JPH0516488U - Electric remote control mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To change the mirror angle accurately, quickly and easily from the normal running state to the rear wheel checking state or the side vehicle checking state, and to restore to the normal running state quickly and easily. (EN) Provided is an electric remote control type mirror capable of achieving compatibility between a right-side mirror driving unit and a left-side mirror driving unit of a vehicle body. [Structure] Each of the right-side mirror driving unit and the left-side mirror driving unit of the vehicle body is configured as the same unit having the following configuration. That is, the nut member 12 screwed to the male screw 12a of the advancing / retreating rod fed by screw feeding is further
The structure is such that the independent motor 10c feeds the screw, and the rear wheel confirmation state switching transmission system independent of the drive system of the mirror angle adjusting motor 10b in the normal traveling state is provided.
Similarly, a transmission system for switching the side vehicle confirmation state is also provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a remote control mirror device of a rearview mirror such as an automobile door mirror having a structure capable of arbitrarily adjusting a bearing angle of a mirror body with respect to a mirror housing.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 10 and 11 show known examples of this type of electric remote control mirror. FIG. 10 is a front view showing the drive unit with the mirror body removed, with a part of the drive unit housing 1 cut away. FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line HH in the state where the mirror body is attached. Two orthogonal axes X-X 'and Y-Y' are set, a ball joint 2 is provided at the intersection O, and the mirror body 3 is tiltably supported by the ball joint 2 as shown in FIG. 4 is a mirror body. As shown in FIG. 10, advancing and retracting rods 5 are provided on the XX 'axis and the YY' axis, respectively. The advancing / retreating rod 5 is connected to the mirror body 3 by providing a ball joint 6 at its tip as shown in FIG. A groove 7 in the axial direction is provided on the advancing / retreating rod 5, the groove 7 is engaged with a protrusion 8 provided on the drive unit housing to stop rotation, and the receiving gear 9 at the final reduction stage is advancing / retreating. It is fitted on the outside of the No. 5. Each of the receiving gears 9 is rotated by a motor 10 via a reduction gear group 11. As described above, the advancing / retreating rod 5 is locked about the rotation around the shaft center, and the male screw provided on the outer periphery of the advancing / retreating rod 5 is screwed into the receiving gear 9, so that the advancing / retreating rod 5 is rotated as the receiving gear 9 rotates. 5 is driven in the axial direction to tilt the mirror body.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The adjustment range of the tilting angle of the mirror body 4 by the driving unit (FIGS. 10 and 11) is set to such an extent that it can cover the range required when traveling on a road under normal conditions. In addition, its operating speed is kept at a level that can be adjusted with the precision required for practical use. This is because it is rather difficult to adjust to the desired angle if tilting too fast. However, under special driving conditions, such as when moving backward near the shoulder of a road or when performing a side-by-side driving operation, there is a case where it is desirable to visually observe the vicinity of the rear wheels by the reflected image of the door mirror. In order to bring the reflected image near the rear wheels into the driver's field of view, it is necessary to tilt the door mirror downward by a certain angle compared to the angle of the door mirror during normal driving. The above-mentioned constant angle differs depending on the type of the automobile, and is 5 to 7 °, but it is almost constant for a certain type of automobile. (Refer to FIG. 12) When the own vehicle 21 is traveling on the road, it is normally sufficient to visually recognize the state of the following vehicle 22 as a reflected image, but when the overtaking vehicle 23 approaches, the angle θ It is desirable to be able to see a wider reflection field to the left and right than in the normal case. In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, when entering an expressway, it is desirable to have a reflective field of view such that a following vehicle traveling on the main line can be visually recognized at an angle φ. In the conventional remote control type door mirror, it is not impossible to expand the operation range of the drive unit to cover the mirror angle at which the rear wheels can be visually observed, but the following problems occur. (A) When the range of the mirror tilt angle is expanded vertically and horizontally and the mirror tilt speed is not changed, the operation time is long and inconvenient. (B) If the tilting speed is increased corresponding to the expansion of the tilting angle range of the mirror, the precision operation cannot be performed during remote control during normal traveling. (C) Further, in both cases (a) and (b), when the vehicle is returned from the normal running state to the rear wheel checking posture or the side vehicle checking posture and then returns to the normal running state, the previous (rear) It is inconvenient because the adjustment before the wheel confirmation posture or the side vehicle confirmation posture has been lost and it is necessary to readjust it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and can quickly and easily perform the normal running state and the rear wheel check state or the side vehicle check state without affecting the original remote control operation accuracy. It is possible to perform a switching operation for accurately inclining by a predetermined angle between the two, and the mirror angle adjustment state in the normal running state is stored, and the rear wheel or side vehicle confirmation state is restored to the normal running state. The drive unit used on the left side of the car body and the drive unit used on the right side of the car body have the same structure and are compatible with each other. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 As a configuration for achieving the above object, the present invention is mounted on a mirror housing mounted on the right side of an automobile body to support a mirror body, and is operated by a switch provided in a driver's seat to move the mirror body up and down. The right-side drive unit that tilts to the left and right and the mirror housing mounted on the left side of the vehicle body support the mirror body, and are operated by a switch on the driver's seat to move the mirror body up, down, left and right. In the electric remote control mirror having a left drive unit for tilting the left drive unit and the left drive unit, the right drive unit and the left drive unit have the same structure and are compatible with each other. A mirror body is supported so as to be tiltable with respect to the drive unit housing, and is provided on the drive unit. One end of each of the two threaded advancing / retreating rods is connected to a mirror body through a ball joint, and each of the threaded advancing / retreating rods is connected to each of the threaded advancing / retarding rods through a screw member. It has a structure that allows the mirror body to be tilted up and down, left and right by feeding a screw with a variable angle operation motor, and has two tubular advancing and retracting rods with male threads on the outer periphery and the center holes of the tubular advancing and retracting rods. Two nut members each having a drive shaft engaged with the relative rotation and slidably fitted thereto, and a female screw threaded to each of the male screw of the advancing and retracting rod provided with the male screw. A member that is provided on the outer peripheral side of each of the nut members and that functions as a male screw, a drive cylinder that has a female screw hole that engages with the member that functions as a male screw, and the drive cylinder. ， Two momentary operations to reverse A motor, characterized in that it comprises a switch capable of operating the two instantaneous operating motor independently.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, since the right side drive unit used on the right side of the vehicle body and the left side drive unit used on the left side of the vehicle body have the same structure and are compatible with each other, the number of components is small, The cost reduction effect can be obtained by the small-lot, high-volume production, the management at the assembly plant is easy, and it is also advantageous in the management of spare parts. Then, for each of the above left and right drive unit units, when the drive cylinder is rotated and the male screw member provided on the outer periphery of the nut member is screw-fed, the nut member is screwed with the male screw of the advancing and retracting rod. The screw is fed while keeping constant, and the advancing and retracting rod is moved forward and backward. This fulfills the function of a normal remote control mirror. Thus, when the drive shaft described above is independently rotated regardless of the nut member, the advancing / retreating rod is rotated and is screw-fed to the nut member. As a result, in addition to the function as a normal remote control mirror, the function of temporarily tilting the mirror downward or to the side to check the rear wheels or side vehicles, or to restore the normal running state is achieved. It Moreover, this operation is performed independently of the above-mentioned nut member, and since the nut member is not rotated, it does not affect the mirror bearing angle in the normal traveling state and can be accurately restored. As a total effect of the above-mentioned operation, the electric remote control mirror of the present invention can quickly and easily check the normal running state and the rear wheels or side vehicles without affecting the original remote control operation accuracy. It is possible to accurately perform a predetermined angle switching operation between the state and the state, and remember the mirror angle adjustment state in the normal running state to restore from the rear wheel or side vehicle confirmation state to the normal running state. Can be restored accurately when operated like. In addition, since the left and right drive units are compatible, parts manufacturing costs and assembly work costs are low, and parts management is easy.

[0007]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 shows a driving unit in an embodiment of the present invention and is a view corresponding to FIG. 10 in the conventional example. FIG. 1 shows a left mirror base Mbl fixedly used on the left side of a vehicle body, a left mirror housing Mhl rotatably supported by the left mirror base Mbl, and a left mirror housing Mhl. A mirror drive unit Md is shown, and this mirror drive unit Md is the same device for both left and right as will be described later. The drive unit Md is drawn with the lid removed, and the mirror body and the mirror base supported by the drive unit Md are omitted. An advance / retreat rod 5a for driving the mirror left and right and an advance / retreat rod 5b for the same vertical drive are provided in the drive unit housing 1 ', and the speed reducing gear groups 11a, 11b are respectively driven by the motors 10a, 10b for changing the angle. Driven via 11b. The advancing / retreating rod 5a for tilting the mirror in the left-right direction, the angle changing operation motor 10a, and the reduction gear group 11a are provided with an instantaneous actuation mechanism K for confirming a side vehicle, which will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, the mechanism for vertical drive (comprising the forward / backward movement rod 5b, the motor 10b, the reduction gear group 11b, etc.) is provided with a mirror tilting mechanism J for confirming the rear wheels, which will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the vicinity of the tilting mechanism J for checking the rear wheels, which is drawn for convenience of explanation of the structure and operation. In particular, it is not a view cut along one plane, but a view cut along a curved surface so that related members can be conveniently represented. The upper part of FIG. 2 corresponds approximately to the upper part of the apparatus, but since the cutting by the curved surface is developed in the upper and lower parts of the drawing, the upper and lower member arrangement relations in the drawing are not necessarily the actual ones of this embodiment. For reference of the reading, a reference diagram in which the detailed reference numerals of the mirror driving section of FIG. 2 are omitted and hatching is shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1'denotes a drive unit housing which supports a mirror body 3 via a ball joint 2 so as to be tiltable. Reference numeral 4 denotes a mirror body, which is fixed to the mirror body 3. The ball joint 2 is constructed by fitting a spherical seat 1a provided on the drive unit housing 1'and a spherical portion 3a provided on the mirror body 3 into each other.

Reference numeral 5b is a tubular rod that has a male and female screw 5b ₁ formed on its outer periphery and a square hole 5b ₂ formed on its inner surface. Reference numeral 12 denotes a nut member that is screwed into the advancing / retreating rod 5b and screw-feeds it, and has a female screw 12a that is screwed into the male screw 5b ₁ and has a leaf spring-like outer periphery. Flexible male screw pieces 12b are integrally provided in series. Reference numeral 13 is a transmission member for rotationally driving the advancing / retreating rod 5b, and a drive angle shaft 13a is arranged at the center thereof. The drive angular shaft 13a is slidably fitted in the square hole 5b ₂ of the advancing / retreating rod 5b. The drive angular shaft 13a is engaged with the base gear 13b. Reference numeral 13c is a tooth of the base gear 13b. Reference numeral 13d is a friction transmission portion between the drive angle shaft and the base gear. The base gear 13b is rotationally driven by an instantaneous operation motor 10c via an intermediate gear 14, a worm receiving gear 15, and a worm original gear 16 that mesh with the teeth 13c of the base gear 13b. 10c is designed to idle. When the present invention is implemented, the mechanism that slides with a predetermined torque as described above can be provided at an arbitrary position in the transmission system of the drive angular shaft 13a. For example, the friction transmission portion 13d may be omitted by providing the friction transmission bush 14 and sliding at this portion with a predetermined torque. However, as in this embodiment, it is convenient to provide it in the vicinity of the final stage of the reduction gear train because torque management is easier. In FIG. 2, when the angle changing operation motor 10b is rotated normally or reversely with the instantaneous operation motor 10c stopped, the drive cylinder 17 is normally or reversely rotated through the reduction gear group 11b. A male screw 12b of a nut member 12 is screwed into a female screw 17a of the drive cylinder 17, and the nut member 12 locks the rotation with respect to the drive unit housing 1'by a guide means (not shown). And is guided in the axial direction. Therefore, the nut member 12 is screw-fed in the left-right direction in the drawing by the rotation of the drive cylinder 17. Susumu Shisa杆5b is screwed to the male screw 5b ₁ nut member 12 of the outer peripheral surface, and because it is inhibited the rotation by the drive angle shaft 1 3a, moved together with the nut member 12, the balls 5b ₃ The mirror body 3 is tilted up and down via the. Further, when the motor 10b is stopped and the motor 10c is rotated, the transmission member 13 is rotated, and the drive angular shaft 13a rotates the advancing / retreating rod 5b to feed it to the left and right in the figure. When the advancing / retreating rod is screw-fed in the extending direction (left in the figure), the mirror body 3 tilts downward (counterclockwise in the figure). As shown in FIG. 2, stoppers 5b ₅ and 5b ₆ are provided at both ends of the male screw 5b ₁ of the advancing / retreating rod 5b, and the screw feed stroke of the nut member 12 to the female screw 12a is limited to the dimension s. There is. FIG. 3 shows an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating rod 5b, the stoppers 5b ₅ and 5b ₆ , and the nut member 12. With a flange-like Sutoppafura Nji 5b ₅ is integrally connected to the ball 5b ₃ side of the reciprocating rod 5b, ring groove 5b ₇ is formed at the end on the opposite side. In the ring groove 5b _7, the stopper retaining ring (so-called snap ring) 5b ₆ is fitted. As described above, both the motor 10b and the motor 10c tilt the mirror body 3 independently of each other, and when the tilting of the mirror body 3 reaches the stroke end and the stopper of the advancing and retracting rod is actuated, the engaging portion is engaged. 13d is disengaged and the base gear 13b runs idle. In this example, the rotation speed of the motor 10c is about 1.56 times that of the motor 10b. Further, the gear ratio of the transmission gears is about 2.2 times in the reduction gear group 11b. As a result, the tilting of the mirror body 3 by the motor 10b is 3.3 seconds / 10 degrees, the tilting of the mirror body 3 by the motor 10c is 0.5 seconds / 10 degrees, and the tilting of the mirror body 3 by the motor 10c is. The tilting is extremely quick. Next, the operation of the electric remote control mirror of this embodiment constructed as described above will be described. FIG. 5A illustrates a normal running state of the remote control mirror of the embodiment shown in FIG. According to the sitting height of the driver and other conditions, the motor 10b for angle changing operation is operated to arbitrarily adjust the dimension L shown in the figure to adjust the bearing angle of the mirror body 4 as desired.

In the normal traveling state of FIG. 5 (A), the operating switch mechanism described later with reference to FIG. 8 is operated to rotate the motor 10b for changing the angle, and the drive cylinder 17 is rotated via the reduction gear group 11b. Then, since the female screw of the drive cylinder 17 and the male screw of the nut member 12 are screwed together, the nut member 12 is screw-fed in the left-right direction in the drawing. In FIG. 5 (A), when the nut member 12 is screw-fed to the left, the illustrated dimension L increases, and the nut member 12 is screwed into the advancing / retreating rod 5b and the advancing / retreating rod 5b is extended to the left to extend the mirror body. 3 is rotated in the clockwise direction, as shown in FIG. In Fig. 5 (B), the state is shown in which the stroke is moved to the full stroke so as to facilitate the reading, but in actual use, it is sufficient to adjust the tilt angle at a minute angle. Similarly, when the angle changing operation motor 10b is rotated in the direction opposite to that in the case of the above (B) figure, the dimension L is reduced, and the advancing / retreating rod 5b contracts to the right side of the figure to move the mirror body 3 counterclockwise. It is rotated in the direction of rotation, as shown in Fig. 5 (C). When the motor 10c for instantaneous operation is operated from the normal running state (FIG. 5A) to screw the advancing / retreating rod 5b to the right in the drawing in the contracting direction, the stopper 5b becomes as shown in FIG. ₅ acts, and resistance is applied to the transmission member. Therefore, frictional transmission between the drive angular shaft 13a and the base gear 13b slips, the driven side (mirror base 3 and the like) stops, and the drive side (motor 10c and the like) runs idle. In this way, excessive torque is released, so that no excessive force is applied to the transmission member, especially the screw feed mechanism. This prevents biting of the screw member. In the state shown in FIG. 6, the dimension L shown in the figure is the same as that shown in FIG. In this way, the mirror body 4 tilts downward and the rear wheel confirmation state is obtained. When the motor 10c is operated again to reverse the base gear 13b and the drive angular shaft 13a, the advancing / retreating rod 5b contracts to the right in the figure, and the mirror body 3 is tilted upward with the dimension L unchanged. , Start to restore to the state of FIG. When the advancing / retreating rod 5b is fully contracted with respect to the nut member 12, the engagement between the base gear 13b and the drive angular shaft 13a is disengaged, and the restoration is completed, and the normal traveling state is obtained (FIG. 5 (A)). In this way, the motor 10c can be remotely controlled without changing the dimension L (the value that determines the bearing angle of the mirror body 3 in the normal running state) adjusted according to the conditions of the individual drivers. It is possible to switch between the rear wheel confirmation state and the rear wheel confirmation state, and moreover, it is possible to accurately restore the mirror support angle to the normal traveling state before the rear wheel confirmation state (dimension L does not change), and Since the switching operation is performed by the motor 10c, it is rapidly performed independently of the mirror support angle adjustment by the motor 10b and at an angular velocity about 6 times as high as the mirror support angle adjustment by the motor 10b. The stopper action that limits the tilting stroke of the mirror body 3 is performed by limiting the screw feed stroke size by the stoppers 5b ₅ and 5b ₆ provided on the advancing / retreating rod 5b. The mirror tilt angle up to the state is accurately controlled to a constant angle. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, the screw feed mechanism when driven by the motor 10b and the screw feed mechanism when driven by the motor 10c have a triple tubular telescopic structure (drive). Since it has a triple structure of the cylinder 17, the nut member 12, and the advancing / retreating rod 5b, it can be constructed in a small size.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment different from that shown in FIG. Reciprocating rod 5b of this example 'is provided with a stopper flange 5b ₉ at the opposite end of the sphere 5b _3, fitting the stopper retaining ring 5b ₆ to near the base of the sphere 5b ₃ is provided a ring groove 5b ₈ structure Is. The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 have the same basic structure in that they are provided at both ends of the male screw 5b ₁ and provided with stopper means for limiting the screw feed stroke. In carrying out the present invention, whether to apply the embodiment of FIG. 3 or the embodiment of FIG. 4 can be arbitrarily selected with reference to the following matters. Positioning accuracy when stopping the screw feed of the male screw 5b ₁ for female thread 12a of the nut member 12, towards the stopper flange is better than the stopper retaining ring 5b _6. On the other hand, the accuracy of the tilt angle of the mirror is generally desired to be higher when the vehicle is restored to the normal running state than when it is in the rear wheel confirmation state. Therefore, when the advancing / retreating rod is extended to the rear wheel confirmation state and the advancing / retreating rod is contracted to restore the normal traveling state as a result of the disposition of the related components, the embodiment of FIG. 3 is preferable. It In the opposite case (decompression and restoration), it is desirable to apply the embodiment of FIG.

2 is a sectional view including the forward / backward moving rod 5b for vertically tilting the mirror and the tilting mechanism J for confirming the rear wheels shown in FIG. 1, but FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view including a forward / backward moving rod 5a for tilting and a tilting mechanism K for confirming a side vehicle, and the vertical direction of the drawing corresponds to the lateral direction with respect to the vehicle body. FIG. 1 is a front view of the mirror assembly mounted on the left side of the vehicle body as described above, and thus FIG. 6 which is a plan view thereof is shown in FIG. And the mirror body. However, as will be described later, the mirror drive portion Md (the component portion housed in the drive portion housing 1 ') can be disposed and used on the left side of the vehicle body. That is, the mirror drive unit Md is compatible for the left side and the right side of the vehicle body. Since FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same embodiment as in FIG. 2, the members designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 are the same constituent members as in FIG. The tilting mechanism for checking the side vehicle shown in FIG. 6 has a configuration similar to that of the tilting mechanism for checking the rear wheels shown in FIG. That is, 10d is an instantaneous operation motor for instantaneously enlarging and restoring the left and right tilting range of the mirror for checking the side vehicle, and the transmission member 23 via the worm original gear 26 and the worm receiving gear 25. Rotate. When the transmission member 23 is rotated, so that the driving angle shaft 23 a is fitted into the square hole 5a ₂ reciprocating rod 5a is wound, because the male thread 5a ₁ is screwed to the nut member 22 FIG. The vehicle moves forward and backward in the left and right directions and tilts the mirror body 3 in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions (left and right with respect to the vehicle body (not shown)) in the figure. In the left-right adjustment operation (changing angle operation) in the normal traveling state, the driving cylinder 27 is rotated by the changing angle operation motor 10a via the reduction gear group 11a. When the drive cylinder 27 rotates, the female screw 27a and the male screw 22b of the nut member 22 are screwed together, so that the nut member 22 is screw-fed in the left-right direction in the figure, and together with this, the rod 5a is reciprocated. Is screw-fed in the left-right direction in the figure to tilt the mirror body 3. As described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 6, during normal traveling, the mirror body 3 can be tilted up and down relatively slowly and precisely by the angle changing operation motor 10b to perform the vertical angle changing operation and the angle changing operation. By the operation motor 10b, the mirror body 3 can be tilted left and right relatively slowly and precisely to perform a left and right angle changing operation. Then, if necessary, the mirror body 3 can be rapidly and temporarily tilted downward by a fixed angle by the instantaneous operation motor 10c so that the rear wheel confirmation state or the normal traveling state can be restored. Accordingly, the mirror body 3 can be temporarily tilted to the left or right by a certain angle by the instantaneous operation motor 10d so that the side vehicle can be confirmed or restored. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view when the motor 10d is operated to bring the vehicle into the side vehicle confirmation state. The four motors 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d are incorporated in one drive unit housing 1'and cooperate to tilt one mirror body 3 vertically and horizontally freely. When the electric remote control mirror is actually mounted on the vehicle, the drive unit housing 1'and the mirror body 3 having the above configurations are arranged on the left side and the right side of the vehicle body, respectively. As described above, the electric remote control mirror of this embodiment accommodates four motors in one drive unit housing 1 ', and one mirror body (the mirror is attached) by these four motors. Since it is possible to change the angle of up and down, left and right, and instantaneously operate and restore, this set of drive unit housings 1'can be used for both the right side and the left side of the vehicle body. More specifically, the mirror base and the mirror housing are separate members for the right side and the left side, which are symmetrical to each other (so-called left and right), but the remote controller drive unit (drive unit housing 1) installed in the mirror housing is different. ′ And its assembly member) can be used for both the left side and the right side of the vehicle body and are compatible. In this way, if the assembly parts called subassemblies are compatible, the cost reduction effect can be obtained by the small-lot, high-volume production, and the management of the spare parts is also advantageous. FIG. 7 shows the case where the drive unit is used for the right side door mirror, and the stopper 5b ₅ is in contact with the right side vehicle to check the side vehicle. If you use the same drive section unit for the left door mirror a state to check the left side lateral vehicle when the stopper 5b ₆ hits.

FIG. 8 shows an operation system diagram of the four motors 10a to 10d which are housed in one drive unit housing to tilt one mirror body as described above. Reference numeral 10a is a motor for laterally changing the angle, and 10b is a motor for vertically changing the angle. The macro functions of these angle changing operation motors 10a and 10b are similar to those of the two motors 10 in the conventional example (FIG. 10). The angle changing operation motors 10a and 10b in this embodiment are connected to a DC power source (battery) BT through a known remote control switch, and are wired so that they can be rotated forward and backward independently of each other. .. The up / down instantaneous operation motor 10c is connected to the DC power source BT through the double pole double throw type forward / reverse / stop changeover switch 32, and the left / right instantaneous operation motor 10d is the double pole double throw type forward / reverse / stop changeover switch. It is connected to the DC power supply BT via the switch 33. As a result, the four operation motors 10a to 10d can be arbitrarily rotated in the forward, reverse and stopped directions independently of each other. FIG. 9 shows an embodiment different from the above. Although not shown, the two angle changing operation motors 10a and 10b are connected to a DC power source through a known remote control switch as in the case of FIG. Is becoming Then, the up / down instantaneous operation motor 10c is controlled by the reverse signal of the shift lever via the controller 34 to perform forward / reverse rotation / stop control. More specifically, a reverse signal indicating that the transmission of the vehicle equipped with the electric remote control mirror of this embodiment has been operated to move backward causes the vertical up / down instantaneous operation motor 10c to rotate in the forward direction, and the rear body of the mirror body is confirmed. Tilt to the state. When the transmission is operated forward or neutral and the reverse signal disappears, the momentary operation motor 10c is reversely rotated to restore the normal traveling state. Further, when the vehicle equipped with the electric remote control mirror of this embodiment operates the turn signal lamp for turning or changing the course, the turn lamp signal causes the left and right momentary operation motor 10d to rotate forward to mount the mirror body. Tilt in the steering direction of the car and set it to the side vehicle confirmation state. When the mounted vehicle returns to the straight running state and the turn lamp signal disappears, the left and right instantaneous operation motor 10d reverses to tilt the mirror body and restore the normal running state. The instant operation in this embodiment (FIG. 9) is automatically performed in accordance with the forward, backward, or left or right steering of the vehicle, and the driver's will does not affect his or her hand. However, since the tilt angle of the mirror body due to the instantaneous operation is regulated by the stroke size (for example, the size s shown in FIG. 2) of the screw feed with respect to the nut member of the advancing and retracting rod, it is possible to directly operate the driver. Instantaneous tilting of a predetermined angle is performed without need, and the original state (the mirror angle in the normal traveling state before the instantaneous operation) is accurately restored.

[0013]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the drive unit of the left-side mirror of the vehicle body and the drive unit of the right-side mirror of the vehicle body are compatible with each other. The number of constituent parts of the equipment is small, which is effective in reducing production costs and facilitating parts management. Furthermore, the electric remote control mirror of the present invention can quickly and easily switch between the normal driving state and the rear wheel checking state or the side vehicle checking state without affecting the original remote control operation accuracy. , It is possible to accurately perform a constant angle switching operation based on the adjustment state of the mirror angle in the normal running state, and moreover, the mirror angle adjustment state in the normal running state is stored, and the rear wheel confirmation state or the side vehicle It has an excellent practical effect of being able to accurately restore when the vehicle is operated to restore the checked state to the normal running state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention with a mirror body and a drive unit housing lid removed.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an advancing / retreating rod and a nut member in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an advancing / retreating rod and a nut member in an embodiment different from the above.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

6 is a plan sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view for explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

FIG. 8 is a connection diagram of operation switches in the embodiment shown in FIGS.

9 is a connection diagram in an embodiment different from the connection diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a conventional electric remote control mirror with a case cover removed.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of the operation of the remote control mirror.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of the operation of the remote control mirror.

FIG. 14 is a reference diagram shown for convenience of reading of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1 '... Drive unit housing, 2 ... Ball joint, 3 ... Mirror body, 4 ... Mirror body, 5, 5a, 5b ... Advancing / retreating rod, 5
b ₁ ... male screw, 5 b ₂ ... square hole, 5 b ₃ ... ball, 5 b ₅ ... stopper flange, 5 b ₆ ... stopper snap ring, 5 b ₇ ... ring groove,
5b ₈ ... ring groove, 5b ₉ ... stopper flange, 10, 1
0a, 10b, 10c ... Motor, 12 ... Nut member, 1
2a ... Female screw, 12b ... Male screw piece, 13 ... Transmission member, 1
3a ... drive angular axis, 13b ... base gear, 13c ... teeth, 1
3d ... Friction transmission part, 15 ... Worm receiving gear, 16 ... Worm original gear, 22 ... Nut member, 22b ... Male screw, 23
... transmission member, 23a ... drive angular axis, 23b ... base gear,
25 ... Worm receiving gear, 26 ... Worm original gear, 27 ...
Drive cylinder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A right side drive unit attached to a mirror housing mounted on the right side of an automobile body to support a mirror body and operated by a switch provided in a driver's seat to tilt the mirror body vertically and horizontally. When,
A left side drive unit unit is attached to a mirror housing mounted on the left side of an automobile body to support the mirror body, and is operated by a switch provided in a driver's seat to tilt the mirror body up and down and left and right. In the electric type remote control mirror, the right drive unit and the left drive unit are compatible and have the same structure, and the mirror body is tiltably supported with respect to the left and right mirror drive housings. At the same time, one end of two advancing / retreating rods with screws provided on the drive unit is connected to the mirror body via ball joints, respectively, and via screw members that are screwed into each of the advancing / retreating rods with screws. It is possible to incline the mirror body up and down, left and right by screw-feeding each of the advancing and retracting rods with screws by the angle changing operation motor Two tubular advancing / retreating rods having a structure and provided with male threads on the outer circumference, and slidably fitted to each of the central holes of the tubular advancing / retreating rods are locked by relative rotation. A drive shaft, two nut members each having a female screw to be engaged with the male screw of the advancing and retracting rod provided with the male screw, and a member provided on the outer peripheral side of each of the nut members and functioning as a male screw. A drive cylinder having a female screw hole that is screwed into the member that functions as the male screw, two instantaneous operation motors that rotate the drive cylinder forward and backward, and two instantaneous operation motors. An electric remote control mirror, comprising a switch that can be operated independently.