Vanity mirror

• US 5,003,438 A
• Filed: 10/05/1989
• Issued: 03/26/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Yoshida, Yoshihide
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazarus, Ira S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US07/417,731
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/74, 362/135, 362/136, 362/137, 362/140, 362/141, 362/142, 362/143, 362/144, 132/288
• US Class Current: 362/135
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0282 specially adapted for a courtesy mirror
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/252 Sun visors

Abstract

A vanity mirror including a mirror body formed of a synthetic resin material, a mirror supported on the mirror body, and a lamp supported on the mirror body. The lamp is supported on a lamp body which is supported in an opening formed in the mirror body. The lamp body is also formed of a synthetic resin material, but the temperature of heat resistant thereof is higher than that of the material of the mirror body. A lens formed of a synthetic resin material covers the front opening of the lamp body.

Claims

1. A vanity mirror comprising a mirror body formed of a synthetic resin material and supporting a mirror, an opening formed in the mirror body and at one side of a mirror supporting portion, and a sub-assembly consisting of a dish shaped lamp body having a circumferential wall portion and a bottom plate portion and being formed of a synthetic resin material with the heat resisting temperature of which being higher than that of the mirror body, retaining plates formed of metal and mounted on the bottom plate portion of the lamp body, an electric bulb being supported near to the bottom plate portion of the lamp body and being supported on and actuated through the retaining plates, and a lens formed of a synthetic resin material and covering a front opening of the lamp body;

said sub-assembly being fitted in the opening in the mirror body.

2. A vanity mirror according to claim 1, wherein the lamp body does not project out of the mirror body.

3. A vanity mirror according to claim 1, wherein the lamp body is retained on the mirror body through two or more engaging pawls formed on the mirror body and engaging with corresponding engaging openings formed in the lamp body.

4. A vanity mirror according to claim 4, wherein two retaining plates each of which having integrally bulb retaining and contacting pieces are mounted on the lamp body.