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Door mirror and vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus

  • US 8,208,023 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2008
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A door mirror comprising:

  • an imaging unit that points downward; and

    a redirecting portion, which is positioned at least in front of and to the side of, with respect to the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, a lens of the imaging unit, that redirects a water droplet that would otherwise travel from a radially outer side to a radially inner side of the lens,wherein the redirecting portion includes at least one of a groove or a step,wherein the redirecting portion is formed in an annular shape.

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