Patents Assigned to Murakami Kameido Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 4988068
    Abstract: A remote controlled rearview mirror assembly is disclosed, in which a mirror body is foldably mounted on a shaft forwardly or rerawardly, a mirror is tiltably mounted on a pivot in the mirror body, and a mirror angle control lever with a ball joint provided on the shaft is mounted on the back side of the mirror via a mirror operation arm. The ball joint consists of a pair of semi-spherical members being vertically separable with a clutch provided between opposed surfaces of these members. When the mirror body is folded forwardly or rearwardly from its neutral position, the ball joint is separated into the upper and lower semi-spherical members by the clutch between the opposed surfaces of the members, so that the connection between the control lever and mirror operation arm is released. When the mirror body is returned to the neutral position, the clutch is engaged again to restore the connection between the control lever and mirror operation lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Murakami Kameido Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Yamana, Toshiaki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 4981347
    Abstract: An electrically driving system for the outer rearview mirror erects or folds the mirror body by the operation switch for rotating the incorporated motor normally or reversively. The system comprises a momentary operation switch, normal and reverse relays and limit switches for disconnecting self-holding circuits of the relays and motors from a power source independently of one another by detecting erected and folded states of the mirror. When the normal or reverse relay is rendered operative by the momentary operation switch, the incorporated motors are driven to cause rotation of a plurality of the mirrors. The mirrors are stopped independently with disconnection of motor circuit caused by the action of the limit switches when they reach to the erected or folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Murakami Kameido Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Nakayama
  • Patent number: 4975547
    Abstract: The multi-position electrical switch includes a printed circuit (PC) board arranged in a casing and supporting an array of stationary contacts encircling a light emitting element fixed on the PC board. A resilient rubber sheet covers the PC board and supports an array of movable contacts arranged opposite the stationary contacts. A control knob having a central opening rests on the rubber sheet in the region of the movable contacts. The bottom of the knob is formed with a tubular projection communicating with the central opening of the knob and extending to the level of an opening in the rubber sheet around the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignees: Murakami Kameido Co., Ltd., Omron Tateishi Electronics, Co.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Nakayama, Toshio Yoshioka, Kiyotaka Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 4973146
    Abstract: An electrically driving system for the rearview mirrors, wherein the incorporated motors are rotated normally or reversibly in response to the operation of a operational switch, thereby erecting or folding the mirror bodies. The system comprises a momentary operational switch, a relay circuit, a group of limit switches for cutting off the relay circuit and motor circuit respectively by detecting erected and folded positions of the mirror bodies, and a circuit for judging a folded state. When the operational switch is pushed, any folded mirror is detected within delay time of the circuit for judging a folded state. And only when both of the left and right mirror bodies are in the fold positions, the erecting relay is actuated to rotate the motors in the erecting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Murakami Kameido Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Nakayama