Patent ID: 6769798
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B60Q,B60R,F21S,F21Y

Abstract:
A vehicle side mirror cover comprising:a mirror cover body for covering at least the convex surface of a side mirror body of a vehicle, said vehicle having a widthwise extremity corresponding to the width of the main body of the vehicle; wherein said mirror cover body is formed with a laterally elongated through hole extending transverse to said mirror cover body and having an outer end at the position corresponding to the said widthwise extremity of the main body of the vehicle; and a cover lamp adapted to fit into said through hole to substantially close said through hole; wherein said cover lamp comprises: a lamp housing mounted on said mirror cover body: wherein said lamp housing includes: â€ƒa curved first corner section for substantially closing the portion of said through hole corresponding to the widthwise extremity of the main body of the vehicle; and â€ƒa first principal portion continuing from said curved first corner section for closing the remainder of said through hole; a plurality of light emitting elements adapted to fit within said lamp housing; and wherein said plurality of light emitting elements comprise: â€ƒone or more first LED or LEDs provided on said first principal portion for emitting light toward the front of the vehicle, said one or more first LED or LEDs being configured to pass said emitted light through said second principal portion; and â€ƒone or more second LED or LEDs provided on said first principal portion and facing said projected portion for emitting light toward the side of the vehicle by passing through said second corner section and for emitting light from the outer end of said second corner section toward the backside of the vehicle by passing through said projected portion and said second corner section toward the outer end of the widthwise extremity of the main body of the vehicle; a translucent lamp cover mounted on either one or both of said lamp housing and said mirror cover body for covering said plurality of light emitting elements; wherein said translucent lamp cover includes: a second corner section opposed to said curved first corner section; a second principal portion continuing from said second corner section and opposed to said first principal portion; and a projected portion provided on the inner surface of said translucent lamp cover.