Door mirror equipped with lamp body

• US 7,278,767 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2004
• Issued: 10/09/2007
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Jong-Suk (James)
• Assistant Examiner(s): Makiya; David J
• Application Number:
  US10/525,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20050276057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 362/494, 362/501
• 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 for a vehicle, comprising:

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

a positionable mirror mounted in the open side;

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

an outer base;

an inner base incorporated into the outer base and provided with light sources; and

a lens portion abutted against the outer base from a side of the outer base where the inner base is incorporated into the outer base, wherein the lens portion and the outer base are integrated together by filling a resin material in a portion where the lens portion abuts against the outer base; and

a cover removably mounted to an upper portion of the swelled opposite sides wherein;

the light assembly is provided with a coupler that is capable of being connected to an external coupler in order to supply electric power to the light sources,

a base end portion of the coupler is accommodated into a first coupler supporting piece on an outer base side of the light assembly together with a lead wire connected to the light sources,

the first coupler supporting piece on the outer base side is abutted against a second coupler supporting piece on a lens portion side of the light assembly, and

the first coupler supporting piece and the second coupler supporting piece are integrated together by filling the resin material in a portion where the first coupler supporting piece abuts against the second coupler supporting piece in order to integrate the lens portion with the outer base.

2. The door mirror according to claim 1, wherein:

the mirror housing, the light assembly and the cover are separately formed;

the light assembly is incorporated into the mirror housing in a direction opposite to the mirror; and

the light assembly is fixed to the mirror housing by abutting fixing portions incorporated into the mirror housing in a direction opposite to the mirror and protruding upward from the outer base against mounting pieces provided on the mirror housing in the direction opposite to the mirror and tightening screws in the direction opposite to the mirror, with the fixing portions being covered by the cover that has been mounted to the mirror housing in the direction opposite to the mirror.

3. The door mirror according to claim 2, wherein:

the second coupler supporting piece serves as an injection incoming port for injection molding of the lens portion, and

the second coupler supporting piece is formed in an upwardly protruding fashion and is covered by the cover that has been mounted to the housing in the direction opposite to the mirror portion.