Door mirror for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9649981-B2
Application number	US-201414477176-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2014
Priority date	Oct 30, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A door mirror for a vehicle includes: a mirror housing; a housing body disposed in the mirror housing and configured to house a mirror; a lower cover disposed in the mirror housing and covers a lower section of the housing body from below; a plurality of lower cover side engagement claws vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower cover and extending in a vertical direction; lower cover locking sections disposed in the housing body and respectively engaged with the plurality of lower cover side engagement claws; and engagement claw restricting sections, each of which is disposed in the housing body and approaches and faces at least one of the lower cover side engagement claws from above, the lower cover side engagement claws being respectively engaged with the lower cover locking sections.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door mirror for a vehicle comprising:
a mirror housing ( 16 ) comprising:
a housing body ( 19 ) disposed in the mirror housing ( 16 ) and configured to house a mirror ( 17 ); and
a lower cover ( 20 ) disposed in the mirror housing ( 16 ) and covers a lower section of the housing body ( 19 ) from below;

wherein the lower cover comprises a plurality of lower cover side engagement claws ( 38 to 41 ) vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower cover ( 20 ) and extending in a vertical direction; and
the housing body comprises:
a plurality of lower cover locking projections ( 42 to 45 ) protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) and respectively engaged with the plurality of lower cover side engagement claws ( 38 to 41 ); and
a plurality of lower cover restricting projections ( 46 and 47 ), each of which is protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) and approaches and faces at least one of the lower cover side engagement claws ( 38 to 41 ) from above and is in direct contact with a top surface in the vertical direction of the lower cover side engagement claw, the lower cover side engagement claws ( 38 to 41 ) being respectively engaged with the lower cover locking projections ( 42 to 45 ).

2. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lower cover comprises a rib ( 63 ) disposed on and protruded from the inner surface of the lower cover ( 20 ); and
the housing body further comprises a rib restricting projection ( 64 ) protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) and configured to abut against the rib ( 63 ) from above and position and hold a side turn lamp ( 59 ).

3. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:
an upper cover ( 21 ) disposed in the mirror housing ( 16 ) and configured to cover the housing body ( 19 ) in the opposite direction from the mirror ( 17 );
a plurality of upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ) disposed on and protruded from an inner surface of the upper cover ( 21 ) and projected to the housing body ( 19 ) side;
a plurality of upper cover locking projections ( 53 to 57 ) protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) in a manner capable of being respectively engaged with the plurality of upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ); and
an upper cover restricting projection ( 58 ) disposed in at least one of the plurality of upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ) and configured to restrict movement of the upper cover ( 21 ) to a side that approaches the housing body ( 19 ) by abutting against the housing body ( 19 ).

4. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 2 further comprising:
an upper cover ( 21 ) disposed in the mirror housing ( 16 ) and configured to cover the housing body ( 19 ) in the opposite direction from the mirror ( 17 );
a plurality of upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ) disposed on and protruded from an inner surface of the upper cover ( 21 ) and projected to the housing body ( 19 ) side;
a plurality of upper cover locking projections ( 53 to 57 ) protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) in a manner capable of being respectively engaged with the plurality of upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ); and
an upper cover restricting projection ( 58 ) disposed in at least one of the plurality of upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ) and configured to restrict movement of the upper cover ( 21 ) to a side that approaches the housing body ( 19 ) by abutting against the housing body ( 19 ).

5. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 3 further comprising:
upper cover side engagement claw restricting projections ( 80 to 83 ) disposed in and protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) and respectively configured to approach and face tips of the upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ), the upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ) being respectively engaged with the upper cover locking projections ( 53 to 57 ).

6. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 4 further comprising:
upper cover side engagement claw restricting projections ( 80 to 83 ) disposed in and protruded from the housing body ( 19 ) and respectively configured to approach and face tips of the upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ), the upper cover side engagement claws ( 48 to 52 ) being respectively engaged with the upper cover locking projections ( 53 to 57 ).

7. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:
an antenna ( 68 ) disposed on an outer surface of the housing body ( 19 );
a resilient tongue piece ( 76 ) configured to abut against one surface ( 68 a ) of the antenna ( 68 ); and
a pair of first antenna engagement claws ( 77 ) comprising first and second abutment surfaces ( 77 a ), respectively,
wherein the first and second abutment surfaces ( 77 a ) of the pair of first antenna engagement claws ( 77 ) are formed to be tilted, so as to approach each other as being separated from the outer surface of the housing body ( 19 ).

8. The door mirror for a vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising:
an insertion cylinder ( 70 ) disposed on the outer surface of the housing body ( 19 ), wherein one end of the antenna ( 68 ) in a longitudinal direction is disposed in the insertion cylinder ( 70 ).

Assignees

• Honda Lock Kk

Inventors

• Hiraoka Michiru
• Eto Yasuyuki

Classifications

• H01Q1/3266

  using the mirror of the vehicle · CPC title

• G02B7/1827

  Motorised alignment · CPC title

• B60R1/06 Primary

  mounted on vehicle exterior {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R1/072

  for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing · CPC title