Door mirror with light body

• US 20050276057A1
• Filed: 03/22/2004
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murakami Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Yoshihiro, Fukasawa, Yosuke, Ishizawa, Motosuke, Umezawa, Takao
• Granted Patent: US 7,278,767 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/494
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators

Abstract

A door mirror comprising a mirror portion and a side blinker which is one example of lamp bodies allows easily performed maintenance for the side blinker. A second opening is formed on the back side of a mirror housing with fixing pieces formed on the second opening. A lamp unit integrates a lens portion with the back face of a base body having an inner base and an outer base which covers the front face of the inner base. The lamp unit is inserted into the second opening through the back face side of the mirror housing, and fixing pieces of the lamp unit and the mirror housing-fixing pieces are tightened by screws.

Claims

1. A door mirror equipped with a lamp body, comprising a mirror portion and the lamp body provided in a housing, wherein the lamp body is incorporated into the housing in a direction opposite to the mirror portion, and a fixing portion for fixing the lamp body to the housing is covered with a cover which is formed separately from the lamp body and covers the housing.

2. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is structured to be a lamp unit by integrating a lens portion covering the back face of an inner base into a base body having an inner base exposing a light source through its back face and an outer base covering the front face of the inner base and incorporating a board supplying power to the light source between the outer base and the inner base, and the base body and the lens portion are integrated by an injected resin material.

3. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is fixed to the housing via fixing pieces mounted on the base body.

4. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cover is provided approximately flush with the lens portion of the lamp body.

5. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 2, wherein the lamp body is fixed to the housing via fixing pieces mounted on the base body.

6. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 2, wherein the cover is provided approximately flush with the lens portion of the lamp body.

7. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 3, wherein the cover is provided approximately flush with the lens portion of the lamp body.

8. The door mirror equipped with a lamp body as set forth in claim 5, wherein the cover is provided approximately flush with the lens portion of the lamp body.

9. A door mirror for a vehicle, comprising:

a mirror housing having an open side and a swelled opposite side;

a positionable mirror mounted in the open side; and

a light assembly mounted in the swelled opposite side, wherein the swelled opposite side has an opening for receiving the light assembly.

10. The door mirror according to claim 9, wherein the light assembly is a sealed assembly comprising:

an outer base;

a lens portion sealably mounted to the outer base; and

an inner base mounted between the outer base and the lens portion.

11. The door mirror according to claim 10, wherein the inner base comprises:

a base plate with a reflective coating;

a plurality of light emitting elements; and

at least one circuit board for controlling the light emitting elements.

12. The door mirror according to claim 9, wherein the opening in the swelled opposite side is in a lower portion of the mirror housing and the door mirror further comprises a cover removably mounted to an upper portion of the swelled opposite side.

13. The door mirror according to claim 12, wherein the light assembly is a sealed assembly comprising:

an outer base;

a lens portion sealably mounted to the outer base; and

an inner base mounted between the outer base and the lens portion.

14. The door mirror according to claim 13, wherein the inner base comprises:

a base plate with a reflective coating;

a plurality of light emitting elements; and

at least one circuit board for controlling the light emitting elements.

15. A door mirror, comprising:

a housing;

a mirror portion provided in the housing;

a lamp body; and

a cover covering the housing in a direction opposite to the mirror portion, wherein the mirror portion, lamp body and cover are formed separately, the lamp body provided with a fixing portion for fixing the lamp body to the housing in the direction opposite to the mirror portion.

16. The door mirror according to claim 15, wherein the lamp body comprises:

an outer base;

an inner base; and

a lens portion, the outer base and lens portion sealingly attached to one another with the inner base therebetween.

17. The door mirror according to claim 16, wherein the inner base mounts at least one light emitting element.

18. The door mirror according to claim 15, wherein the housing has a opening substantially in an entire lower portion in the direction opposite to the mirror portion and the lamp body is mounted therein.

19. The door mirror according to claim 16, wherein the outer base includes mounting portions and the lamp body is mounted to the housing by the mounting portions.

20. The door mirror according to claim 15, wherein the cover and the lamp body together form a substantially smooth swelling portion in the direction opposite to the mirror portion.