Patent ID: 8215781

Claim:
A mirror for an automobile, comprising: a casing having an opening; and a reflection mirror comprising a mirror plate and a mirror holder, the mirror plate having a mirror body of a transparent resin and a reflection part provided on a rear surface of the mirror body, the mirror body and the mirror holder being positioned within the opening of the casing, the mirror holder supporting the mirror plate, an opening extending through a wall of the mirror holder adjacent to a peripheral edge of the mirror body, and a surface of the mirror body is welded onto an inner wall surface of the mirror holder to define an abutting area between the mirror holder and the mirror body, wherein the mirror holder comprises a resin that is capable of absorbing a laser beam and has an edge part, the edge part including the inner wall surface of the mirror holder, abutting on a peripheral edge of the surface of the mirror body, and upon irradiating the inner wall surface with the laser beam passing through the mirror body, the inner wall surface is melted onto the mirror body to define the welded abutting area that fixes the mirror holder to the mirror plate, wherein the welded abutting area is formed by the laser beam which passes through the mirror body to reach the inner wall surface of the edge part after the laser beam passes through the opening extending through the wall of the mirror holder.