Outside mirror apparatus including lighting device for vehicle
First Claim
1. An outside mirror apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror housing including an opening provided on a back side of the mirror housing;
a housing recess provided to be recesses to an inner side of the mirror housing on a left side or a right side of the mirror housing; and
a cutout communicating with the housing recess provided on the left side or the right side of the mirror hosing;
a mirror unit that is mounted on the inner side of the mirror housing via a holding unit, the mirror unit being tiltably located in the opening; and
a lighting device including a lamp housing and a lamp lens housed in the housing recess;
a light irradiating unit provided in a projected shape in the lamp lens, the light irradiating unit being arranged in the cutout; and
a first light source that is arranged in a lamp chamber partitioned by the lamp housing and the lamp lens, and irradiates light to a predetermined light distributing zone from the light irradiating unit, wherein a wall of the housing recess is formed in a shape avoiding a tilting area of the mirror unit and an arrangement area of the holding unit, the lamp housing is formed in a shape modeled after the shape of the wall of the housing recess, and an outer surface of the light irradiating unit is provided along an outer surface of the mirror housing.
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Abstract
An outside mirror apparatus for a vehicle includes a mirror housing including an opening, a housing recess, and a cutout communicating with the housing recess; a mirror unit; and a lighting device including a lamp housing and a lamp lens, a light irradiating unit, and a light source. The housing recess and the cutout are provided in the mirror housing; the light irradiating unit is provided in the lighting device; the lighting device is housed in the housing recess; and the light irradiating unit is arranged in the cutout. An outer surface of the light irradiating unit is provided along an outer surface of the mirror housing.
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8 Claims
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1. An outside mirror apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a mirror housing including an opening provided on a back side of the mirror housing;
a housing recess provided to be recesses to an inner side of the mirror housing on a left side or a right side of the mirror housing; and
a cutout communicating with the housing recess provided on the left side or the right side of the mirror hosing;
a mirror unit that is mounted on the inner side of the mirror housing via a holding unit, the mirror unit being tiltably located in the opening; and
a lighting device including a lamp housing and a lamp lens housed in the housing recess;
a light irradiating unit provided in a projected shape in the lamp lens, the light irradiating unit being arranged in the cutout; and
a first light source that is arranged in a lamp chamber partitioned by the lamp housing and the lamp lens, and irradiates light to a predetermined light distributing zone from the light irradiating unit, wherein a wall of the housing recess is formed in a shape avoiding a tilting area of the mirror unit and an arrangement area of the holding unit, the lamp housing is formed in a shape modeled after the shape of the wall of the housing recess, and an outer surface of the light irradiating unit is provided along an outer surface of the mirror housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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