JP2008201347A - Vehicle outside visual recognition device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately visually recognize a front part of a front nose even when a short person is seated on a driving seat of a vehicle a high vehicle height. <P>SOLUTION: In the vehicle having a front nose 1 projecting toward the front part of a vehicle body and a windshield 3 disposed so as to cover the front part of occupant seats composed of a driver's seat 2 or the like arranged in a vehicle cabin, a front visual recognition means 7 for visually recognizing the front part of the front nose 1 is disposed on an obliquely front upper part of the occupant seats through the windshield 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a vehicle having a front nose protruding toward the front of the vehicle body and a windshield disposed so as to cover a front portion of a passenger seat disposed in the passenger compartment. The present invention relates to a vehicle exterior visual recognition device that enables visual recognition.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a main mirror part having a mirror member on one surface, and two sub-mirror parts connected to both ends of the main mirror part via opening and closing means, respectively. By providing a mirror member in the sub-mirror part, the driver can keep the right and left sides, the left and right diagonally rear, and the vicinity of the left and right rear wheels without leaving the field of view of the front gaze while the vehicle is running. There has been proposed an automobile rearview mirror that enables the rear view to be confirmed at the same time and that the size can be reduced as necessary.

Further, as shown in Patent Document 2 below, a door mirror is attached to a vehicle with a high vehicle height, and a vehicle exterior visual recognition device comprising a transparent member for visually recognizing the vicinity of the front wheel near the front lower side and the vicinity of the lower portion of the front door There has been proposed a vehicular visual recognition device configured to be able to optically transmit a scenery outside the vehicle to the vehicle interior with a compact configuration.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-067517 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-41270

  As disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a rearview mirror having a main mirror portion and a pair of left and right submirror portions is installed obliquely in front of the driver's seat, the driver seated in the driver's seat can By visually recognizing the part, it is possible to visually recognize the left and right sides and the rear part of the vehicle without diverting the line of sight from the front. However, when a short stature consisting of a female driver or the like is seated in the driver's seat in a vehicle having a front nose that protrudes greatly from the passenger compartment to the front of the vehicle body and has a high vehicle height, the front nose Occasionally, the line of sight is obstructed and the obstacle located in the front part may not be noticed.

  In addition, as disclosed in Patent Document 2 described above, even when a vehicle exterior visual recognition device made of a transparent member for visually recognizing the vicinity of the front wheel near the front lower side of the vehicle and the vicinity of the lower portion of the front door is attached to the door mirror, The visibility with respect to the front part cannot be improved. In addition, since the outside-viewing device is integrally formed with the door mirror, the door mirror is enlarged and the outside-viewing device cannot be accessed from the inside of the room. There was a problem that it was difficult to adjust the viewing range.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and even when a short stature person is seated on a driver's seat in a vehicle having a high vehicle height, the vehicle can appropriately visually recognize the front portion of the front nose. It aims at providing the outside visual recognition device of.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle having a front nose that protrudes toward the front of the vehicle body and a windshield that is disposed so as to cover a front portion of a passenger seat that is disposed in the passenger compartment. A front visual recognition means for visually recognizing the front portion of the front nose through the windshield is disposed on the upper front portion of the seat.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to the first aspect, the forward visual recognition means transmits light incident on the passenger compartment from the front portion of the front nose through the windshield. It is provided with a reflecting mirror that reflects toward the screen.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to the first aspect, the front visualizing means transmits light incident on the passenger compartment from the front portion of the front nose through the windshield. It is provided with a forward-viewing prism that deflects toward the front.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the concave lens that enlarges the visual recognition range of the forward visual recognition means includes a windshield and the forward visual recognition means. Between them.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a room mirror for visually recognizing the rear of the vehicle is provided at an obliquely upper front portion of the passenger seat. In addition, the forward viewing means is disposed in the vicinity of the room mirror.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to the fifth aspect, the rearview mirror and the forward visual recognition means are integrally attached to the upper front portion of the passenger seat via the stay. It is.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, on the surface side of the front visual recognition means located in the opposite direction to the surface facing the driver's seat, A raindrop sensor is provided.

  In the invention according to claim 1, whether an obstacle exists in the front portion of the front nose by visually observing the front visual recognition means while the occupant seated in the occupant seat maintains a driving posture. A passenger with a short nose, such as a female driver, in the passenger seat of a vehicle that has a front nose that protrudes greatly forward from the passenger compartment and has a high vehicle height. Sits and the occupant's line of sight is obstructed by the front nose, so even if the obstacle located in the front cannot be seen directly, the obstacle remains unaware. It is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of a situation such as starting of the vehicle, and the occupant seated in the occupant seat adjusts the installation angle of the front visual recognition means, thereby allowing the front nose to be visually recognized forward. There is an advantage that the work of adjusting easily and properly perform the.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the area | region located in the front part of a front nose by providing in the said front visual recognition means the reflective mirror which reflects toward the upper part of a passenger seat the light which injected into the vehicle interior from the front part of a front nose Since the mirror image is projected on the reflecting mirror, it is possible to easily check whether there is an obstacle or the like in the front portion of the front nose with a simple and inexpensive configuration. By adjusting the installation angle, there is an advantage that the viewing range of the region located in the front part of the front nose can be adjusted very easily.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the axis of the light incident on the vehicle interior from the front portion of the front nose through the windshield is deflected downward by passing through the prism, As in the case of providing a reflecting mirror that reflects the mirror image of the area located in the front part of the front nose toward the upper part of the passenger seat, the situation that the visually recognized mirror image is reversed does not occur. There is an advantage that the front part of the front nose can be properly visually recognized through the prism.

  In the invention according to claim 4, since the concave lens for enlarging the visible range of the region located in the front part of the front nose is disposed between the windshield and the front visualizing means, it is provided in the front visualizing means. Further, there is an advantage that a wide range of mirror images located in front of the front nose can be properly viewed while suppressing the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the reflecting mirror and the like from being increased.

  In the invention according to claim 5, since the forward visual recognition means is disposed in the vicinity of the rear-viewing rear-view mirror disposed obliquely in front of the occupant seat, the occupant seated in the occupant seat greatly moves its line of sight. The rear mirror of the vehicle can be visually recognized without using the rear mirror, and the front part of the front nose can be visually recognized using the front visual recognition means. There is an advantage that it is possible to quickly and accurately grasp the situation outside the vehicle while maintaining the vehicle in a good state.

  In the invention according to claim 6, since the rearview mirror and the forward visual recognition means are integrally attached to the upper front portion of the driver's seat via the stay, both the rearview mirror and the forward visual recognition means have a simple configuration. It is possible to improve the assembly workability effectively by compactly arranging the rear part of the vehicle and the front part of the front nose without moving the line of sight largely by the passenger sitting on the passenger seat. There is an advantage that it can be visually recognized effectively.

  In the invention according to claim 7, since the raindrop sensor is disposed on the surface side opposite to the surface facing the passenger seat of the forward visual recognition means, the layout of the raindrop sensor can be effectively improved, And there exists an advantage that the said front visual recognition means and a raindrop sensor can be assembled | attached simultaneously.

  1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a vehicle exterior viewing device according to the present invention. The vehicle includes a front nose 1 that protrudes toward the front of the vehicle body, a windshield 3 that is installed so as to cover a front portion of a passenger seat including a driver's seat 2 that is disposed in the passenger compartment, and a ceiling of the passenger compartment. And a roof panel 4 disposed in the section.

  A front header 5 is installed to extend in the vehicle width direction at a portion located in the upper front portion of the driver seat 2 below the front side of the roof panel 4, and the windshield 3 is disposed at the upper front end of the front header 5. The upper side of is supported. Further, a rear-viewing room mirror 6 for visually recognizing the rear of the vehicle and a forward-viewing means for visually recognizing the front part of the front nose 1 are provided on the lower surface of the substantially central portion of the front header 5 in the vehicle width direction. 7 is integrally attached via a stay 8.

  The stay 8 includes a mounting plate 9 fixed to the lower surface of the front header 5 by screws, an upper support portion 10 extending from the center of the lower surface of the mounting plate 9 toward the front side of the vehicle body, and a front end portion thereof. And a lower support portion 11 extending downward. The rear view rear view mirror 6 is attached by a ball joint 12 provided at the lower end of the lower support portion 11 so that the angle can be adjusted. This room mirror 6 has a reflecting mirror 6a that reflects light incident on the vehicle interior via a rear window and a side window, etc. (not shown) toward the upper part of the driver's seat 2, and is reflected on the reflecting mirror 6a. A mirror image behind the vehicle is visually recognized by the occupant α seated in the driver's seat 2.

  A branch portion 13 projects downward from the upper support portion 10 of the stay 8, and the front visual recognition means 7 is attached to the ball joint 15 provided at the lower end portion of the branch portion 13 so that the angle can be adjusted. ing. The forward visual recognition means 7 includes a reflecting mirror 7a that reflects light incident on the vehicle interior from the front portion of the front nose 1 through the windshield 3 toward the upper portion of the driver's seat 2, and is reflected on the reflecting mirror 7a. The mirror image in front of the front nose is visually recognized by the occupant α seated on the driver's seat 2.

  That is, the size of the reflecting mirror 7a of the forward visual recognition means 7 is set so that the predetermined forward visual recognition area X in the front portion of the front nose 1 can be projected to the occupant α seated in the driver's seat 2. Has been. The reflecting mirror 7a is installed in the vicinity of the upper part of the rearview mirror 6 in a substantially horizontal state or slightly upward as viewed from the side, and is inclined downwardly as viewed from the rear surface of the vehicle as shown in FIG. In this way, the front-viewing region X of the front nose 1 is projected on the occupant α seated in the driver's seat 2 located on the right side of the passenger compartment.

  Further, a raindrop sensor 16 for detecting raindrops attached to the surface of the windshield 3 is provided on the surface of the front visualizing means 7 located in the opposite direction to the surface facing the driver's seat 2, that is, on the upper surface side of the front visualizing means 7. The stay 8 is disposed so as to avoid the installation portion. The raindrop sensor 16 includes, for example, a light emitting unit that emits light toward the windshield 3 and a detection unit that detects the amount of reflected light, and the reflection caused by water droplets adhering to the windshield 3. It has a function of detecting the amount of rainfall based on a change in the amount of light and automatically operating a wiper device (not shown) as necessary.

  In a vehicle having the front nose 1 protruding toward the front of the vehicle body as described above and the windshield 3 disposed so as to cover the front portion of the passenger seat including the driver's seat 2 disposed in the passenger compartment. Since the front visual recognition means 7 for visually confirming the front portion of the front nose 1 through the windshield 3 is disposed in the upper oblique front of the driver seat 2, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A mirror image of the front visual recognition region X of the front nose 1 positioned below the line L indicating the lower limit range when the occupant α seated in the seat 2 directly visually recognizes the front portion through the windshield 3 is a reflecting mirror 7a. And is seen by the occupant α. For this reason, the front portion of the front nose 1 can be seen by visually recognizing the mirror image projected on the reflecting mirror 7a of the front visualizing means 7 while the occupant α seated in the driver's seat 2 maintains the driving posture. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not an obstacle exists.

  Accordingly, an occupant α composed of a short stature such as a female driver is seated in a driver's seat 2 of a vehicle having a front nose 1 that protrudes greatly forward from the passenger compartment, and the vehicle height is set high. Even when the obstacle is located in front of the vehicle because the line of sight is blocked by the front nose 1, the vehicle is started without noticing the obstacle. It is possible to effectively prevent this situation from occurring. Moreover, since the forward visual recognition means 7 is disposed obliquely in front of the driver's seat 2 in the passenger compartment, the occupant seated in the driver's seat 2 adjusts the installation angle of the forward visual recognition means 7 to There is an advantage that the operation of adjusting the front visual recognition region X of the front nose 1 projected on the reflecting mirror 7a can be easily and appropriately executed.

  In the first embodiment, the front visual nose 1 is provided with the reflecting mirror 7a that reflects the light incident on the vehicle interior from the front part of the front nose 1 toward the upper part of the driver's seat 2. Since the mirror image of the region located in the front part is projected on the reflecting mirror 7a, it is easy to check whether there is an obstacle or the like in the front part of the front nose 1 with a simple and inexpensive construction. In addition, there is an advantage that the viewing range of the region located in front of the front nose 1 can be adjusted very easily by adjusting the installation angle of the reflecting mirror 7a.

  Further, as shown in the first embodiment, when the forward visual recognition means 7 is disposed in the vicinity of the rear visual recognition rear-view mirror 6 disposed in the diagonally forward upper portion of the driver's seat 2, the occupant α is The rear part of the vehicle can be visually recognized using the room mirror 6 and the front part of the front nose 1 can be visually recognized using the front visualizing means 7 without greatly moving the line of sight. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is possible to quickly and accurately grasp the situation outside the vehicle while maintaining the safety during traveling of the vehicle in a good state.

  The room mirror 6 and the forward viewing means 7 may be configured to be individually attached to the vehicle body side member including the front header 5 and the like, but as shown in the first embodiment. In addition, when the rearview mirror 6 and the front visual recognition means 7 are integrally attached to the upper front of the driver's seat 2 via the stay 8 or the like, both the rearview mirror 6 and the front visual recognition means 7 are provided. Can be arranged compactly with a simple configuration, and the assembly workability can be effectively improved, and the rear part of the vehicle and the front part of the front nose 1 are each effective without greatly moving the line of sight. Has the advantage of being visible.

  Further, as shown in the first embodiment, when the raindrop sensor 16 is disposed on the surface side (upper surface side) located in the direction opposite to the surface facing the driver's seat 2 of the forward visual recognition means 7, Since the raindrop sensor 16 can be disposed using a dead space formed between the visual recognition means 7 and the windshield 3, the layout can be effectively improved. Moreover, since the forward visual recognition means 7 and the raindrop sensor 16 can be assembled at the same time, there is an advantage that these assembling operations can be facilitated.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the rearview mirror 6 is attached to the branching portion 13 projecting downward from the upper support portion 10 of the stay 8, and the front visual recognition means 7 is attached to the lower end portion of the lower support portion 11. A forward visual recognition means 7 is disposed in front of the lower part of the room mirror 6. When the front visual recognition means 7 is disposed in the lower part of the room mirror 6 in this way, the stay 8 for attaching the room mirror 6 and the front visual recognition means 7 to the front header 5 or the like is reflected by the front visual recognition means 7. There is an advantage that it can be prevented from being projected on the mirror 7a or the like.

  On the other hand, as shown in the first embodiment, when the forward visual recognition means 7 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper part of the rear mirror 6, the forward visual recognition area of the vehicle body near the front nose 1 is There is an advantage that it can be visually recognized through the network. That is, as in the second embodiment shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, when the forward visual recognition means 7 is disposed below the room mirror 6, the incident angle θ and the reflection angle θ of the light with respect to the forward visual recognition means 7. However, the front nose is larger than the incident angle θ and the reflection angle θ when the forward visual recognition means 7 is disposed above the rear mirror 6 as in the first embodiment shown by the phantom line in FIG. It tends to be difficult to visually recognize the lateral lower portion of 1. Therefore, in order to effectively visually recognize through the front visual recognition region X of the vehicle body near the front nose 1, the front visual recognition means 7 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper portion of the room mirror 6 as in the first embodiment. It is preferable.

  The room mirror 6 and the forward visual recognition means 7 are replaced with the above-described embodiment in which the room mirror 6 and the front visual recognition means 7 are attached to the front header 5 disposed below the front side portion of the roof panel 4 via the stay 8. It is good also as a structure which attached both the front visual recognition means 7 or one of them to the upper inner surface side of the windshield 3 located in the diagonally forward upper part of the driver's seat 2. FIG.

  FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the outside-view device according to the present invention. In this third embodiment, the light that has entered the vehicle interior from the outside of the vehicle via the windshield 3 is directed toward the upper part of the driver's seat 2. Deflection prisms 7 b and 7 c for forward viewing are provided in the forward viewing means 7. According to this configuration, since the axis P of the light incident on the vehicle interior via the windshield 3 from the front portion of the front nose 1 is deflected downward by passing through the prisms 7b and 7c, the front front As shown in the first embodiment, the visual recognition means 7 is provided with a reflecting mirror 7a that reflects light incident on the vehicle interior from the outside of the vehicle through the windshield 3 toward the upper portion of the driver's seat 2. There is an advantage that the front portion of the front nose 1 can be properly visually recognized through the front-viewing prisms 7b and 7c without causing a situation where the mirror image viewed by the seated occupant α is reversed.

  Moreover, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7 or FIG. 2, a concave lens 17 for expanding the viewing range of the region located in the front part of the front nose 1 is provided between the windshield 3 and the forward viewing means 7. An arranged structure may be used. When configured in this way, a wide range of mirror images located in the front part of the front nose 1 can be obtained while suppressing the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the reflecting mirror 7a provided in the forward visual recognition means 7 from increasing. There is an advantage that it can be visually recognized appropriately.

  8-10 has shown 4th Embodiment of the visual recognition apparatus outside a vehicle which concerns on this invention. In the fourth embodiment, a front nose 1 that protrudes toward the front of the vehicle body and a windshield 3 that is disposed so as to cover a front portion of a passenger seat that includes a driver's seat 2 that is disposed in a passenger compartment. In the vehicle having the side visual recognition means 18 for visually recognizing the side portion of the front nose 1 on the obliquely upper front portion of the driver's seat 2 via the stay 8, The forward visual recognition means 7 is continuously arranged in the vehicle width direction.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, a pair of left and right first and second branch portions 20 and 21 protrude from the upper support portion 10 of the stay 8 and protrude toward the driver's seat 2 side (right side in FIG. 9). The front visually recognizing means 7 is attached to the provided first branch portion 20 so that the angle can be adjusted, and the side visually recognizing means 18 is attached to the second branch portion 21 on the passenger seat 19 side so that the angle can be adjusted. The side visual recognition means 18 includes a reflecting mirror 18a that reflects light incident on the vehicle interior through the windshield 3 toward the upper portion of the driver's seat 2, and the front nose 1 projected on the reflecting mirror 18a. A mirror image of the left side visual recognition area (part on the passenger seat 19 side) Y is visually recognized by the occupant α seated on the driver seat 2.

  That is, the reflecting mirror 18a of the side visual recognition means 18 is installed in the vicinity of the upper part of the rearview mirror 6 in a front-down state in a side view, and in a substantially horizontal state when viewed from the rear surface of the vehicle as shown in FIG. By being installed, the side visual recognition area Y of the front nose 1 is projected to the occupant α seated in the driver's seat 2. In the fourth embodiment, the mirror image of the lateral visual recognition area Y having a large front-rear length in the left side portion of the front nose 1 is projected on the reflecting mirror 18a. A large value is set as compared with the reflecting mirror 7 a, and the left-right dimension of the reflecting mirror 18 a is set as a small value as compared with the reflecting mirror 7 a of the forward viewing means 7. In the fourth embodiment, the raindrop sensor 16 is disposed on the surface side (upper surface side) located in the opposite direction to the surface facing the driver's seat of the side visual recognition means 18.

  As described above, the side visual recognition means 18 for visually recognizing the side portion of the front nose 1 through the windshield 3 is disposed adjacent to the front visual recognition means 7 at the upper oblique front of the driver seat 2. In this case, the side of the front nose 1 can be seen by visually recognizing the mirror image projected on the reflecting mirror 18a of the side visualizing means 18 while the occupant α seated in the driver's seat 2 maintains the driving posture. It is possible to easily confirm whether there is an obstacle in the side portion, and by visually recognizing the mirror image displayed on the reflecting mirror 7a of the front visual recognition means 7, the front portion of the front nose 1 can be seen. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not an obstacle exists.

  Accordingly, a short stature consisting of a female driver or the like is seated in a driver's seat 2 of a vehicle having a front nose 1 that protrudes greatly from the passenger compartment to the front side of the vehicle body, and the vehicle height is set high. When the front nose 1 blocks the line of sight of the occupant, the obstacle can be noticed even in a situation where the obstacle located in the front part or the side part cannot be seen directly. There is an advantage that it is possible to effectively prevent a situation in which the vehicle is started without being present. Moreover, since the forward visual recognition means 7 and the lateral visual recognition means 18 are disposed obliquely in front of the driver's seat 2 in the passenger compartment, an occupant seated in the driver's seat 2 can recognize the forward visual recognition means 7 and the lateral visual recognition. By adjusting the installation angles of the means 18 respectively, the visual recognition range of the front part and the side part of the front nose 1 can be adjusted easily and appropriately.

  In the fourth embodiment, by providing the side visual recognition means 18 on the front passenger seat 19 side of the front visual recognition means 7, a mirror image of the left side visual recognition area (part on the passenger seat 19 side) Y of the front nose 1 is obtained. The example in which the occupant seated in the driver's seat 2 is configured to be visually recognized has been described. However, instead of the side visualizing means 18 or together with the side visualizing means 18, the windshield can be seen from the right side portion of the front nose 1. 3 is a region located on the right side of the front nose 1 (part on the driver's seat 2 side) by providing a right-side visual recognition means that reflects light incident on the vehicle interior via 3 toward the upper portion of the driver's seat 2. The occupant seated on the driver's seat 2 may be configured to be visually recognized.

  Further, a concave lens for enlarging the viewing range of the region located on the side portion of the front nose 1 may be arranged between the windshield 3 and the side viewing means 18. Further, in place of the reflecting mirror 18a, a side-viewing prism that deflects or reflects light incident on the vehicle interior from the side portion of the front nose 1 through the windshield 3 toward the upper portion of the driver's seat 2. May be provided in the side visual recognition means 18.

It is explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of the visual recognition apparatus outside the vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of the visual recognition apparatus outside a vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which looked at the vehicle exterior visual recognition apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention from the vehicle body back side. It is a perspective view which shows the front visual recognition area | region by the visual recognition apparatus outside a vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment of the visual recognition apparatus outside a vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the said visual recognition apparatus seen from the vehicle body front side. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows 3rd Embodiment of the visual recognition apparatus outside a vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows 4th Embodiment of the visual recognition apparatus outside a vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which looked at the vehicle exterior visual recognition apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention from the vehicle body back side. It is a perspective view which shows the front visual recognition area | region and side visual recognition area by the vehicle exterior visual recognition apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention.

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1 Front nose 2 Driver's seat (passenger seat)
3 Front Glass 6 Room Mirror 7 Forward Viewing Device 7a Reflector 7b, 7c Forward Viewing Prism 8 Stay 16 Raindrop Sensor 17 Concave Lens

Claims (7)

  In a vehicle having a front nose protruding toward the front of the vehicle body and a windshield disposed so as to cover the front portion of the passenger seat disposed in the passenger compartment, A vehicle exterior visual recognition device, characterized in that forward visual recognition means for visually confirming a front portion of the front nose through glass is disposed.   The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the forward visual recognition means includes a reflecting mirror that reflects light incident on the vehicle interior from the front portion of the front nose through the windshield toward the upper portion of the passenger seat. Vehicle exterior visual recognition device.   2. The forward viewing means includes a forward viewing prism for deflecting light incident on a passenger compartment through a windshield from a front portion of a front nose toward an upper portion of a passenger seat. The vehicle exterior visual recognition apparatus of description.   The vehicular visual recognition device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a concave lens that expands a visual recognition range of the front visual recognition means is disposed between the windshield and the front visual recognition means. .   5. A front mirror for visually recognizing the rear of the vehicle is provided at an obliquely upper front portion of the passenger seat, and the front visual recognition means is disposed in the vicinity of the rear mirror. The vehicle exterior visual recognition apparatus of Claim 1.   6. The vehicle exterior visual recognition device according to claim 5, wherein a rearview mirror and a forward visual recognition means are integrally attached to an obliquely upper front portion of the passenger seat via a stay.   6. A vehicle outside vision according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a raindrop sensor is disposed on a surface side of the forward visual recognition means that is located in a direction opposite to the surface facing the driver's seat. apparatus.

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