Patent ID: 6616286
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A door mirror system for a vehicle, which applies to each of four aspects which are a right side of a vehicle in which a steering wheel is disposed at a right side, a left side of a vehicle in which a steering wheel is disposed at a right side, a right side of a vehicle in which a steering wheel is disposed at a left side, and a left side of a vehicle in which a steering wheel is disposed at a left side, the vehicle door mirror device comprising:a mirror by which a region at a rear of a vehicle can be viewed; a bracket which holds the mirror; a stand which is fixed to a vehicle body and which rotatably supports the bracket between an extended position, at which the mirror enables viewing of the region at the rear of the vehicle, and a retracted position, wherein four types of the stand are provided, one type of stand being provided for each of the four aspects; the bracket is formed by a frame to which the mirror is mounted and which holds the mirror, and a case member which is rotatably supported at the stand and which is mounted to the frame, and two types of the frame are provided, one type of frame being provided for a right side of a vehicle and one type of frame being provided for a left side of a vehicle, and the case member is used in common for each of the four types of stands; and by selectively combining, in accordance with the respective four aspects, one of the four types of stands and one of the two types of frames, the vehicle door mirror system applies to each of the four aspects.