Side mirror device for vehicle
A recessed portion positioned on a vehicle rear side with respect to a lens of a camera and recessed in an inner side direction from an outer surface of a mirror housing is provided on the mirror housing. A flow rectifying surface, which forms a flow of traveling wind toward the recessed portion, is provided on the mirror housing.
1. A side mirror device for a vehicle comprising:
a mirror main body which reflects a vehicle rear side;
a mirror housing disposed on a side portion of an outer side of the vehicle and having an opening opened toward the vehicle rear side to accommodate the mirror main body; and
a camera disposed in a camera installation portion provided on the mirror housing and configured to image an outside of the vehicle through a lens directed toward the vehicle rear side,
wherein:
a recessed portion is provided on an outer side surface in a vehicle width direction of the mirror housing, the recessed portion extending from the vehicle rear side with respect to the lens in a vehicle longitudinal direction and recessed in an inner side direction from an outer surface of the mirror housing;
a flow rectifying portion which rectifies a flow of traveling wind is provided on the mirror housing;
the camera installation portion is formed to be continuous with an outer wall of a lower region of the mirror housing;
the flow rectifying portion includes a flow rectifying surface having a width substantially parallel to the vehicle width direction and extending substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction on an upper side in a vehicle height direction with respect to the lens, the vehicle height direction being perpendicular to the vehicle width direction and the vehicle longitudinal direction; and
the flow rectifying surface is positioned below the recessed portion in the vehicle height direction.
2. The side mirror device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the camera installation portion bulges to an outer side in the vehicle width direction from the outer wall of the lower region of the mirror housing;
the flow rectifying surface is provided on an upper portion in the vehicle height direction of a bulging portion of the camera installation portion; and
an eave portion extends toward the vehicle rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the lens and is provided at a rear end portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the bulging portion, which forms the flow rectifying surface.
3. The side mirror device for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein:
the mirror housing includes an opening cover wall, which forms a peripheral edge portion of the opening, and a groove portion adjacent to a vehicle front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the opening cover wall and configured to extend in a vertical direction substantially parallel to the vehicle height direction; and
a rear end portion of the eave portion extends to a downward-extending position of the groove portion in the vehicle height direction.
4. The side mirror device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow rectifying surface is constituted with an inclined surface inclined upward in the vehicle height direction toward the vehicle rear side.
5. The side mirror device for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the flow rectifying surface is constituted with an inclined surface inclined upward in the vehicle height direction toward the vehicle rear side.
6. The side mirror device for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the flow rectifying surface is constituted with an inclined surface inclined upward in the vehicle height direction toward the vehicle rear side.