Outer mirror device for vehicle

Abstract

In an outer mirror device for a vehicle, an electrically-driven retracting unit, a mirror surface angle adjusting unit, a mirror surface angle detecting sensor, a foot lamp device, a heater, and an ECU which is a control device, which are respectively internal mechanisms, are disposed within a door mirror visor which covers a reverse surface side of a mirror and between the mirror and which a space is formed. A wire harness led into the door mirror visor is only two power source wires and three signal wires connected to the ECU. As compared with a structure in which the ECU is disposed outside of the door mirror visor, a number of wires can be greatly reduced.

1 . An outer mirror device for a vehicle comprising: 
 a mirror visor which covers a back surface of a mirror for rearward viewing to form a space between the mirror and the mirror visor;    a mirror surface angle adjusting mechanism which has a first case and an electric motor accommodated in the first case, which is mounted to the mirror within the space, and which is able to adjust a mirror surface angle of the mirror by driving force of the electric motor;    a control device having a second case disposed within the space, and a control substrate which is accommodated within the second case and at which is provided a control circuit supplying power to the electric motor on the basis of an operation signal;    a power supplying terminal provided at the control substrate and passing through the second case; and    a connector portion provided integrally with the second case, and fixed to the first case to connect the power supplying terminal to the electric motor.    
     
     
         2 . The outer mirror device for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the mirror surface angle adjusting mechanism has a rotating member rotating due to rotation of the electric motor, and a drive rod which moves rectilinearly due to rotation of the rotating member and which changes the mirror surface angle of the mirror, and wherein 
 a mirror surface angle detecting sensor, which detects one of a position of the drive rod and a rotational position of the rotating member, is provided within the second case.    
     
     
         3 . The outer mirror device for a vehicle of  claim 2 , wherein the mirror surface angle detecting sensor is provided at the control substrate.  
     
     
         4 . The outer mirror device for a vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein the mirror surface angle detecting sensor detects, in a non-contact manner, the one of the position of the drive rod and the rotational position of the rotating member.  
     
     
         5 . The outer mirror device for a vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the first case and the second case are integral.