Patent ID: 7488081

Claim:
A mirror device for a vehicle having a mirror for viewing a region substantially to a rear of the vehicle, and a retracting mechanism which rotates the mirror one of directly and indirectly, wherein the retracting mechanism has: a motor having a main body portion, and an output shaft projecting from one end portion of the main body portion; a cover having a first accommodating wall which accommodates at least another end side of the main body portion and at which is provided a first fit-together portion which is formed in a shape concentric with the output shaft, and a supporting portion which engages with another end portion of the main body portion and supports the main body portion; and a case main body having a second accommodating wall which accommodates at least one end side of the main body portion and at which is provided a second fit-together portion which is formed in a shape concentric with the output shaft and fits-together with the first fit-together portion, and a pivotally-supporting portion which pivotally-supports the output shaft, the case main body being rotatably supported at a rotation supporting portion provided at a vehicle body, and rotating together with the cover and the motor around the rotation supporting portion due to rotational force of the output shaft being transferred to the rotation supporting portion.