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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2020
Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., Isehara, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Joichi Kawanishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuro Yuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Iba, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Matsubara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuto Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Nakatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Nagasaki, Okazaki, JP;
Miyuki Omori, Nagoya, JP;
Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., Isehara, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle mirror device includes a housing, an imaging device, a light projection device, and a light shield unit. The housing is attached to a side portion of a vehicle and holds a mirror. The imaging device is attached to the housing and includes an image light acquisition unit disposed in a lower surface of the housing in a vehicle-mounted state. The light projection device is attached to the housing and includes an infrared irradiation unit disposed in the lower surface of the housing and disposed side by side with the image light acquisition unit in a left-and-right direction in the vehicle-mounted state. The light shield unit is provided on the lower surface of the housing and blocks infrared light going from the infrared irradiation unit toward the image light acquisition unit.