Patent ID: 7281831

Claim:
A direction indicator for vehicles, which comprises: an indicator body adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body structure; a lens member mounted on the indicator body; and a light emitter and a reflector positioned inwardly of the lens member, the reflector reflecting an illuminating light, emitted from the light emitter, towards an intended area; wherein a plane of joint between the indicator body and the lens member is inclined relative to a widthwise direction of the vehicle body structure, wherein the lens member has a laterally outer vertex portion protruding laterally outwardly from a position of a laterally outer vertex portion of the indicator body, and wherein the reflector includes a mirror extending from one end of the plane of joint between the indicator body and the lens member to the other end thereof and to a portion adjacent the laterally outer vertex portion of the lens member and curved so as to recess rearwardly with respect to the light emitter, wherein the mirror has an approximately “j” cross-sectional configuration, from a plan view with a base end at the plane of the joint at a top of the “j” and an extended free end of a smaller height than a height of the base end at a bottom of the “j.”