Abstract: In a vehicular door outer handle device, when a handle base, to which a handle lever that is interlocked with and connected to a connecting arm portion of an outer handle is assembled, is assembled to a vehicle door, insertion of the handle lever into an opening of the vehicle door is allowed when the handle lever is in an operating position. In the vehicle door outer handle device, a state of holding the handle lever in the operating position is reliably maintained so that the handle lever is placed in the operating position.

Abstract: In a vehicular door outer handle device, when a handle base, to which a handle lever that is interlocked with and connected to a connecting arm portion of an outer handle is assembled, is assembled to a vehicle door, insertion of the handle lever into an opening of the vehicle door is allowed when the handle lever is in an operating position. In the vehicle door outer handle device, a state of holding the handle lever in the operating position is reliably maintained so that the handle lever is placed in the operating position.

Abstract: A vehicle door exterior handle device is provided in which insertion of a handle lever into an opening of the vehicle door is disabled at the non-actuated position but is allowed at the actuated position when a handle base having the handle lever in a state of being operatively linked to a linking arm part of the exterior handle is attached to the vehicle door, wherein a provisional holding member is mounted on the handle lever, the provisional holding member being capable of rotating around an axis parallel to a pivot axis of the handle lever, and an engagement portion is provided on the provisional holding member, the engagement portion being engaged with a latching part provided on the handle base when the handle lever is at the actuated position. This maintains the exterior handle at a door opened position for placing the handle lever into the actuated position.

Abstract: There is provided an electrochromic (EC) mirror that ensures the insulating properties between electrodes. A transparent electrode film (22), an EC layer (30) that emits a color light upon application of a voltage, and a reflecting electrode film (26) are sequentially laminated on a +X surface of a transparent substrate (21). A protruding portion (22e) of the transparent electrode film (22) is formed on a +Z side of the EC layer (30), and a protruding portion (26e) of the reflecting electrode film (26) is formed on a ?Z side of the EC layer (30) when being viewed from a +X-direction. A whole overlapping region (24), where the transparent electrode film (22) and the reflecting electrode film (26) overlap each other, is included within the EC layer (30) when being viewed from the +X-direction.

Abstract: The size of an anti-glare mirror in which an electrochromic layer to which voltage can be applied is disposed on a back surface side of a glass substrate serving as a mirror surface can be reduced, and the mirror surface thereof can be used widely. [Solution] A transparent electrode film 19 and an electrochromic layer 20 having a cut portion 25A for exposing a part of the transparent electrode film 19 are sequentially stacked on a back surface of a glass substrate 18, an electrode/reflecting film 21A is stacked on a back surface of the electrochromic layer 20 in an area excluding the cut portion 25A, a first terminal 28 is electrically connected to the electrode/reflecting film 21A, and a second terminal 29 is electrically connected to the transparent electrode 19 within the cut portion 25A.

Abstract: There is provided an electrochromic (EC) mirror that ensures the insulating properties between electrodes. A transparent electrode film (22), an EC layer (30) that emits a color light upon application of a voltage, and a reflecting electrode film (26) are sequentially laminated on a +X surface of a transparent substrate (21). A protruding portion (22e) of the transparent electrode film (22) is formed on a +Z side of the EC layer (30), and a protruding portion (26e) of the reflecting electrode film (26) is formed on a ?Z side of the EC layer (30) when being viewed from a +X-direction. A whole overlapping region (24), where the transparent electrode film (22) and the reflecting electrode film (26) overlap each other, is included within the EC layer (30) when being viewed from the +X-direction.

Abstract: The size of an anti-glare mirror in which an electrochromic layer to which voltage can be applied is disposed on a back surface side of a glass substrate serving as a mirror surface can be reduced, and the mirror surface thereof can be used widely. [Solution] A transparent electrode film 19 and an electrochromic layer 20 having a cut portion 25A for exposing a part of the transparent electrode film 19 are sequentially stacked on a back surface of a glass substrate 18, an electrode/reflecting film 21A is stacked on a back surface of the electrochromic layer 20 in an area excluding the cut portion 25A, a first terminal 28 is electrically connected to the electrode/reflecting film 21A, and a second terminal 29 is electrically connected to the transparent electrode 19 within the cut portion 25A.

Abstract: A vehicle door mirror is provided in which an upward facing support seat and a support shaft rising from the support seat are fixedly provided on a side door side of a vehicle, a click mechanism is provided between opposing faces of the support seat and a bearing part provided on a bracket and pivotably supported on the support shaft, a coil spring is provided between a spring receiving member fixed to the support shaft and a flat spring receiving face formed on the bearing part, and a lubricant reservoir is formed on the spring receiving face. The lubricant reservoir has at least a first groove that continues so that one end is disposed closer to the center of the support shaft than the other end. Thus, a lubricant is always stably supplied to an area of the coil spring that is in sliding contact with the spring receiving face.

Abstract: As a protective insulating layer coating the outer surface of a electrochromic device of an electrochromic mirror, a coating film of synthetic resin material is used instead of a conventional glass substrate. Further, sufficient durability is ensured against usage environment. As the synthetic resin material a solvent-soluble fluorine copolymer resin including a copolymer of a fluoroolefin monomer and an acrylate monomer is used. The resin is dissolved in a solvent to provide a coating fluid. The coating fluid is formed as the protective insulating layer covering the outer surface of the electrochromic device and the laminated end faces of the respective films.

Abstract: A vehicular integrated mirror system is provided that is supported on a vehicle body that includes a door, and has an outside mirror disposed outside a vehicle compartment and an interior mirror disposed within the vehicle compartment at a position in the proximity of the outside mirror so that, in cooperation with the outside mirror, a vehicle rear field of vision is obtained, wherein a mirror holder retaining the outside mirror and the inside mirror is swingably supported on mirror support means mounted on the vehicle body in order to change the reflection angle of the two mirror relative to a vehicle driver, and the reflection angle of the outside mirror and the inside mirror is changed by remote drive means that makes the mirror holder swing by remote operation. This enables the reflection angle of the outside mirror and the inside mirror to be remotely controlled.

Abstract: A vehicle door minor is provided in which an upward facing support seat and a support shaft rising from the support seat are fixedly provided on a side door side of a vehicle, a click mechanism is provided between opposing faces of the support seat and a bearing part provided on a bracket and pivotably supported on the support shaft, a coil spring is provided between a spring receiving member fixed to the support shaft and a flat spring receiving face formed on the bearing part, and a lubricant reservoir is formed on the spring receiving face. The lubricant reservoir has at least a first groove that continues so that one end is disposed closer to the center of the support shaft than the other end. Thus, a lubricant is always stably supplied to an area of the coil spring that is in sliding contact with the spring receiving face.

Abstract: A vehicular integrated mirror system is provided that is supported on a vehicle body that includes a door, and has an outside mirror disposed outside a vehicle compartment and an interior mirror disposed within the vehicle compartment at a position in the proximity of the outside mirror so that, in cooperation with the outside mirror, a vehicle rear field of vision is obtained, wherein a mirror holder retaining the outside mirror and the inside mirror is swingably supported on mirror support means mounted on the vehicle body in order to change the reflection angle of the two mirror relative to a vehicle driver, and the reflection angle of the outside mirror and the inside mirror is changed by remote drive means that makes the mirror holder swing by remote operation. This enables the reflection angle of the outside mirror and the inside mirror to be remotely controlled.

Abstract: In a vehicular visual assistance system, an image picked up by an image pickup device is processed by an image processing device, and displayed on a display monitor. The image pickup device is mounted on a lower part of a door mirror housing, and is capable of picking up an image of a region that is continuous in the fore-and-aft direction. The imaged region includes part of a front region directly viewed by a vehicle driver, and part of a rear region indirectly viewed by the vehicle driver via a door mirror. The image processing device displays, on the display monitor, an imaged region for which at least front and rear boundaries thereof of the viewed regions overlap. Thus, it is possible to avoid a blind spot from occurring between the direct and indirect views and the image based on the picked up image, thereby improving visibility.

Abstract: An electrochromic mirror including a glass substrate, a transparent conductive film formed on the back of the glass substrate, an electrochromic layer formed on the back of the transparent conductive film, a reflection and electrode film formed on the back of the electrochromic layer in which the electrochromic layer and the reflection and electrode film are covered on the back thereof with an ion shielding oxide film, whereby the performance is stabilized and the productivity enhanced.

Abstract: A rearview correcting/controlling system for a vehicle includes: a rearview obtaining device for providing a rearview to an occupant on a driver's seat; a drive device for driving the rearview obtaining device to change a view angle of the rearview provided by the rearview obtaining device; and a control device for controlling the operation of the drive device. The control device controls the operation of the drive device to vertically change the view angle of the rearview obtaining device based on a value detected by a forward/rearward inclination detecting device. Thus, even when the forward/rearward inclination of the vehicle occurs, a rearview at an optimal view angle can be obtained.

Abstract: A rearview correcting/controlling system for a vehicle includes: a rearview obtaining device for providing a rearview to an occupant on a driver's seat; a drive device for driving the rearview obtaining device to change a view angle of the rearview provided by the rearview obtaining device; and a control device for controlling the operation of the drive device. The control device controls the operation of the drive device to vertically change the view angle of the rearview obtaining device based on a value detected by a forward/rearward inclination detecting device. Thus, even when the forward/rearward inclination of the vehicle occurs, a rearview at an optimal view angle can be obtained.

Abstract: In a vehicular visual assistance system, an image picked up by an image pickup device capable of picking up an image of a fore-and-aft region sideward of a vehicle is processed by an image processing device, and displayed on a display monitor. The image pickup device is mounted on a lower part of a door mirror housing, and is capable of picking up an image of a region that is continuous in the fore-and-aft direction while simultaneously including part of a front region directly viewed by a vehicle driver on a driver's seat and part of a rear region indirectly viewed by the vehicle driver via a door mirror. The image processing device displays, on the display monitor, a region for which at least front and rear boundaries thereof overlap the rear edge of the directly viewed region and the front edge of the indirectly viewed region, respectively.

Abstract: An electrochromic mirror comprising a glass substrate, a transparent conductive film formed on the back of the glass substrate, an electrochromic layer formed on the back of the transparent conductive film, a reflection and electrode film formed on the back of the electrochromic layer in which the electrochromic layer and the reflection and electrode film are covered on the back thereof with an ion insulative oxide film, whereby the performance is stabilized and the productivity enhanced.