Abstract: The present invention is a rearward imaging device attached to a moving body such as a vehicle, and is provided with an imaging device for capturing images rearward of the moving body, and a housing for accommodating the imaging device. The imaging device has a barrel for holding a transparent member, and a concave part is formed in the rear part of the housing. The barrel penetrates a bottom part of the concave part and protrudes further rearward than a bottom surface of the concave part.

Abstract: The need for an O ring cover is eliminated when a gap between a shaft portion of a mover for mirror surface angle detection and a hole in a sensor case is sealed using an O ring. An O ring that allows a shaft portion of a slide block to be inserted therethrough is interposed between a sensor case and an actuator housing. The sensor case and the actuator housing are interconnected by means of screw-fastening via screws, and the O ring is brought into pressure contact with and held between the sensor case and the actuator housing by means of the screw fastening forces.

Abstract: This invention enables obtainment of a reflectance variable element having a high cold tolerance. Two transparent substrates are disposed so as to face each other across a gap. On respective surfaces of the transparent substrates, the surfaces facing each other, respective transparent conductive films are formed. An electrolytic solution is charged in the gap. The electrolytic solution has a composition in which at least silver ions and copper ions, a content by weight of the copper ions being smaller than that of the silver ions, are contained in a non-aqueous solvent containing a non-aqueous solvent having a boiling point that is higher than that of methanol and methanol, a content by weight of the methanol being smaller than that of the non-aqueous solvent.

Abstract: An actuator containing a drive mechanism that moves a locking pin forward and backward. Said drive mechanism is provided with the following: a holder that holds the locking pin; a cam member that has a cam gear; and a power-transmitting member in which a lower gear to which power from a motor is transmitted and an upper gear coupled to the cam gear are formed. The cam is offset from the center of rotation of the cam gear. The holder is pushed in a forward/backward direction by reciprocal motion of the cam within a range that constitutes less than a full revolution about the center of rotation of the cam gear. A region into which part of the lower gear fits and a region through which the cam moves are provided in a space above one surface of the cam gear.

Abstract: The number of components can be reduced and the fittability can be improved so that reduction in the cost can be realized. A power feed connector for feeding power to a motor provided in an actuator includes: two motor current application terminals for applying a current to the motor; two capacitor contact portions; a capacitor for applying a current to the capacitor contact portions respectively; and a housing to which the two motor current application terminals, the two capacitor contact portions, and the capacitor are fitted, wherein each of the motor current application terminals includes an extension portion and a connection portion for applying a current to the motor, and wherein each of the capacitor contact portions protrudes from the extension portion.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is an outer mirror in which an outer mirror main body is attached to an outer mirror attaching part of a vehicle body via an outer mirror base, characterized in that the outer mirror base has a shared base main body configured to support the outer mirror main body, and an exclusive spacer having one end abutting the shared base main body and the other end pressed against the outer mirror attaching part of the vehicle body via a gasket, wherein the exclusive spacer abuts and is fixed to the shared base main body, and an attaching screw passing through the outer mirror attaching part is threadedly attached to the exclusive spacer.

Abstract: Moving a mover for mirror surface angle detection following a nut member along a male thread member in such a manner that the mover is rotatable relative to the nut member and is non-rotatable relative to the male thread member, without biasing the mover by means of a spring. A communication hole is provided in a male thread member along a shaft axis of the male thread member. A mover is inserted through the communication hole so as to be movable in an axial direction. A front end of the mover is connected to a position in a back of a front end of a nut member so as to be rotatable relative to the nut member around the axis of the nut member. A position detection device detects a position of the mover relative to a base member in a direction along the male thread member.

Abstract: A casing of a turn signal lamp assembly includes a lamp housing and an outer lens, each of which includes a transparent member, being overlaid on each other and joined to each other at peripheral edges. The lamp housing includes a light entrance portion that receives incident light emitted from a light source, a light-guiding lens portion that guides the incident light, and a light exit portion that outputs the guided light.

Abstract: An actuator containing a drive mechanism that moves a locking pin forward and backward. Said drive mechanism is provided with the following: a holder that holds the locking pin; a cam member that has a cam gear; and a power-transmitting member in which a lower gear to which power from a motor is transmitted and an upper gear coupled to the cam gear are formed. The cam is offset from the center of rotation of the cam gear. The holder is pushed in a forward/backward direction by reciprocal motion of the cam within a range that constitutes less than a full revolution about the center of rotation of the cam gear. A region into which part of the lower gear fits and a region through which the cam moves are provided in a space above one surface of the cam gear.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is an outer mirror in which an outer mirror main body is attached to an outer mirror attaching part of a vehicle body via an outer mirror base, characterized in that the outer mirror base has a shared base main body configured to support the outer mirror main body, and an exclusive spacer having one end abutting the shared base main body and the other end pressed against the outer mirror attaching part of the vehicle body via a gasket, wherein the exclusive spacer abuts and is fixed to the shared base main body, and an attaching screw passing through the outer mirror attaching part is threadedly attached to the exclusive spacer.

Abstract: In a hydrophilic member including a structure in which a photocatalytic TiO2 layer and a porous SiO2 layer are stacked on a surface of a base material, easy forming of the porous SiO2 layer so as to be thin and have a uniform film thickness distribution that enables the porous SiO2 layer to cover an entire surface of the photocatalytic TiO2 layer, and enhancement in durability of the porous SiO2 layer are enabled. A photocatalytic TiO2 layer is formed so as to have a density of 3.33 to 3.75 g/cm3 (preferably 3.47 to 3.72 g/cm3, more preferably 3.54 to 3.68 g/cm3) on a surface of a base material. As an outermost surface layer, a porous SiO2 layer is formed on the photocatalytic TiO2 layer in such a manner that the porous SiO2 layer has a film thickness of no less than 10 nm and no more than 50 nm.

Abstract: While a light source is arranged on the back side of a light guide lens, light beams can be emitted from the light source with respective optical axes directed in one direction and be guided toward opposite ends of the light guide lens. A light source and a reflective surface are arranged on the back side of a light guide lens. The light source emits light beams with respective optical axes directed in one direction. One of the light beams obliquely enters the light guide lens toward one end in a long direction of the light guide lens without being reflected by the reflective surface. Another one of the light beams is reflected by the reflective surface and obliquely enters the light guide lens toward another end in the long direction of the light guide lens.

Abstract: A holder attached mirror for a vehicle is provided, in which a mirror plate is fixed to a plate-shaped mirror holder by an adhesive sheet, including a plurality of first circular or radial grooves substantially with the center of the surface as a center point, which is formed on the surface of the mirror holder side to which the adhesive sheet is attached.

Abstract: A holder attached mirror for a vehicle is provided, in which a mirror plate is fixed to a plate-shaped mirror holder by an adhesive sheet, including a plurality of first grooves parallel to each other, which are formed on the surface of the mirror holder attached with the adhesive sheet on the surface of the mirror holder side to which the adhesive sheet is attached.

Abstract: A holder attached mirror for a vehicle is provided, in which a mirror plate is fixed to a plate-shaped mirror holder by an adhesive sheet, including a plurality of first grooves parallel to each other, which are formed on the surface of the mirror holder attached with the adhesive sheet on the surface of the mirror holder side to which the adhesive sheet is attached.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a door mirror having a door mirror main body attached to a door mirror attaching part of a vehicle body, the door mirror including a shared base fixed to the door mirror attaching part and configured to support the door mirror main body, which is shared, and an exclusive cover configured to cover a peripheral region of the door mirror attaching part and selected from a group of different types of exclusive covers.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device such as an electrochromic device or a liquid-crystal device in which a bus bar can be disposed with a simple structure for at least one electrode film and a width of a region that does not provide an intended function of the electronic device can be reduced. An electronic device is formed by integrating two substrates with spacers interposed therebetween, the substrates including respective electrode films on respective surfaces facing each other. At least one of the spacers is formed by a metal thin film-provided spacer obtained by forming a metal thin film on one surface of an insulating plate material. The electrode film of the substrate and the metal thin film of the metal thin film-provided spacer are conductively joined to each other. The electrode film is conductively connected to a terminal connected to an external circuit, via the metal thin film.

Abstract: Introduction of sounds outside a vehicle is automatically controlled according to a driving state of the vehicle. In a vehicle, a microphone device that collects sounds outside the vehicle and a speaker device that reproduces the collected sounds are installed. When a gear position for the vehicle is a reverse driving position, and until the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed for the first time after a key position in an ignition key switch is switched from an off position to an accessories position or an on position, the collected sounds are reproduced. The collected sounds are transmitted to a car navigation device or a car audio system via wires or wirelessly. When the sounds outside the vehicle are reproduced, sound reproduction in the car navigation device or the car audio system is stopped and the sounds outside the vehicle are reproduced at a set volume.

Abstract: In the connector disclosed herein, a shunting member is arranged between the case and the cover member. The shunting member has a first contact piece elastically deformed by contact with a terminal inserted into a first terminal hole in the case, and a second contact piece elastically deformed by contact with a terminal inserted into a second terminal hole.

Abstract: The present invention provides a base which can be used for both manually retractable vehicle door mirror in which a shaft is placed on a rotating side and electrically retractable vehicle door mirror in which a shaft is placed on a stationary side. A base includes a car body fixing section and rotation support section. The rotation support section is equipped with an upright shaft fastening surface on which a shaft of an electric drive mechanism of an electrically retractable door mirror is fastened upright. A center hole is formed in a central part of the upright shaft fastening surface to rotatably pass a shaft formed on a rotating side of a manually retractable door mirror. An annular wall housing groove is formed on an outer circumferential side of the upright shaft fastening surface to rotatably house an annular wall formed coaxially with the shaft on the rotating side of the manually retractable door mirror.