REARVIEW MIRROR WITH ILLUMINATED AREA
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a carrier plate;
a mirror glass having a primary surface and a secondary surface, said secondary surface mounted to said carrier plate;
an illuminant disposed between said carrier plate and said secondary surface of said mirror glass for producing light;
a light conductor disposed adjacent said illuminant for receiving the light produced by said illuminant and directing it toward said secondary surface of said mirror glass, said light conductor having a coupling end for receiving the light and a decoupling end whereat the light is transmitted out of said light conductor, and a conductor body extending between said coupling and decoupling ends, said conductor body including reflection surfaces (16) extending three dimensional curved planes to facilitate the even distribution of the light as the light is transmitted through said decoupling end.
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Abstract
The rearview mirror comprises a mirror glass, which is mounted to a carrier plate. A display unit is disposed behind the mirror glass and the carrier plate, which generates a light beam by means of an illuminant, wherein said light beam is coupled into a light conductor. The light beam is directed outward by means of a reflection free portion of the mirror glass, so that light passing through is directed towards the driver by means of the deflection optics.
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a carrier plate; a mirror glass having a primary surface and a secondary surface, said secondary surface mounted to said carrier plate; an illuminant disposed between said carrier plate and said secondary surface of said mirror glass for producing light; a light conductor disposed adjacent said illuminant for receiving the light produced by said illuminant and directing it toward said secondary surface of said mirror glass, said light conductor having a coupling end for receiving the light and a decoupling end whereat the light is transmitted out of said light conductor, and a conductor body extending between said coupling and decoupling ends, said conductor body including reflection surfaces (16) extending three dimensional curved planes to facilitate the even distribution of the light as the light is transmitted through said decoupling end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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