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Rearview mirror for a motor vehicle

US7656586B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

39Claims

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Daniel Rosario · Santa Cruz, US
Pao Chen · Milpitas, US
Cedric Dupont · San Francisco, US
Arne Stoschek · Palo Alto, US
Will Specks · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 20, 2007
Grant date	Feb 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2001/1253
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rear-view mirror (3) for a motor vehicle is provided with a reflector layer (40) which is used to reflect light which impinges on the rear-view mirror (3) from a first viewing direction, a display layer (36) which is arranged behind the reflector layer (40) in relation to the viewing direction (41) and which is used to emit light, a quarter wave plate (74) which is arranged between the display layer (36) and the reflector layer (40) and a reflecting linear-polarisation layer (73) which is arranged between the display layer and the quarter wave plate (74).

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