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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2003
Masami Hosono, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masakazu Aoki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Ejiri, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takashi Ichikawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Terumasa Suyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masao Ayabe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masami Hosono, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masakazu Aoki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Ejiri, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takashi Ichikawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Terumasa Suyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masao Ayabe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An outer mirror and a vehicle interphone are provided for transmitting a sound to the outside from a vehicle cabin and vice versa. Sound outside the vehicle cabin is transmitted to the cabin from a microphone-loudspeaker provided in a visor cover of the outer mirror. The microphone-loudspeaker is supported on a frame having higher rigidity than the visor cover, which is mounted to a vehicle body via an electric accommodating unit and a door mirror base to promote shock resistance. The visor cover includes a sound-conducting opening in its bottom portion, and the microphone-loudspeaker is made waterproof to promote weather resistance.