Lamp device-integrated rearview mirror
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTsuyoshi Tsuda, Jun Morimoto
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Abstract
A lamp device-integrated rearview mirror 30 includes a mirror member 34 oriented toward the rear side of a vehicle body and a single bulb 40 provided in a housing 31 attached to the vehicle body. The lamp device-integrated rearview mirror may also include a reflecting member 35 configured to reflect the light emitted from the bulb 40 toward the rear side of the vehicle body and a reflector 36 configured to reflect the light toward the front side of the vehicle body. The reflecting member 35 may be provided on the rear side of a lens 32 attached to the housing 31 to transmit the irradiation light, and the reflector 36 may be provided inside the housing 31. The mirror member 34 may be fitted in the opening portion of the housing 31.
Claims22
A lamp device-integrated rearview mirror, comprising:
- a mirror member oriented toward a rear side of a vehicle body of a vehicle;
- a light source;
- a pair of reflecting members configured to reflect light emitted from the light source, toward the front side and rear side of the vehicle body,
- wherein the mirror member and light source are included in a housing attached to the vehicle body;
- and
- a lens attached to the housing to transmit the emitted light,
- wherein a portion of the lens, configured to transmit the light emitted from the light source toward the rear side of the vehicle body, is configured to protrude laterally from the housing.
A method, comprising:
- providing a mirror member toward a rear side of a vehicle body of a vehicle;
- providing a light source and the mirror member in a housing attached to the vehicle body;
- configuring a pair of reflecting members to reflect light emitted from the light source, toward the front side and rear side of the vehicle body;
- attaching a lens to the housing to transmit the emitted light;
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- configuring a portion of the lens, configured to transmit the light emitted from the light source toward the rear side of the vehicle body, to protrude laterally from the housing.
A lamp device-integrated rearview mirror, comprising:
- providing means for providing a mirror member toward a rear side of a vehicle body of a vehicle;
- providing means for providing a light source and the mirror member in a housing attached to the vehicle body;
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- configuring means for configuring a pair of reflecting members to reflect light emitted from the light source, toward the front side and rear side of the vehicle body;
- attaching means for attaching a lens to the housing to transmit the emitted light;
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- configuring means for configuring a portion of the lens, configured to transmit the light emitted from the light source toward the rear side of the vehicle body, to protrude laterally from the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.