US 12,441,244 B2
Door mirror rotation control device and door mirror rotation control method
Tatsuya Naito, Tokyo (JP); Mutsuki Hirooka, Tokyo (JP); Kazuhiko Kameda, Tokyo (JP); Yuichi Yoshii, Tokyo (JP); and Takuro Hashimoto, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/587,882.
Claims priority of application No. 202310319415.4 (CN), filed on Mar. 29, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0326693 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 1/074 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 1/074 (2013.01) [B60R 1/06 (2013.01); B60R 1/0612 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door mirror rotation control device comprising:
a control part controlling drive of a motor to cause a door mirror to switch between a folded status and an unfolded status,
the control part comprising:
a motor drive controller configured to control drive of the motor; and
a motor action determination part configured to determine a drive content of the motor, wherein
the motor action determination part is configured to:
detect raindrop information during drive of the motor; and
determine the drive content of the motor as a normal action or a specific action based on whether the raindrop information is acquired, wherein compared to the normal action, a frequency of rotation changes of the motor during a period until drive of the motor ends is high in the specific action, wherein
the motor drive controller is configured to control drive of the motor in the normal action or the specific action determined by the motor action determination part.