Door mirror equipped with lamp body

• US 20060274543A1
• Filed: 08/14/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• 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 7,686,487 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. It is also structured so as to make a lamp body elongated in lateral dimension. 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 and is structured so that the base end side avoids the vehicle body mounting portion. The lamp unit is inserted into the second opening through the back face side of the mirror housing, and fixing pieces on 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 housing having a mirror side to which a mirror is attached and a swelling side swelling from the mirror side, wherein an opening is formed on the swelling side of the housing; and

a lamp body having a light source provided at the opening, wherein the lamp body is incorporated onto the housing on the swelling side in a state that the lamp body is in contact with the housing.

2. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is provided horizontally and laterally on a lower half of the housing.

3. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is provided with a slant portion where a lower edge is slanted toward an upper edge so that a shape is formed that is sharply tapered toward a base-end side, which is a door mounting side.

4. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 1, comprising a cover body covering the opening on the swelling side and the lamp body.

5. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 4, wherein the lamp body is provided flush with the cover body.

6. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is provided with a lamp-body bending portion in which a lateral external side is bent toward the mirror side.

7. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 6, wherein the lamp-body bending portion is protruded laterally and outwardly.

8. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is provided with a lower face portion which constructs a lower face of the door mirror.

9. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 8, wherein the lower face portion is non-translucent.

10. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lamp body is constructed into a lamp unit by integrally forming a lens portion covering a back face of an inner base on a base body, said base body comprising the inner base exposing a light source from the back face and having a reflector on the back face and an outer base covering a front face of the inner base and internally having a board for supplying power to the light source between the inner base and the board.

11. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 10, wherein the inner base is provided with through-holes passing through the light source for exposure.

12. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 10, wherein the inner base is provided with a swelling and protruding portion swelling toward the back face.

13. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 12, wherein the swelling and protruding portion is provided with through-holes on an external face swelled laterally.

14. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 12, wherein a plurality of the swelling and protruding portions are provided and through-holes are formed at a concave portion between adjacent swelling and protruding portions.

15. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 12, wherein the inner base is provided with an extending portion having a lateral external side bent toward the mirror side for extension and swelling, and protruding portions are provided on the extending portion.

16. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 11, wherein a plurality of boards are provided in opposition to the through-holes.

17. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 10, wherein the board is composed of a single member.

18. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 10, wherein the inner base is provided with engaging claws for latching the board with an appropriate space left between the board and the front face.

19. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 10, wherein the outer base is non-translucent.

20. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 10, wherein the lens portion comprises a back face portion extending laterally and outwardly from a base-end side and a side face portion bending from the back face to the mirror side and leading to a protruding front end, and the back face portion and the side face portion are provided with a dispersion portion for dispersing light emitted from the light source.

21. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 20, wherein protruded strips are provided at the back face portion in a lateral direction and the protruded strips are provided at the side face portion in a longitudinal direction.

22. The door mirror equipped with a lamp-body as set forth in claim 20, wherein a protruding portion is formed at the side face portion, which protrudes laterally and outwardly in a state continuing from the back face portion.