MIRROR ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a mirror assembly comprising;
a first conductive member having a first side, a second side, a first perimeter, and a first busbar, wherein the first conductive member is substantially transparent;
a second conductive member having a first side, a second side, a second perimeter, and a second busbar, wherein the second conductive member comprises a reflective portion;
a third conductive member that is operatively connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member and that is substantially transparent;
a front portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a first thermoplastic material into a mold on the first side of the first conductive member;
an inner portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a second thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member; and
a back portion that is substantially opaque and that is formed by injecting a third thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member, wherein the front portion and the back portion together substantially encompass the first perimeter and the second perimeter.
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Abstract
A mirror assembly in one embodiment may include a first conductive member that is substantially transparent, a second conductive member that comprises a reflective portion, a third conductive member that is operatively connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member, a front portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a first thermoplastic material into a mold on a first side of the first conductive member, an inner portion that is formed by injecting a second thermoplastic material into the mold on a second side of the second conductive member, and a back portion that is substantially opaque and that is formed by injecting a third thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member. The front portion and the back portion together may substantially encompass a first perimeter of the first conductive member and a second perimeter of the second conductive member.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a mirror assembly comprising; a first conductive member having a first side, a second side, a first perimeter, and a first busbar, wherein the first conductive member is substantially transparent; a second conductive member having a first side, a second side, a second perimeter, and a second busbar, wherein the second conductive member comprises a reflective portion; a third conductive member that is operatively connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member and that is substantially transparent; a front portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a first thermoplastic material into a mold on the first side of the first conductive member; an inner portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a second thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member; and a back portion that is substantially opaque and that is formed by injecting a third thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member, wherein the front portion and the back portion together substantially encompass the first perimeter and the second perimeter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle frame; an engine supported to the vehicle frame; at least one ground engaging wheel supported to the frame and operatively connected to the engine to provide locomotion to the vehicle; a vehicle body supported to the frame and defining a passenger compartment; and
,a mirror assembly supported to the vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising; a first conductive member having a first side, a second side, a first perimeter, and a first busbar, wherein the first conductive member is substantially transparent; a second conductive member having a first side, a second side, a second perimeter, and a second busbar, wherein the second conductive member comprises a reflective portion; a third conductive member that is operatively connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member and that is substantially transparent; a front portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a first thermoplastic material into a mold on the first side of the first conductive member; an inner portion that is substantially transparent and that is formed by injecting a second thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member; and a back portion that is substantially opaque and that is formed by injecting a third thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member, wherein the front portion and the back portion together substantially encompass the first perimeter and the second perimeter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a mirror assembly comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting a first conductive member into a mold, wherein the first conductive member comprises a first busbar and a first perimeter, wherein the first conductive member is substantially transparent when the mirror assembly is used; (b) inserting a first thermoplastic material into the mold to form a front portion on a first side of the first conductive member, wherein the front portion is substantially transparent when the mirror assembly is used; (c) inserting a second conductive member into the mold, wherein the second conductive member comprises a second busbar, a second perimeter, and a reflective portion when the mirror assembly is used; (d) inserting a second thermoplastic material into the mold to form an inner portion on a second side of the second conductive member, wherein the inner portion is substantially transparent when the mirror assembly is used; (e) inserting a third conductive member into the mold wherein the third conductive member is operatively connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member and is substantially transparent; and (f) inserting a third thermoplastic material into the mold on the second side of the second conductive member to form a back portion, wherein the back portion is substantially opaque when the mirror assembly is used, wherein the front portion and the back portion together substantially encompass the first perimeter and the second perimeter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification