Patent ID: 7815324
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An outside mirror apparatus for a vehicle including a mirror assembly that is inclinable with respect to a vehicle body, the outside mirror apparatus comprising: a base that is fixed to the vehicle body; a shaft that is made of resin and fixed to the base; a stopper that is made of resin and fixed to the shaft; a spring that is arranged around the shaft while compressed by the stopper; and the mirror assembly that is inclinably mounted on the shaft via the spring and the stopper, wherein the shaft includes the stopper includes the main body is formed of such an elastic member that is elastically enlarged outwardly at portions corresponding to respective engaging nails and contracted inwardly at respective portions between adjacent engaging nails when the shaft is inserted in the main body from the first end and each of the engaging nails is brought into contact with the contacting portion, and that elastically returns to an original shape when each of the engaging nails reaches the engaging portion.