Side mirror for straddle vehicle
View Patent ↗A side mirror for a straddle vehicle includes: a mirror stay including a base end portion attached to a vehicle body of a motorcycle (straddle vehicle); and a mirror portion including a mirror and provided at a tip end portion of the mirror stay. The mirror stay includes a first stay portion and a second stay portion which branch from the base end portion to extend toward the tip end portion.
1. A side mirror for a straddle vehicle, the side mirror comprising:
a mirror stay including a base end portion that is configured to be attached to a vehicle body of the straddle vehicle, the mirror stay being made of metal; and
a mirror portion including a mirror housing which accommodates a mirror and provided at a tip end portion of the mirror stay, wherein:
the mirror stay includes:
a first stay portion and a second stay portion which branch from the base end portion to extend toward the tip end portion of the mirror stay;
a coupling portion formed integrally with the tip end portion of the mirror stay to couple the first stay portion and the second stay portion; and
a mirror supporting portion supporting the mirror;
the mirror housing includes the coupling portion of the mirror stay and a housing constituting member formed separately from the mirror stay, the housing constituting member being made of synthetic resin;
the mirror supporting portion is formed at the coupling portion;
the coupling portion includes a first wall portion that constitutes a part of a peripheral wall of the mirror housing;
the housing constituting member includes a second wall portion that constitutes a remaining part of the peripheral wall of the mirror housing;
a base end portion of the mirror housing is formed by the coupling portion of the mirror stay, the base end portion being located at a first side closer to the first stay portion and the second stay portion; and
a tip end portion of the mirror housing is formed by the housing constituting member, the tip end portion of the mirror housing being located at a second side opposite to the first side closer to the first stay portion and the second stay portion.
2. The side mirror according to claim 1 , wherein a space through which air flows is formed between the first stay portion and the second stay portion.
3. The side mirror according to claim 1 , wherein
the mirror supporting portion is arranged at a middle portion of the mirror housing so as to support the mirror from a rear surface side of the mirror.
4. The side mirror according to claim 3 , wherein the mirror supporting portion is configured such that a support angle of the mirror is changeable.