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Vehicle side mirror assembly including sequentially lighted LED turn signal indicator

  • US 20030007362A1
  • Filed: 07/05/2001
  • Published: 01/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A mirror assembly for a vehicle side mirror, said assembly comprising:

  • a base plate having a forward facing surface and a rearward facing surface, said base plate including a plurality of holes extending therethrough;

    a mirror glass mounted to the rearward facing surface of the base plate, said mirror glass including a reflective layer having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, said reflective layer holes being aligned with the base plate holes;

    a plurality of LEDs mounted to the forward surface of the base plate, said LEDs being aligned with the holes in the base plate and the holes in the reflective layer so that illumination of the LEDs can be seen through the mirror glass; and

    a control device, said control device causing the LEDs to be sequentially illuminated from an outermost pair of LEDs to an inner LED where a first pair of LEDs is illuminated, then a next pair of LEDs is illuminated in sequence towards the inner LED.

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