Abstract: To provide a camera built-in type rearview mirror device with illumination, wherein rigidity of the mirror housing can be raised, the camera main body part can photo a clear picture by extensive photographing feasible viewing angle through a transparent cover, and built-in of the camera module is simple. Mirror housing 2 includes concave part 2C formed in an opening manner downwardly which is arranged in the vicinity of photographing window 2B where lens 5B of the camera main body part 5A is faced, and capable of accommodating an illumination light source. For this reason, opening area of the photographing window 2B is decreased. Also, the circumference of the photographing window 2B is reinforced by the cross-sectional box type form of the concave part 2C. Especially a bulge part with circular curved section is formed so that the lens of the camera main body part may rush in, to thereby decrease the opening area of the photographing window further. Then rigidity of the mirror housing 2 is further raised.

Abstract: A vehicle mirror actuator includes an actuator housing, a first motor, and a second motor. The second motor is provided in the actuator housing and configured to adjust a mirror angle in a second direction of a mirror. The first motor is provided in the actuator housing between the second motor and the mirror and configured to adjust a mirror angle in a first direction of the mirror.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display holding device which retains one or more displays in such a way that they move laterally and smoothly. The display holding device, which is installed between at least one display and a supporting body supporting the display, includes (1) a guide mechanism secured to the supporting body, and (2) at least one holding mechanism for transmitting, to the guide mechanism, a moment due to weight of the display, and being secured to the display. In addition, the guide mechanism includes (a) a guide portion spanning laterally, and (b) a stopper placed along the guide portion. The holding mechanism includes (c) a slider mating with the guide portion in a slidable manner, and (d) a contact portion facing the stopper. The stopper blocks the contact portion from being displaced in the direction of the moment, and allows it to be displaced in the opposite direction.

Abstract: A mirror angle transducer that detects tilting angles of a mirror applied to vehicles, wherein the tiling angle is adjusted by an adjuster element installed in an actuator housing, comprises a guide that has a non-circular hollow and composes the adjuster element, a sliding block that has a hole and is inserted into the non-circular hollow of the guide, a resistor strip that has a resistive layer and a conductive strip layer on one surface and the other surface, respectively and is set in the hole of the sliding block, a sliding contactor that makes electrical contact with the resistor by pinching and sliding on the surfaces of the resistor strip, and a coupling means that provides mechanically tight combining of the sliding contactor to the sliding block so that a stable and reproducible positioning of the electrical contactor on the resistor strip is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrochromic device in which a color during the coloring mode is gray. A lower ITO transparent electrode film 12 constituting a lower electrode film is formed on a transparent glass substrate 10. On the lower ITO transparent film 12, a nickel oxides film 32 constituting an oxidation coloring layer, a tantalum oxide film 16 constituting a solid-state electrolyte layer, a mixture film 34 of tungsten oxide and titanium oxide constituting a reduction coloring layer and an lower ITO transparent electrode film 20 constituting a upper electrode film are formed sequentially. The color during the coloring mode is gray and the color during the bleaching mode is achromatic.

Abstract: An electrically conductive metallic clip used for lead-out electrodes of an EC mirror has all-shaped section. One of an opposed side pieces of the clip is disposed at the side of an electrically conductive film and is formed in a planar shape. The other side piece disposed at the side of a glass substrate is configured in a curved shape and has a terminal that is outwardly round-opened. A central portion of the other side piece is formed in a convex shape so that an opening thereof is narrowed. When a sealing resin expands, an occurrence of poor contact between a lead-out electrode portion and the clip is prevented. Moreover, good workability for attaching the clip to the substrate is realized. Furthermore, the lead-out electrode is prevented from being damaged. Additionally, the clip is prevented from being deformed when the clip is fitted onto the substrate.

Abstract: An RF converter circuit 11 that constitutes a video signal superposing/power deriving unit 100 converts video signals generated from images taken by a surveillance camera 10, which derives a direct current voltage as a driving power from an antenna lead-in wire 6 through a filter circuit (LPF circuit 12), to radio-frequency signals. The radio-frequency signals are transmitted through the antenna lead-in wire 6 to a television receiver 2. Images taken by the surveillance camera 1 can be viewed on the television receiver 2 only by selecting the channel assigned to the surveillance camera 1. Accordingly, the driving power for the surveillance camera 1 is not relied upon a solar battery or secondary batteries, and wiring work therefor may be simplified.

Abstract: A vehicle environment monitoring device comprises an imaging section for taking image data of an environment of an automobile, the image including at least two types of colors; a setting section for setting a specific area of the image data obtained by the imaging section, wherein the specific area has a strip shape longer in, and parallel to, a horizontal direction of a frame image and includes at least two types of colors; an extraction section for taking in image data of the specific area in units of one or a plurality of frame images taken by the imaging section in time series and extracting moving vector information based on the image data of the specific area; and a detection section for detecting a second vehicle which is present in an environment of a first vehicle having the vehicle environment monitoring device mounted thereon, based on the moving vector information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting system for vehicles which is able to be easily installed in an extremely small space, to be easily maintained, and to conserve its power consumption. The lighting system includes a light source placed inside a vehicle, and an optical fiber. This optical fiber has two ends, and light from the light source enters one end, whereas the light is sent out from the other end to irradiate any given area. Thanks to the optical fiber, the light source can be placed away from an area to be irradiated.

Abstract: A retaining apparatus (H) for retaining a room accessory such as a mirror assembly (4) comprises a base (1), a linear spring (2), and a base inner (3). The linear spring (2) includes linear parts (21) and a curved part (22), which are connected together with hairpin parts (23). A base (1) is attached between the linear parts (21) while a flange (39) provided at the base inner (3) is attached inside the curved part (22). The flange (39) is provided at a socket (38). A pivot (52) of a stay 5 of the mirror assembly (4) is pressed into the socket (38).

Abstract: A door mirror 5 as a vehicle exterior component is fixed by three bolt-nut pairs 1-3 to a mount 4A of a vehicle body 4, and secure electric connection is established via the bolt-nut pairs 1-3 between an ignition switch circuit in the vehicle body and electric parts, such as a driving motor, a mirror angle adjustment circuit and a mirror retracting/deploying operation circuit, incorporated in the door mirror 5. Thus, a defect in electric connectivity (e.g., a break and a short circuit) to the electric part can be prevented, and the number of assembly steps, and thus man-hours for assembly, of the vehicle exterior component can be reduced.

Abstract: In a composite material having a construction that on the surface of a substrate is formed a primer layer having an appropriate function, and a photocatalyst layer is laminated on the primer layer, decreasing of the durability of the film due to the existence of the primer layer is prevented. Primer layer 14, photocatalyst layer 16, and hydrophilic layer 18 are laminated on one surface of transparent glass substrate 12 in this order. Primer layer 18, which makes up for suppressing sodium dispersion, is composed of a mixture or double oxide comprising an inorganic oxide such as SiO2 and Al2O3, and lanthanoide oxide such as La, Ce, and Pr, or of Ta2O5 or ZrO2. Photocatalyst layer 16 comprises, e.g., the photocatalyst, TiO2. Hydrophilic layer 18 comprises, e.g., porous SiO2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a front-viewing system for vehicles with high performance and low fabricating costs, by which a driver can indirectly view a region below a lower limit line, the lower limit line denoting a lower limit of an area which the driver can view in the forward direction, and which does not obstacle driver's view obtained directly through a front window when being un-necessary. Further, the front-view system is placed between an eye point of a driver and a front end of the vehicle, and includes a wedge prism which is positioned above the blind spot and which refracts rays traveling from the front end of the vehicle toward the eye point of the driver.

Abstract: As a vertical motion motor (M2) comprised of a brushless motor is driven to rotate in response to a control signal from a main controller (10), a pulse signal generated with the shape corresponding to the number of rotations of the vertical motion motor (M2) is counted by a pulse signal count unit of the main controller (10). Feedback control is exercised over the number of rotations of the vertical motion motor (M2) in accordance with a count value (the number of counts) of the pulse signal, so that mirror surface orientation of a door mirror (2) can be accurately adjusted to tilt downward to a predetermined set angle, and to tilt upward back to a home position angle. A mirror angle control apparatus (1) is provided with high durability and reliability, which can exercise accurate control for a long period of time.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical connection structure in an inner mirror, which facilitates installation of the inner mirror and establishment of the connection therein. A button (attachment) and a first current-carrying member are provided on a windshield. The inner mirror includes a base, a second current-carrying member and an electrical-power driven portion. When the base of the inner mirror is made to slide onto the button, connecting portions of the first and second current-carrying member come in contact with each other, so that they are electrically connected to each other. Consequently, the electrical-power driven portion is supplied with electrical power from a power source external to the inner mirror through the first and second current-carrying portions.

Abstract: This invention provides a composite device whereby surface reflection and interference colors can be inhibited, photocatalytic decomposition performance may be improved and hydrophilicity-acquiring rate may be improved. A mixture film (14) is deposited on the surface of a base (12). The mixture film (14) is a colorless and transparent mixture film with a high light transmittance made of a mixture of boron oxide and photocatalytic titanium oxide.

Abstract: An elevation regulator of display, comprising a base member 1, and an elevation member 3 moving up and down with respect to the base member 1. The elevation member 3 is provided with a part 6 for fixing a display D. The base member 1 is provided with spiral springs 2, 2 being uncoiled as the elevation member 3 lowers to urge the elevation member 3 upward.

Abstract: A direction regulator H of display, comprising a frame M mounting a member 7 capable of elevating/lowering in the height direction X1. A display fixing part 1 is provided to an upper part of the elevating/lowering member 7. The display fixing part 1 comprises a base member 2 having a spherical receiving face 27A. In front of the base member 2, a cap support 3 comprising a spherical cap body 31 having a curvature substantially identical to that of the receiving face 27A is provided to be urged by a spring 9 through the receiving face 27A of the base member 2. A flange 4 is clamped between the base member 2 and the cap support 3. The flange 4 is slidable along the spherical receiving face 27A of the base member 2. The flange 4 is fixed with a display D through an angle regulating member 5.

Abstract: A solid type EC element having a substrate; a lower electrode layer formed on the substrate; an EC layer formed on the lower electrode layer; and an upper electrode layer formed on the EC layer is disclosed in which coloring regions having a complicated shape can easily be applied, and a phenomenon of blurred color occurring around coloring regions can be prevented. The lower electrode layer is divided by one or more parting lines non-linearly formed along the outline of a desired coloring region so as to surround the coloring region into a portion for forming a coloring region including the coloring region and a portion for not forming a coloring region not including the coloring region in the state the portion for forming a coloring region and the portion for not forming a coloring region are not conducted to each other.

Abstract: A speed reducer including a gear box having a first frame and a second frame combined together, an input gear fixed on an input shaft being rotated by a driving force, an output gear fixed on an output shaft, an intermediate shaft, intermediate gears fixed on the intermediate shaft to reduce a speed of rotation of the input gear for being transmitted to said output gear, wherein the input shaft and the intermediate shaft are rotatably supported by the first frame for always maintaining the length between each core of the input shaft and the intermediate shaft as a predetermined length.