Frameless interior rearview mirror assembly
First Claim
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview minor assembly comprising:
- a mirror casing;
a prismatic interior reflective element;
wherein said prismatic interior reflective element comprises a wedge-shaped glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of said wedge-shaped glass substrate and extending between the first and second surfaces thereof, said wedge-shaped glass substrate having a mirror reflector established at the second surface thereof, the first surface facing a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
wherein a front surface of the perimeter edge provides a smooth curved transition at the perimeter edge between a perimeter region of the first surface of said wedge-shaped glass substrate and said mirror casing;
said perimeter region circumscribing said wedge-shaped glass substrate;
wherein the front surface of the perimeter edge comprises a rounded curved surface disposed between the first surface of said wedge-shaped glass substrate and said mirror casing;
wherein the radius of curvature of the front surface of the perimeter edge is at least 2.5 mm;
wherein no portion of said mirror casing encompasses the first surface of said wedge-shaped glass substrate; and
wherein an outer part of the perimeter edge of said wedge-shaped glass substrate is co-planar with an outer part of a side wall of said mirror casing.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a prismatic interior reflective element. The reflective element comprises a wedge-shaped glass substrate having a perimeter edge about a periphery of the glass substrate and extending between first and second surfaces thereof. The glass substrate has a mirror reflector established at the second surface. A front surface of the perimeter edge provides a smooth curved transition at the perimeter edge between a perimeter region of the first surface and the mirror casing. The front surface of the perimeter edge is rounded with a radius of curvature of at least about 2.5 mm. No portion of the mirror casing encompasses the first surface of the glass substrate.
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8 Claims
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1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview minor assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a prismatic interior reflective element; wherein said prismatic interior reflective element comprises a wedge-shaped glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of said wedge-shaped glass substrate and extending between the first and second surfaces thereof, said wedge-shaped glass substrate having a mirror reflector established at the second surface thereof, the first surface facing a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; wherein a front surface of the perimeter edge provides a smooth curved transition at the perimeter edge between a perimeter region of the first surface of said wedge-shaped glass substrate and said mirror casing; said perimeter region circumscribing said wedge-shaped glass substrate; wherein the front surface of the perimeter edge comprises a rounded curved surface disposed between the first surface of said wedge-shaped glass substrate and said mirror casing; wherein the radius of curvature of the front surface of the perimeter edge is at least 2.5 mm; wherein no portion of said mirror casing encompasses the first surface of said wedge-shaped glass substrate; and wherein an outer part of the perimeter edge of said wedge-shaped glass substrate is co-planar with an outer part of a side wall of said mirror casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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