Light Emitting Mirror Structure

• US 20140016353A1
• Filed: 07/09/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chang, Chao-Cheng
• Original Assignee: Chang, Chao-Cheng
• Inventors: CHANG, Chao-Cheng
• Granted Patent: US 9,170,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/612
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 33/008 comprising a mirror hand or pocket mirrors A45D42/00; handbags or purses with mirrors A45C15/04
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 42/10 illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/02 Mirrors used as equipment hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/08 Illumination
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/08 Mirrors vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0031 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0073 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0088 of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package

Abstract

A light emitting mirror structure includes a casing caved in to form an accommodating space having a light guiding area and a mirror area, and at least one surface of the casing as a sidewall communicating with the accommodating space. The mirror structure includes a light guiding device having a light guide plate, and a light emitting member disposed on a side of the light guide plate, and the light guiding device is placed at the light guiding area of the accommodating space of the casing. A mirror body having a substrate and a mirror surface located on the substrate is provided for the disclosed mirror structure also. The mirror body is integrated on the mirror area of the accommodating space, the light guiding plate causes a light to be emitted through the sidewall at a first side of the mirror body, and the mirror surface is uncovered by the sidewall.

Claims

1. A light emitting mirror structure comprising:

a casing caved in to form an accommodating space having a light guiding area and a mirror area defined, and at least one surface of the casing being a sidewall communicating with the accommodating space;

a light guiding device having a light guide plate, and a light emitting member disposed on a side of the light guide plate, and the light guiding device being placed at the light guiding area of the accommodating space of the casing; and

a mirror body having a substrate and a mirror surface located on the substrate, the mirror body being integrated on the mirror area of the accommodating space of the casing, the light guiding plate emitting a light via the sidewall at a first side of the mirror body, and the mirror surface being uncovered by the sidewall of the casing.

2. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 1, wherein the light guiding area and the mirror area within the accommodating space of the casing are adjacently located, and the light guiding plate and the mirror body are placed side by side, allowing for the guiding plate to be uncovered by the mirror body at the first side thereof.

3. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 1, wherein the light guiding area and the mirror area in the accommodating space are stacked, and with a area of the mirror surface of the mirror body less than a area of the light guiding plate the light guiding plate transmitting the light via the sidewall at a first side of the mirror surface of the mirror body when the mirror body is stacked on a surface of the light guiding plate in a fixed manner.

4. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 3, wherein the substrate is a transparent glass and the mirror surface is electroplated on a surface of the transparent glass, with an area of the mirror surface less than an area of the transparent glass and the area of the light guide plate, allowing for a light transmitted by the light guiding plate to emit from the transparent glass.

5. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 4, wherein a peripheral surface of the transparent glass are electroplated with an opaque lace edge layer covering a peripheral of the light guiding plate and preventing the peripheral of the light guiding plate from being uncovered by the sidewall.

6. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 3, wherein a cross section of the accommodating space is in the form of multiple steps, the light guiding area for positioning the light guiding device is in the proximity of a bottom of the accommodating space and the mirror area for positioning the mirror body is in the proximity of the sidewall so that the mirror body presses the light guiding plate, and the area of the mirror surface is less than the area of the light guide plate, allowing for the light guiding plate to transmit the light by the mirror surface at the first side thereof.

7. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 6, wherein a socket is placed at a predetermined position communicating a wall surface of the casing and the light guiding area, allowing for the light guiding device to be positioned at the light guiding area of the accommodating space of the casing when passing through the socket.

8. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting member comprises a circuitry substrate and a light-emitting diode on the circuitry substrate, with the circuitry substrate being powered to drive the light-emitting diode to emit a light.

9. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 8, wherein a wall surface of the casing is equipped with a power socket connected to the circuitry substrate of the light emitting member.

10. The light emitting mirror structure according to claim 1, wherein the casing is formed by an upper shell and a lower shell pivotally connected to the upper shell at one end via a pivot so as allow for the upper shell and the lower shell to flip and fold, the upper shell and the lower shell have the accommodating space defined therein, the upper shell has the light guiding area and the mirror area defined therein for positioning the light guiding device and the mirror body, the light guiding plate transmits the light by the mirror surface of the mirror body at a first side of the mirror surface, the lower shell has a power module disposed therein for coupling to the light guiding device in order to deliver a power to the light guiding device, and a USB (universal serial bus) socket is placed at an outer wall of the lower shell for electrically connecting to the power module so as to facilitate the power module to be charged by an external power source.