Patent · US Expired

Exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, preferably motor vehicles

US6099153A · kind A · utility

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2References

14Claims

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Assignee

Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Werner Zimmermann · Putzbrunn, DE
Bernd Waldmann · Jeffery Road, DE
Helmut Eberspacher · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 18, 1998
Grant date	Aug 8, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21S43/249
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles has a housing and a mirror pane pivotably supported in the housing. A light source is mounted in the housing. The housing has an outlet opening through which light emitted by the light source exits the housing. A light guide at least partially fills the outlet opening and is connected within the interior of the housing to the light source.

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