US4940322A
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Electric rearview mirror system for motor vehicle
Assignee: Tokai Rika Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-10-25
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Granted: 1990-07-10
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Expires: 2008-10-25
Abstract
Abstract An electric rearview mirror system for a motor vehicle, in which drive mechanism, which have a function of turning the mirrors of the mirror units of said system and a function of moving the case of said units back and forth between a use position and a put-away position, are provided in said cases housing said mirrors, so that said mechanisms are operated in prescribed manners by a plurality of kinds of command signals supplied from manipulation means provided in the body of said vehicle, characterized by comprising a transmission means provided in the body of said vehicle to convert said command signals into serial signals and transmit said serial signals to said mirror units through electric wires; and control means provided in said cases to operate said drive mechanisms in said prescribed manners on the basis of said serial signals received by said control means from said wires.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadanao Hamamoto
- 👤 Tadashi Wakiya
- 👤 Kazunari Hayasi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:50
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02; B60R1/06; B60R1/062; B60R1/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
An electric rearview mirror system for a motor vehicle body, comprising: a mirror unit having a mirror body; means for housing said mirror unit; means for driving said mirror body, said driving means being provided in said housing means; switch means, provided in the vehicle body, for providing parallel command signals; first control means, provided in the vehicle body, for converting said parallel command signals into a serial command signal; second control means, provided in said housing means, for converting said serial command signal into parallel driving signals; and operating means, enabled by said parallel driving signals, for operating said driving means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
An electric rearview mirror system for a motor vehicle body, comprising: a mirror unit having a mirror body; means for housing said mirror unit; means for driving said mirror body, said driving means being provided in said housing means; switch means, provided in the vehicle body, for providing parallel command signals; first control means, provided in the vehicle body, for converting said parallel command signals into a serial command signal; second control means, provided in said housing means, for converting said serial command signal into parallel driving signals; and operating means, enabled by said parallel driving signals, for operating said driving means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electric rearview mirror system of claim 1, wherein said first control means and said second control means are connected to each other by electric wires.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electric rearview mirror system of claim 1, further comprising: means for detecting a position of said mirror body, said position detecting means being provided in said housing means; and means for storing a position signal from said position detecting means, said storing means being provided in the vehicle body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
The electric rearview mirror system of claim 3, wherein said position signal stored in said storing means is converted by said first control means into a serial signal that is transmitted to said second control means, and then to said operating means; and said position signal from said detecting means is transmitted to said operating means, and converted by said second control means to a serial signal that is transmitted to said first control means and then to said storing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
THe electric rearview mirror system of claim 3, wherein said position detecting means comprises at least one hall element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electric rearview mirror system of claim 1, further comprising: means for detecting a position of said mirror body, said position detecting means being provided in said housing means; and means for storing a position signal from said position detecting means, said storing means being provided in said housing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The electric rearview mirror system of claim 8, wherein said position detecting means transmits signals to said operating means and to said storing means; said storing means transmits signals to said operating means; and said second control means, responding to the serial input from said first control means, transmits signals to said storing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electric rearview mirror system of claim 1, wherein said first control means consists of a microcomputer in the vehicle body, and said second control means consists of a microcomputer in said housing means.
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