Vehicle rearview mirror device

Abstract

The invention discloses a vehicle rearview mirror device. In a door mirror device, a cover section covers a peripheral surface of a mirror. The cover section is provided at at least a portion of a combined range of a vehicle width direction inner side and a vehicle width direction outer side of the rearview mirror, and furthermore, the cover section is not provided at at least a portion of a combined range of an upper side and a lower side of the rearview mirror. As a result, the size of the door mirror device in the height direction is small.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle rearview mirror device, and the vehicle rearview mirror device includes a covering section that covers the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror. Background Art

[0002] In the rearview mirror holding structure described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (JP-A) No. 2007-62533, the peripheral edge frame portion of the holder body covers the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror.

[0003] In such a rearview mirror holding structure, the peripheral edge frame portion is provided in the entire peripheral direction of the rearview mirror. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle rearview mirror device capable of reducing the size of the rearview mirror in the height direction.

[0005] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes: a rearview mirror provided on a vehicle; and a covering section that covers the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror, the covering section being provided at least in a part of the combined range on the left and right sides of the rearview mirror, and in addition, the covering section is not provided at least in a part of the combined range on the upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror.

[0006] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the covering section covers the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror of the vehicle. In addition, the covering section is provided at least in a part of the combined range on the left and right sides of the rearview mirror.

[0007] The covering section is not provided at least in a part of the combined range on the upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror. Thus, this enables the size of the rearview mirror in the height direction to be made small.

[0008] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the second aspect of the present invention is the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the covering section is provided at the entire left and right sides of the rearview mirror and is not provided at the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror.

[0009] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the covering section is provided at the entire left and right sides of the rearview mirror. On the other hand, the covering section is not provided at the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror. Thus, this enables the size of the rearview mirror in the height direction to be effectively made small.

[0010] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the first aspect or the second aspect of the present invention, wherein a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror and protrudes toward the front side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is not provided.

[0011] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the third aspect of the present invention, a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and the peripheral body protrudes toward the front side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is not provided on the rearview mirror. This means that at the peripheral direction position where the covering section is not provided on the rearview mirror, contact between the front side surface of the rearview mirror and the corner portion between the peripheral surface can be prevented by the peripheral body.

[0012] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, wherein a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror and is configured in a shape that indents toward the rear side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is provided on the rearview mirror.

[0013] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and the peripheral body is configured in a shape that indents toward the rear side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position where the covering section of the rearview mirror is provided. This means that at the peripheral direction position where the covering section of the rearview mirror is provided, the amount of vignetting caused by the peripheral body in the field of view observed through the rearview mirror can be made small.

[0014] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, wherein a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, wherein the rearview mirror can protrude toward the front side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is provided on the rearview mirror, and the rearview mirror cannot protrude toward the front side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is not provided on the rearview mirror.

[0015] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and the rearview mirror can protrude more toward the front side of the rearview mirror than the peripheral body at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is provided on the rearview mirror. On the other hand, the rearview mirror cannot protrude more toward the front side of the rearview mirror than the peripheral body at a peripheral direction position where the covering section is not provided on the rearview mirror. Therefore, at the peripheral direction position where the covering section is not provided on the rearview mirror, contact between the front side surface of the rearview mirror and the corner portion between the peripheral surface can be prevented by the peripheral body.

[0016] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, wherein the end portion in the peripheral direction of the rearview mirror of the covering section is configured to gradually become smaller.

[0017] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the end portion in the circumferential direction of the rearview mirror of the covering section is configured to gradually become smaller. This means that the appearance of the end portion in the circumferential direction of the rearview mirror of the covering section can be improved.

[0018] The vehicle rearview mirror device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is the vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, wherein a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror and is configured to have at least one of a left portion or a right portion that is inclined in a direction outward in the left-right direction of the rearview mirror in the process of facing the front side of the rearview mirror.

[0019] In the vehicle rearview mirror device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and at least one of the left portion or the right portion of the peripheral body is inclined in a direction outward in the left-right direction of the rearview mirror in the process of facing the front side of the rearview mirror. This makes it possible to reduce the amount of vignetting caused by the peripheral body in the field of view observed through at least one of the left portion or the right portion of the rearview mirror. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following drawings, in which:

[0021] Figure 1A is a perspective view of a door rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the rear side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle;

[0022] Figure 1B is a perspective view of a door rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle;

[0023] Figure 2A is a side view of a door rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle;

[0024] Figure 2B is a side view of a door rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle;

[0025] Figure 3A is a cross-section of the entire door rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from above (a cross-section taken along the line 3A-3A of Figure 2A );

[0026] Figure 3B is a cross-section of a relevant part of a door rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from above (along Figure 2AThe cross-section taken along the line 3A-3A);

[0027] Figure 4A FIG. 4 is a front view showing a rearview mirror and a rearview mirror holder of a door mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the rear of the vehicle;

[0028] Figure 4B FIG. 5 is a cross-section showing a rearview mirror and a rearview mirror holder of a door mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from above (the cross-section taken along the Figure 4A line 4B-4B);

[0029] Figure 4C FIG. 6 is a cross-section showing a rearview mirror and a rearview mirror holder of a door mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction (the cross-section taken along the Figure 4A line 4C-4C); and

[0030] Figure 4D FIG. 7 is a front view showing the upper side and the corner portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of a rearview mirror and a rearview mirror holder of a door mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the rear of the vehicle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Figure 1A FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a door mirror device 10 serving as a vehicle rearview mirror device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the rear side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and Figure 1B FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the door mirror device 10 when viewed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction. In addition, Figure 2A FIG. 10 is a side view showing the door mirror device 10 when viewed from the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and Figure 2B FIG. 11 is a side view showing the door mirror device 10 when viewed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Note that in these drawings, the arrow FR indicates the forward direction of the vehicle, the arrow OUT indicates the outer side in the vehicle width direction (the left direction of the vehicle, the left direction of the door mirror device 10), and the arrow UP indicates upward.

[0032] The door mirror device 10 of the present exemplary embodiment is mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle in the middle portion in the height direction of a side door (front side door, omitted in the drawings) of a vehicle (automobile) and is provided at the outer portion of the vehicle side door.

[0033] As shown in Figure 1A , Figure 1B , Figure 2A and Figure 2BAs shown in the figure, the door mirror device 10 is provided with a substantially columnar stay 12 serving as a support body. The door mirror device 10 is mounted to the side door by fixing the stay 12 to the lower part of the side door.

[0034] The inner part in the vehicle width direction of a substantially rectangular box-shaped cover 14 serving as a peripheral body (cover member) (see Figure 3A and Figure 3B ) is supported at the upper side portion of the stay 12. The cover 14 protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the stay 12. The rear side surface of the vehicle of the cover 14 is configured as an opening 16 having a substantially rectangular shape. The opening 16 opens the inside of the cover 14 toward the rear side of the vehicle.

[0035] A peripheral portion 14A (edge) is provided on the outer side of the opening 16 of the cover 14 along the entire peripheral direction of the opening 16. The outer part in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A is inclined outward in the vehicle width direction in the downward process. A part of the upper side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, a part of the upper side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, a part of the lower side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, and a part of the lower side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A are each bent into a convex shape in the peripheral direction of the peripheral portion 14A (the peripheral direction of the opening 16). A cross section taken along the width direction (thickness direction) of the peripheral portion 14A is configured to have a substantially V-shaped shape that decreases toward the rear side of the vehicle, and the rear side end surface (front end surface) of the peripheral portion 14A is bent into a convex shape with an increasing radius of curvature (for example, 2.5 mm or more) in the width direction of the peripheral portion 14A. The inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the outer part in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A (the side surface of the opening 16) is inclined in the direction of the outer side in the vehicle width direction (the opposite side with respect to the opening 16) in the process of facing the rear side of the vehicle. The upper side portion and the lower side portion of the peripheral portion 14A protrude toward the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the inner side portion and the outer side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, and the inner side portion and the outer side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A are configured to have a shape that indents toward the front side of the vehicle with respect to the upper side portion and the lower side portion of the peripheral portion 14A. The rear side end surfaces of a part of the upper side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, a part of the upper side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, a part of the lower side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A, and a part of the lower side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A are each inclined toward the rear side of the vehicle in the process of facing the outer side in the height direction of the cover 14.

[0036] Inside the shield 14, a regulating device 18 serving as a displacement mechanism is fixed (see Figure 3A ). Among them, the regulating device 18 projects inside the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14.

[0037] Inside the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14, a substantially rectangular plate-shaped rearview mirror 20 is provided (see Figure 3A , Figure 3B and Figures 4A to 4D ). Among them, the rearview mirror 20 is arranged to face more toward the front side of the vehicle than the rear end surface of the vehicle on the entire peripheral portion 14A (see Figure 3A ). The peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 is arranged along the peripheral portion 14A. The peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 at the outer side in the vehicle width direction is inclined in the direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction during the downward process. In addition, the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 at the upper side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction, the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 at the upper side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction, the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 at the lower side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 at the lower side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction are each curved into a convex shape in the peripheral direction of the rearview mirror 20. The front side of the rearview mirror 20 is exposed to the rear side of the vehicle through the opening 16 of the shield 14, and it helps the vehicle occupant to observe toward the rear side of the vehicle by the occupant observing the light reflected by the rearview mirror 20 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20. The radius of curvature of the corner portion between the front side surface and the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 is smaller than the radius of curvature of the rear end surface of the vehicle of the peripheral portion 14A.

[0038] The back side and the outer periphery of the rearview mirror 20 are covered by a rearview mirror holder 22 serving as a covering member. The rearview mirror holder 22 is provided with a substantially rectangular plate-shaped holder body 22A located at the rearview mirror 20 on the back side of the rearview mirror 20, and the back side surface of the rearview mirror 20 is fixed to the holder body 22A by, for example, a double-sided tape 24.

[0039] On the inner side in the vehicle width direction and the outer side in the vehicle width direction, there are provided substantially elongated plate-shaped covering section 22B at the outer peripheral edge of the rearview mirror holder 22. Among them, the covering section 22B protrudes toward the rear side of the vehicle from the holder main body 22A and covers the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20. The rear side end portion (front end portion) of the covering section 22B is configured to have a cross-section with a substantially trapezoidal shape, protrudes toward the outer side of the rearview mirror holder 22 (the side opposite to the rearview mirror 20), and the rear side end surface (front end surface) of the covering section 22B is curved into a convex shape in the thickness direction of the covering section 22B. The radius of curvature of the rear side end surface of the covering section 22B is configured to be larger than the radius of curvature of the corner portion between the front side surface and the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20, and the radius of curvature of the rear side end surface of the covering section 22B is also configured to be the same as the radius of curvature of the rear side end surface of the peripheral portion 14A of the shroud 14 (for example, 2.5 mm or more), and the rear side end surface of the covering section 22B is provided at a position substantially flush with the front side surface of the rearview mirror 20.

[0040] The width direction (vehicle front-rear direction) dimension and the thickness direction dimension of the end portions in the length direction (rearview mirror 20 peripheral direction) of the covering section 22B at the peripheral surface on the upper side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, at the peripheral surface on the upper side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, at the peripheral surface on the lower side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, and at the peripheral surface on the lower side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20 gradually become smaller in the process of going toward the outer side in the height direction of the rearview mirror holder 22, and the two end surfaces in the length direction (upper end surface and lower end surface) of the covering section 22B are inclined in the direction toward the front side of the vehicle in the process of going toward the outer side in the height direction of the rearview mirror holder 22.

[0041] The front side of the vehicle of the rearview mirror retainer 22 (retainer main body 22A) is attached to the adjusting device 18, and by operating the adjusting device 18, the rearview mirror 20 and the rearview mirror retainer 22 are tilted (shifted) within a specific range in the height direction and the vehicle width direction, thereby adjusting the viewing direction of the occupant using the rearview mirror 20. When the rearview mirror 20 is tilted in the height direction, the upper part of the rearview mirror 20 is always set to be more toward the front side of the vehicle (inside the peripheral portion 14A) than the rear side end face of the upper side portion of the peripheral portion 14A of the shroud 14, and similarly, the lower part of the rearview mirror 20 is always set to be more toward the front side of the vehicle (inside the peripheral portion 14A) than the rear side end face of the lower side portion of the peripheral portion 14A. When the rearview mirror 20 is tilted in the vehicle width direction, the inner portion of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction can be set to be more toward the rear side of the vehicle (outside the peripheral portion 14A) than the rear side end face of the inner portion of the peripheral portion 14A in the vehicle width direction, and similarly, the outer portion of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction can be set to be more toward the rear side of the vehicle (outside the peripheral portion 14A) than the rear side end face of the outer portion of the peripheral portion 14A in the vehicle width direction (see Figure 1B ).

[0042] Next, the operations and beneficial effects in accordance with this exemplary embodiment will be described.

[0043] In the door rearview mirror device 10 configured as described above, the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 is covered by the covering section 22B of the rearview mirror retainer 22, and the peripheral portion 14A of the shroud 14 is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror 20 and the rearview mirror retainer 22.

[0044] The covering section 22B is provided in at least a part of the combined range of the inner side and the outer side of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction, and the covering section 22B is not provided in at least a part of the combined range of the upper side and the lower side of the rearview mirror 20. This means that the height direction dimensions of the rearview mirror 20 and the rearview mirror retainer 22 can be made smaller, and thus the height direction dimension of the door rearview mirror device 10 can be made smaller.

[0045] In addition, although the covering section 22B is provided on the entire inner side and the entire outer side of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction, the covering section 22B is not provided on the entire upper side and the entire lower side of the rearview mirror 20. This means that the height direction dimensions of the rearview mirror 20 and the rearview mirror retainer 22 can be effectively made smaller, and thus the height direction dimension of the door rearview mirror device 10 can be effectively made smaller.

[0046] In addition, at the circumferential direction positions of the rearview mirror 20 where the covering section 22B is not provided (the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror 20), the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 protrudes toward the rear side of the vehicle (the front side of the rearview mirror 20). This means that in the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror 20, even without the covering section 22B provided on the rearview mirror 20, contact between a person and the corner portion between the front side surface and the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 can be prevented by the rear side end surface of the peripheral portion 14A. In addition, the occupant observes the rearview mirror 20 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and thus, even if the peripheral portion 14A protrudes toward the rear side of the vehicle in the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror 20, the amount of vignetting caused by the peripheral portion 14A in the field of view observed by the occupant through the mirror 2 can be reduced.

[0047] In addition, when the rearview mirror 20 is tilted in the height direction by the adjusting device 18, the upper portion of the rearview mirror 20 is always set to be more toward the front side of the vehicle than the rear side end surface of the upper side portion of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14, and the lower portion of the rearview mirror 20 is always set to be more toward the front side of the vehicle than the rear side end surface of the lower side portion of the peripheral portion 14A. This means that in the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror 20, contact between a person and the corner portion between the front side surface and the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 can be effectively prevented by the rear side end surface of the peripheral portion 14A.

[0048] In addition, at the circumferential direction positions of the rearview mirror 20 where the covering section 22B is provided (the entire inner side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20), the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 is configured to have a shape that indents toward the front side of the vehicle (the back side of the rearview mirror 20). This means that even if the peripheral portion 14A does not protrude toward the rear side of the vehicle in the entire inner side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, contact between a person and the corner portion between the front side surface and the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror 20 can be prevented by the rear side end surface of the covering section 22B. In addition, since the occupant observes the rearview mirror 20 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction, in the inner side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, although the amount of vignetting caused by the peripheral portion 14A in the field of view observed by the occupant through the rearview mirror 20 may be larger than the amount of vignetting at the upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror 20, in the entire inner side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, since the peripheral portion 14A is shaped to indent toward the front side of the vehicle, the amount of vignetting caused by the peripheral portion 14A in the field of view observed by the occupant through the rearview mirror 20 can be effectively reduced.

[0049] In addition, when the rearview mirror 20 is tilted in the vehicle width direction by the adjusting device 18, the inner portion of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction can be set to be more rearward of the vehicle than the rear end surface of the inner portion of the peripheral portion 14A in the vehicle width direction. Similarly, the outer portion of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction can be set to be more rearward of the vehicle than the rear end surface of the outer portion of the peripheral portion 14A in the vehicle width direction. This means that, throughout the inner and outer sides of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction, even if the rearview mirror 20 is set to be more rearward of the vehicle than the rear end surface of the peripheral portion 14A, contact between the person and the corner portion between the front side surface of the rearview mirror 20 and the peripheral surface can be prevented by the rear end surface of the covering section 22B.

[0050] In addition, the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction (side surface of the rearview mirror 20) of the outer portion of the peripheral portion 14A of the shroud 14 is inclined in the direction of the outer side of the vehicle width (side opposite to the rearview mirror 20) as it progresses rearward (front side of the rearview mirror 20). This means that the amount of vignetting caused by the peripheral portion 14A in the field of view observed by the occupant through the outer portion of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction can be effectively reduced.

[0051] In addition, the outer portion of the peripheral portion 14A of the shroud 14 is inclined in the direction of the outer side of the vehicle width as it progresses downward, and the peripheral surface of the outer side of the rearview mirror 20 in the vehicle width direction is inclined toward the outer side of the vehicle width as it progresses downward. This means that the rearview mirror 20 can be larger at the outer side in the vehicle width direction, so that the field of view observed by the occupant through the rearview mirror 20 can be larger.

[0052] In addition, the width direction dimension and the thickness dimension of the length direction end portions at the peripheral surfaces of the covering section 22B at the upper side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, at the upper side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, at the lower side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, and at the lower side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20 gradually become smaller as they progress outward in the height direction of the rearview mirror holder 22. This means that the generation of a boundary between the peripheral direction region of the rearview mirror 20 provided with the covering section 22B and the peripheral direction region of the rearview mirror 20 not provided with the covering section 22B can be prevented. In addition, the appearance of the length direction end portions of the covering section 22B can be improved.

[0053] Note that, in the present exemplary embodiment, the radius of curvature of the vehicle rear side end surface of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 and the radius of curvature of the vehicle rear side end surface of the covering section 22B of the rearview mirror 20 are manufactured to be the same as each other. However, the radius of curvature of the vehicle rear side end surface of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 may be greater than the radius of curvature of the vehicle rear side end surface of the covering section 22B of the rearview mirror 20, and the radius of curvature of the vehicle rear side end surface of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 may be less than the radius of curvature of the vehicle rear side end surface of the covering section 22B of the rearview mirror 20.

[0054] In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, the covering section 22B is provided at both the inner side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the entire rearview mirror 20, and in addition, the covering section 22B is not provided at both the upper side and the lower side of the entire rearview mirror 20. However, the covering section 22B may be provided at at least a part of the combined range of the inner side and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20, and may not be provided at at least a part of the combined range of the upper side and the lower side of the rearview mirror 20.

[0055] In the present exemplary embodiment, the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the outer side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 is inclined in the direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses toward the vehicle rear side. However, the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the inner side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 may be inclined in the direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses toward the vehicle rear side.

[0056] In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, the outer side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 is inclined in the direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses downward, and the peripheral surface at the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20 is inclined in the direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses downward. However, the outer side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 may be inclined in the direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses upward, and the peripheral surface at the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20 may be inclined in the direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses upward. In addition, the inner side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 may be inclined in the direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses downward, and the peripheral surface at the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20 may be inclined in the direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses downward, or the inner side portion in the vehicle width direction of the peripheral portion 14A of the shield 14 may be inclined in the direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses upward, and the peripheral surface at the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the rearview mirror 20 may be inclined in the direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction as it progresses upward.

[0057] In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, the vehicle rearview mirror device is applied to the door rearview mirror device 10. However, the vehicle rearview mirror device can also be applied to rearview mirror devices other than the door rearview mirror device 10 of the vehicle (for example, fender rearview mirror devices).

Claims

1. A vehicle rearview mirror device, characterized in that: The vehicle rearview mirror device comprises: a rearview mirror, the rearview mirror being disposed on the vehicle; and A covering section covers the peripheral surface of the rearview mirror, the covering section is arranged at least a part of the combined range of the left and right sides of the rearview mirror, and further the covering section is not arranged at least a part of the combined range of the upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror.

2. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to claim 1, wherein: The cover section is provided at the entire left and right sides of the rearview mirror and is not provided at the entire upper and lower sides of the rearview mirror.

3. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein: A peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror and the peripheral body protrudes toward the front side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position of the rearview mirror where the covering section is not provided.

4. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: A peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror and is configured in a shape that is retracted toward the back side of the rearview mirror at a peripheral direction position of the rearview mirror where the cover section is provided.

5. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: A peripheral body is arranged at the periphery of the rearview mirror, wherein the rearview mirror can protrude toward the front side of the rearview mirror at the peripheral direction position of the rearview mirror where the covering section is arranged, and the rearview mirror cannot protrude toward the front side of the rearview mirror at the peripheral direction position of the rearview mirror where the covering section is not arranged.

6. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The mirror periphery direction end portion of the cover section is configured to gradually become smaller.

7. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: A peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and the peripheral body is configured to have at least one of a left portion or a right portion inclined in a direction toward the left-right direction outer side of the rearview mirror in the process toward the front side of the rearview mirror.

8. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: At least one of the left portion or the right portion of the rearview mirror is inclined in the left-right direction relative to the height direction; and A peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and the peripheral body includes at least one of the left portion or the right portion inclined in a direction toward at least one of the left portion or the right portion of the rearview mirror.

9. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: A peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and when the rearview mirror is tilted, the peripheral direction position of the rearview mirror where the covering section is not provided is not provided to be more toward the front side of the rearview mirror than the peripheral body.

10. The vehicle rearview mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein: A peripheral body is provided at the periphery of the rearview mirror, and when the rearview mirror is tilted, the peripheral direction position of the rearview mirror where the covering section is provided is arranged to be more toward the front side of the rearview mirror than the peripheral body.

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