DEVICE FOR VIEWING FRONT-LATERAL AREA OF VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A device for viewing a front-lateral area of a vehicle, comprising:
- a door mirror attached to a door forming part of a side portion of a vehicle body;
a first reflection mirror, provided to the door mirror, for reflecting a desired range from a front area to a lateral area with respect to a side portion of the vehicle body; and
a second reflection mirror for reflecting light from the first reflection mirror toward a vehicle occupant,characterized in that the door mirror has a mirror body and a mirror housing for accommodating and holding the mirror body, and the mirror housing has a recess which is inwardly recessed, the first reflection mirror being provided in the recess and disposed so as to be deeper in than an outer edge of the recess.
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Abstract
Provided is a device for viewing a front-lateral area of a vehicle. A front-lateral viewing device (16) comprises a mirror body (41) of a door mirror (21), a mirror housing (42), a first reflection mirror (22) which is provided in the mirror (42) and which reflects a desired range from a front area to a lateral area with respect to a side portion (55) of a vehicle body, and a second reflection mirror (23) which reflects light from the first reflection mirror (22) toward a vehicle occupant. The mirror housing (42) has a recess (111) where a front surface (108) is inwardly recessed. The first reflection mirror (22) is provided in the recess (111). A blinker (14) is provided at a position spaced from an outer end (95) of the first reflection mirror (22) at a predetermined distance.
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17 Claims
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1. A device for viewing a front-lateral area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a door mirror attached to a door forming part of a side portion of a vehicle body; a first reflection mirror, provided to the door mirror, for reflecting a desired range from a front area to a lateral area with respect to a side portion of the vehicle body; and a second reflection mirror for reflecting light from the first reflection mirror toward a vehicle occupant, characterized in that the door mirror has a mirror body and a mirror housing for accommodating and holding the mirror body, and the mirror housing has a recess which is inwardly recessed, the first reflection mirror being provided in the recess and disposed so as to be deeper in than an outer edge of the recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17)
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10. A device for viewing a front-lateral area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a door mirror attached to a door forming part of a side portion of a vehicle body; a first reflection mirror, provided to the door mirror, for reflecting a desired range from a front area to a lateral area with respect to a side portion of a vehicle body; and a second reflection mirror for reflecting light from the first reflection mirror toward a vehicle occupant, characterized in that the first reflection mirror is provided so as to reflect at least part of the side portion of the vehicle body, and the side portion of the vehicle body has a blinker in a region outside the range reflected in the first reflection mirror.
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11. A device for viewing a front-lateral area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a door mirror, attached to a door, for forming part of a side portion of a vehicle body; a first reflection mirror, provided to the door mirror, for reflecting a desired range from a front area to a lateral area with respect to a side portion of a vehicle body; and a second reflection mirror for reflecting light from the first reflection mirror toward a vehicle occupant, characterized in that the first reflection mirror is provided so as to reflect at least part of the side portion of the vehicle body, and the side portion of the vehicle body has a blinker in a region inside the range reflected in the first reflection mirror, and shielding means for shielding light that is emitted from the blinker and directed toward the first reflection mirror. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Specification