Method for manufacturing anti-glare rearview mirror for vehicles
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September 1, 2004
A method of manufacturing an anti-glare rear-view mirror is provided. The assembled rear-view mirror includes a mirror (4), a mirror housing (5) for holding the mirror, a bracket (10) pivotally mounted to the mirror housing, and a control lever (15) pivotally mounted to the mirror housing and engaged with the bracket so as to vary a relative angle between the bracket and the mirror housing by a turning operation of the control lever relative to the mirror housing. The method includes the steps of: moulding the bracket and the control lever in such a manner that a runner (38) integrally connects the bracket and the control level; separating the bracket and control lever at the runner; and assembling the bracket and the control lever in the mirror housing without removing a remaining part of the runner. Furthermore, the bracket and control lever are moulded so that engaging portions (31c,36c) of the bracket and control lever face each other and are shifted relative to their meshing position such that when the bracket and the control lever are assembled in the mirror housing the remaining parts of the runner are offset from one another so they do not interfere with the movement of the bracket or the control lever in the assembled rear-view mirror.
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