Vehicle mirror assembly that includes light unit
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1. A mirror assembly that is attached on an outer surface of a vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror housing of which a portion ranging from a front side to an outer side of the mirror housing is closed and a portion on a back side thereof is open, and that includes a window portion in at least a part of the outer side of the portion that is closed;
a mirror unit that is provided inside the mirror housing and is positioned in the portion that is open; and
a light unit that is provided inside the mirror housing and radiates light in a direction that is oblique to the outer surface of the vehicle where the mirror assembly is attached, wherein the light unit includes a lamp lens that is positioned in the window portion, the lamp lens having an outer surface that is substantially at same level as an outer surface of the mirror housing, a light source that is arranged inside the mirror housing at a position that is closer to the front side than a position at which the mirror unit is arranged, and a light-distribution control unit, provided in the lamp lens, for controlling light distribution so that light from the light source is distributed to a predetermined range covering from the outer side to the back side.
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Abstract
A mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an opening, a mirror housing having a window portion, a mirror unit positioned over the opening, and a light unit. The light unit includes a lamp lens positioned over the window portion, a light source arranged in the mirror housing at a position closer to a front side of the vehicle than the mirror unit, and a light distribution control unit for controlling light distribution so that light from the light source is distributed to a range from the outer side to the back side of the vehicle.
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1. A mirror assembly that is attached on an outer surface of a vehicle, comprising:
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a mirror housing of which a portion ranging from a front side to an outer side of the mirror housing is closed and a portion on a back side thereof is open, and that includes a window portion in at least a part of the outer side of the portion that is closed;
a mirror unit that is provided inside the mirror housing and is positioned in the portion that is open; and
a light unit that is provided inside the mirror housing and radiates light in a direction that is oblique to the outer surface of the vehicle where the mirror assembly is attached, wherein the light unit includes a lamp lens that is positioned in the window portion, the lamp lens having an outer surface that is substantially at same level as an outer surface of the mirror housing, a light source that is arranged inside the mirror housing at a position that is closer to the front side than a position at which the mirror unit is arranged, and a light-distribution control unit, provided in the lamp lens, for controlling light distribution so that light from the light source is distributed to a predetermined range covering from the outer side to the back side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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