounted on a second shaft. A driving motor is mounted on the movable member and adapted for driving the rotatable gear on the second shaft through a reduction gear mechanism. Between the rotatable gear and the reduction gear mechanism, there is provided a torque limiting mechanism such as a friction mechanism.
Claims10
An electrically operated automobile mirror assembly including a first shaft fixed to an automobile body, a movable member mounted on said first shaft for rotation about said shaft and carrying a reflector, stationary gear means secured to said first shaft, motor means mounted on the movable member and having output means, means for connecting said output means of the motor means through the stationary gear with said movable member, said connecting means including speed reduction gear means and friction means, said reduction gear means including a rotatable gear mounted on a second shaft provided on the movable member, said rotatable gear being in meshing engagement with said stationary gear on the first shaft, a planetary gear unit having a first element connected with said output means of the motor means and a second element engaged through said friction means with said rotatable gear.
An electrically operated automobile mirror assembly including a first shaft fixed to an automobile body, a movable member mounted on said first shaft for rotation about said shaft and carrying a reflector, stationary gear means secured to said first shaft, motor means mounted on the movable member and having output means, means for connecting said output means of the motor means through the stationary gear with said movable member, said connecting means including speed reduction means and torque limiting means for limiting a torque transmitted through said connecting means, said reduction gear means including a rotatable gear mounted on a second shaft provided on the movable member, said rotatable gear being in meshing engagement with said stationary gear on the first shaft, a planetary gear unit having a first element connected with said output means of the motor means and a second element engaged through said torque limiting means with said rotatable gear.
An electrically operated automobile mirror assembly including a first shaft fixed to an automobile body, a movable member mounted on said first shaft for rotation about said shaft and carrying a reflector, stationary gear means secured to said first shaft, motor means mounted on the movable member and having output means, means for connecting said output means of the motor means through the stationary gear with said movable member, said connecting means including speed reduction means and torque limiting means for limiting a torque transmitted through said connecting means, said reduction gear means including a rotatable gear mounted on a second shaft provided on the movable member, said rotatable gear being in meshing engagement with said stationary gear on the first shaft, a speed reduction gear unit having a first element connected with said output means of the motor means and a second element engaged through said torque limiting means with said rotatable gear.
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