Patent · US Expired

Rearview mirror assembly

US6000823A · kind A · utility

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39Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1998
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R1/1207
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rearview mirror for vehicles includes a mirror case, a reflective element, a support for mounting the assembly on a vehicle, at least one lamp assembly having a reflector member which substantially directs light in a predetermined direction in the vehicle, and a circuit board mounted within the mirror case and having at least one holder for holding a light source which projects into the reflector member. A lens provides shaping and directing properties for light emitting from different areas of the reflector and includes a prescription region which focuses light from the reflector member to a particular target area of the vehicle, and a second region having a prescription different from said first prescription region.

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