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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1989
Toranosuke Sakuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshihide Yoshida, Shizuoka, JP;
Koito Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vanity mirror for mounting in a vehicle sun visor including a housing and an external connector provided in the sun visor, a lamp section including a tubular electric lamp provided in a recess formed in the housing and an internal connector provided in the housing. Two contact members for supporting the bases on both sides of the electric lamp are provided and the end of one extremity of these contact members are formed into electric lamp supporting portions. The other end of at least one of these contact members is made into a connecting piece for connecting the external connector thereto. Also, the internal connector is formed by placing a connecting piece connected to the other end of the other contact member in parallel with the connecting piece of the first contact. With this construction use of vehicle as a ground is avoided so that the supporting structure of the mirror with the lamp may be formed of a nonmetallic lightweight material. Also, with the internal connector, complex wiring and body manufacture are avoided, simplifying the work required to mount the mirror with the lamp to the vehicle body.