Patent ID: 7448781
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. An external mirror having an indicator light, wherein the external mirror comprises a case comprising a front face and an outer side face, the case having an opening formed therein for receiving said indicator light, and a mirror disposed in the case, wherein the case has a cross-sectional shape defined by a substantially continuous contour line, wherein said opening extends continuously and uninterruptedly from a portion of the front face around to the outer side face, wherein the indicator light comprises a lens portion which fits in the opening of the case and which comprises an outwardly bulging portion which extends outwardly beyond the contour line of the case, said indicator light extending from the front face around to the outer side face of the case, and wherein the case has a protruding portion extending from the front face around to the outer side face, wherein the protruding portion has an outer face which is arranged more outside than an outer face of the outwardly bulging portion of the lens of the indicator light, in both the width and length directions of the vehicle, whereby a low-speed scraping contact between a stationary vertical surface and a widthwise outermost portion of the mirror will take place between the case and the surface, rather than between the outwardly bulging portion of the lens and the surface.