Apparatus for viewing oblique forward area of vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for viewing an oblique forward area of a vehicle, comprising:
- a sub-window pane, supported by a front pillar of the vehicle and a sub-pillar extending downwardly from partway along the front pillar, for separating an inside and outside of a passenger compartment;
a mirror housing disposed in a vicinity of the sub-window pane and housing a door mirror for displaying a rear of the vehicle;
a first reflective mirror, provided on a front surface of the mirror housing, for displaying the oblique forward area of the vehicle; and
a second reflective mirror, disposed on a surface of the front pillar exposed to an interior of the passenger compartment, for displaying the oblique forward area of the vehicle by reflecting light reflected by the first reflective mirror toward a vehicle occupant through the sub-window pane;
wherein the sub-window pane is disposed further outward in a vehicle widthwise direction than a line passing over cross-sectional vehicle-widthwise direction centers of the front pillar and the sub-pillar, and the second reflective mirror has an outside edge positioned in a vicinity of the sub-window pane.
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Abstract
An apparatus for viewing an oblique forward area of a vehicle whereby light incident from outside a passenger compartment is prevented from reflecting. The apparatus includes a sub-window pane supported by a front pillar and a sub-pillar, a mirror housing of a door mirror for displaying a rear of the vehicle, and a first reflective mirror for displaying an area in front and to one side of the vehicle. The first reflective mirror is provided to the mirror housing. The apparatus also includes a second reflective mirror for reflecting the light reflected by the first reflective mirror toward a driver. The sub-window pane is disposed further toward the outside in a vehicle widthwise direction than a line passing over cross-sectional vehicle-widthwise direction centers of the front pillar and the sub-pillar. An outside edge of the second reflective mirror is positioned in the vicinity of the sub-window pane.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for viewing an oblique forward area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a sub-window pane, supported by a front pillar of the vehicle and a sub-pillar extending downwardly from partway along the front pillar, for separating an inside and outside of a passenger compartment; a mirror housing disposed in a vicinity of the sub-window pane and housing a door mirror for displaying a rear of the vehicle; a first reflective mirror, provided on a front surface of the mirror housing, for displaying the oblique forward area of the vehicle; and a second reflective mirror, disposed on a surface of the front pillar exposed to an interior of the passenger compartment, for displaying the oblique forward area of the vehicle by reflecting light reflected by the first reflective mirror toward a vehicle occupant through the sub-window pane; wherein the sub-window pane is disposed further outward in a vehicle widthwise direction than a line passing over cross-sectional vehicle-widthwise direction centers of the front pillar and the sub-pillar, and the second reflective mirror has an outside edge positioned in a vicinity of the sub-window pane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for viewing an oblique forward area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a sub-window pane supported by a front pillar of the vehicle and a sub-pillar extending downward from partway along the front pillar, the sub-window pane separating an inside and outside of a passenger compartment; a mirror housing disposed in a vicinity of the sub-window pane and housing a door mirror for displaying a rear of the vehicle; a housing mirror, provided on a front surface of the mirror housing, for displaying the oblique forward area of the vehicle; and a pillar mirror mechanism having a pillar mirror, provided on that surface of the front pillar which is exposed to an interior of the passenger compartment, for displaying the oblique forward area of the vehicle by reflecting light reflected by the housing mirror toward a vehicle occupant via the sub-window pane, wherein the pillar mirror mechanism comprises a pillar mirror housing disposed on a surface of the front pillar in the interior of the passenger compartment, and a mirror holder, attached to inside of the pillar mirror housing, for retaining the pillar mirror, the mirror holder is provided with a boss part that protrudes toward the inside of the pillar mirror housing, and the boss part has an adjustment margin whereby an angle of the retained pillar mirror is adjusted by adjusting a protrusion length of the boss part. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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