Door mirror

• US 8,696,146 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murakami Corporation
• Original Assignee: Murakami Corporation
• Inventors: Iba, Ryosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafer, Ricky D
• Application Number:
  US13/560,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20130070354A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 359/841, 359/872, 359/874, 359/876, 359/877
• US Class Current: 359/841
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/072 for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing

Abstract

A partition wall for partitioning a mirror accommodating space for accommodating a mirror holder and a mirror surface angle adjusting unit, and a harness accommodating space for accommodating a harness are provided in a mirror housing of an electric door mirror. An opening for exposing the terminal part of the mirror surface angle adjusting unit to the harness accommodating space, and insertion through-holes located to surround the opening and through which screws passes from the harness accommodating space toward the mirror surface angle adjusting unit respectively are formed in the partition wall. Further, reinforcing tube portions surrounding the insertion through-holes and protruding to the harness accommodating space are installed in the partition wall.

Claims

1. A door mirror comprising:

a mirror holder to which a mirror is fixed;

a mirror surface angle adjusting unit for adjusting an angle of the mirror holder;

a mirror housing accommodating the mirror holder and the mirror surface angle adjusting unit; and

a plurality of fastening components fixing the mirror surface angle adjusting unit within the mirror housing,

wherein a terminal part to which a power supply connector of a harness supplying external electric power is connected, and a plurality of fixing parts located to surround the terminal part and to which the plurality of fastening components is coupled are provided on a rear side of the mirror surface angle adjusting unit,

a partition wall partitioning an interior space of the mirror housing into a first space on a front side and a second space on a rear side is provided in the mirror housing, and

an opening exposing the terminal part of the mirror surface angle adjusting unit accommodated within the second space to the first space, a plurality of insertion through-holes located to surround the opening and through which the plurality of fastening components fixed to the plurality of fixing parts passes from the first space, and a plurality of reinforcing tube portions surrounding the respective insertion through-holes and protruding to the first space are provided on the partition wall.

2. The door mirror according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing rib protruding to the first space and connected to one of the reinforcing tube portions is further provided on the partition wall.

3. The door mirror according to claim 2, wherein the reinforcing rib is further connected to another one of the reinforcing tube portions.

4. The door mirror according to claim 2, further comprising:

a door mirror base fixed to a vehicle; and

a storage unit mounted to a pedestal part of the door mirror base from an upper side, supporting the mirror housing, and allowing the mirror housing to be foldable so as to face a side face of the vehicle,

wherein a storage unit accommodating part swelling toward the first space to be located above the pedestal part of the door mirror base and accommodating the storage unit is provided on the partition wall, and

the reinforcing rib is further connected to the storage unit accommodating part.