Patent ID: 7914161

Claim:
An outer mirror structure for a vehicle, comprising: a base part attached to a vehicle body, the base part including an inner side that faces toward the vehicle body and an outer side that faces away from the vehicle body; a housing that receives a mirror, the housing being rotatably attached to the outer side of the base part and including an inner surface that faces toward the mirror and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface; a base side mold member mounted on a part of the outer side of the base part and extending in a substantially horizontal direction, the part of the outer side of the base part being a part in a direction perpendicular to the substantially horizontal direction of the outer side of the base part; and a housing side mold member mounted on a part of the outer surface of the housing and extending along the outer surface of the housing in the substantially horizontal direction, the part of the outer surface of the housing being a part in a direction perpendicular to the substantially horizontal direction of the outer surface of the housing, wherein the base side mold member and the housing side mold member are aligned to have a substantially continuous shape and nearly contact one another when the housing is in a normal position that allows for usage of the mirror as a driving aid.