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US 2018/0009394 A1Published application
Side mirror device for vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKoji Okabe, Noriyuki Tsutsumi, Takaaki Nagai, Yuji Horikawa, Yoshihiro Maeno
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Abstract
A recessed portion positioned on a vehicle rear side with respect to a lens of a camera and recessed in an inner side direction from an outer surface of a mirror housing is provided on the mirror housing. A flow rectifying surface, which forms a flow of traveling wind toward the recessed portion, is provided on the mirror housing.
Claims7
A side mirror device for a vehicle comprising:
- a mirror main body, which reflects a vehicle rear side;
- a mirror housing disposed on a side portion of an outer side of the vehicle and having an opening opened toward the vehicle rear side to accommodate the mirror main body;
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- a camera disposed in a camera installation portion provided on the mirror housing and configured to image an outside of the vehicle through a lens directed toward the vehicle rear side, wherein:
- a recessed portion positioned on the vehicle rear side with respect to the lens and recessed in an inner side direction from an outer surface of the mirror housing is provided on the mirror housing;
- a flow rectifying portion, which forms a flow of traveling wind toward the recessed portion, is provided on the mirror housing;
- the camera installation portion is formed to be continuous with an outer wall of a lower region of the housing main body of the mirror housing;
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- the flow rectifying portion includes a flow rectifying surface having a width substantially parallel to a vehicle width direction and extending substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction on an upper side with respect to the lens.
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