Patent ID: 6621062
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A rear-view mirror driving and controlling mechanism, comprisinga rear-view mirror mounted on a vehicle; a mirror manipulator for moving the angle of the rear-view mirror; a reverse signal detector linked to a transmission of the vehicle for generating reverse position signals when the transmission is shifted into the reverse position; a controller for detecting the operation status of the mirror manipulator and the presence or absence of the reverse position signals, and for moving the angle position of the rear-view mirror on the basis of detected results; a rear-view mirror angle detector for generating angle position detection signals representative of the angle position of the rear-view mirror; and a rear-view mirror angle storage for storing the angle position detection signals; wherein the controller sets a memory flag each time the angle position of the rear-view mirror is moved by the mirror manipulator while the reverse position signals are not generated, the memory flag indicating that the angle position has been moved; instructs the angle position of the rear-view mirror to be moved to a predetermined rearward-viewing angle position, after storing the angle position detection signals obtained from the rear-view mirror angle detector in the rear-view mirror angle storage if the memory flag is set and without storing the angle position detection signals in the rear-view mirror angle storage if the memory flag is not set, when the reverse position signals are generated by the reverse position detector; and instructs the angle position of the rear-view mirror to be restored to the angle position stored in the rear-view mirror angle storage on the basis of the latest angle position detection signal when the reverse signal detector stops generating the reverse position signals.