Outer mirror with turn lamp
First Claim
1. An outer mirror with turn lamp having a structure in which with a turn lamp assembly being mounted to a mirror housing, a housing cover is placed over and mounted to a partial area of the mirror housing, and a lens of the turn lamp assembly is exposed through an opening with a closed entire circumference formed in an outer position of the housing cover,wherein the mirror housing and the housing cover are connected to each other with end surfaces being abutted against each other,a groove is formed in an abutting end surface of the housing cover,a ridge that fits into the groove is formed in an abutting end surface of the mirror housing, andon a wall on an inner side of the mirror among inner and outer walls that constitute the groove in the housing cover, at an assembling start position in an outer position outside the opening, an assembling leading rib is formed that protrudes in a direction abutting against the abutting end surface of the mirror housing and first leads the ridge in the abutting end surface of the mirror housing into the groove at the assembling start position.
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Abstract
There is provided an outer mirror with turn lamp that facilitates assembling of a housing cover to a mirror housing and increases strength of the housing cover. A turn lamp assembly is mounted to a mirror housing. A housing cover is placed over and mounted to a partial area of the mirror housing. Thus, a lens of the turn lamp assembly is exposed through an opening formed in an outer position of the housing cover. The mirror housing and the housing cover are connected to each other with a ridge and a groove in end surfaces and abutting against and fitting each other. On a wall on an inner side of the mirror that constitutes a part of the component of the groove in the housing cover, at an assembling start position in an outer position outside the opening, an assembling leading rib is formed that protrudes in a direction abutting against the end surface of the mirror housing.
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1. An outer mirror with turn lamp having a structure in which with a turn lamp assembly being mounted to a mirror housing, a housing cover is placed over and mounted to a partial area of the mirror housing, and a lens of the turn lamp assembly is exposed through an opening with a closed entire circumference formed in an outer position of the housing cover,
wherein the mirror housing and the housing cover are connected to each other with end surfaces being abutted against each other, a groove is formed in an abutting end surface of the housing cover, a ridge that fits into the groove is formed in an abutting end surface of the mirror housing, and on a wall on an inner side of the mirror among inner and outer walls that constitute the groove in the housing cover, at an assembling start position in an outer position outside the opening, an assembling leading rib is formed that protrudes in a direction abutting against the abutting end surface of the mirror housing and first leads the ridge in the abutting end surface of the mirror housing into the groove at the assembling start position.
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