Patent · US Expired

Mirror assembly

US5355284A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 19, 1992
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 19, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21W2111/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mirror assembly including an enclosure having an aperture, and defining a cavity, a light source or lamp for emitting light in predetermined wavelengths or an instrument for emitting or receiving light having predetermined characteristics, borne by the enclosure and positioned in the cavity; and a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and disposed in substantially occluding relation relative to the aperture, the dichroic mirror reflecting ambient visible light and being substantially transparent to the light emitted by the light source and instrument, or received by the instrument as the case may be.

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