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Vehicle mirror assembly that includes light unit

  • US 20050141229A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2004
  • Published: 06/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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