EXTERIOR MIRROR WITH SPOTTER MIRROR
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a principal reflective element, wherein said principal reflective element comprises a generally planar glass substrate having a generally planar front surface and a generally planar rear surface;
a principal mirror reflector at one of said front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element and said rear surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element;
a wide angle auxiliary reflective element, wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element comprises a substrate having a generally planar front surface and a curved rear surface;
an auxiliary mirror reflector at said curved rear surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element;
a back plate formed by injection molding, said back plate comprising a principal reflective element region and an auxiliary reflective element region;
wherein said principal reflective element is disposed at said principal reflective element region of said back plate;
wherein said principal reflective element has a cutout at a corner region thereof;
wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is disposed at said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate and is adjacent to said principal reflective element at said corner region of said principal reflective element, and wherein said generally planar front surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is generally coplanar with said generally planar front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element;
a single heater pad disposed between said principal reflective element and said principal reflective element region of said back plate and between said wide angle auxiliary reflective element and said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate; and
wherein, when powered, said single heater pad heats said principal reflective element and said wide angle auxiliary reflective element.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a principal reflective element, a wide angle auxiliary reflective element and a back plate. The principal reflective element is disposed at a principal reflective element region of the back plate and has a cutout at a corner region thereof. The wide angle auxiliary reflective element is disposed at the auxiliary reflective element region of the back plate and is adjacent to the principal reflective element at the corner region of the principal reflective element. A single heater pad is disposed between the principal reflective element and the principal reflective element region of the back plate and between the wide angle auxiliary reflective element and the auxiliary reflective element region of the back plate. When powered, the single heater pad heats the principal reflective element and the wide angle auxiliary reflective element.
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20 Claims
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a principal reflective element, wherein said principal reflective element comprises a generally planar glass substrate having a generally planar front surface and a generally planar rear surface; a principal mirror reflector at one of said front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element and said rear surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element; a wide angle auxiliary reflective element, wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element comprises a substrate having a generally planar front surface and a curved rear surface; an auxiliary mirror reflector at said curved rear surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element; a back plate formed by injection molding, said back plate comprising a principal reflective element region and an auxiliary reflective element region; wherein said principal reflective element is disposed at said principal reflective element region of said back plate; wherein said principal reflective element has a cutout at a corner region thereof; wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is disposed at said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate and is adjacent to said principal reflective element at said corner region of said principal reflective element, and wherein said generally planar front surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is generally coplanar with said generally planar front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element; a single heater pad disposed between said principal reflective element and said principal reflective element region of said back plate and between said wide angle auxiliary reflective element and said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate; and wherein, when powered, said single heater pad heats said principal reflective element and said wide angle auxiliary reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a principal reflective element, wherein said principal reflective element comprises a generally planar glass substrate having a generally planar front surface and a generally planar rear surface; a principal mirror reflector at one of said front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element and said rear surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element; a wide angle auxiliary reflective element, wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a generally planar front surface and a curved rear surface; an auxiliary mirror reflector at said curved rear surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element; a back plate formed by injection molding, said back plate comprising a principal reflective element region and an auxiliary reflective element region; wherein said principal reflective element is disposed at said principal reflective element region of said back plate; wherein said principal reflective element has a cutout at a corner region thereof; wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is disposed at said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate and is adjacent to said principal reflective element at said corner region of said principal reflective element, and wherein said generally planar front surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is generally coplanar with said generally planar front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element; a single heater pad disposed between said principal reflective element and said principal reflective element region of said back plate and between said wide angle auxiliary reflective element and said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate; and wherein said single heater pad comprises electrical contacts that protrude at least partially through at least one aperture through said back plate for electrical connection of said electrical contacts to an electrical connector, and wherein, with said electrical connector electrically connected to an electrical power source of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror assembly and powered, said single heater pad heats said principal reflective element and said wide angle auxiliary reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a principal reflective element, wherein said principal reflective element comprises a generally planar glass substrate having a generally planar front surface and a generally planar rear surface; a principal mirror reflector at one of said front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element and said rear surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element; a wide angle auxiliary reflective element, wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a generally planar front surface and a curved rear surface; an auxiliary mirror reflector at said curved rear surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element; a back plate formed by injection molding, said back plate comprising a principal reflective element region and an auxiliary reflective element region; wherein said principal reflective element is disposed at said principal reflective element region of said back plate; wherein said principal reflective element has a cutout at a corner region thereof; wherein said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is disposed at said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate and is adjacent to said principal reflective element at said corner region of said principal reflective element, and wherein said generally planar front surface of said substrate of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element is generally coplanar with said generally planar front surface of said glass substrate of said principal reflective element; a demarcation between a perimeter edge of said wide angle auxiliary reflective element and a perimeter edge of said principal reflective element at said cutout; a single heater pad disposed between said principal reflective element and said principal reflective element region of said back plate and between said wide angle auxiliary reflective element and said auxiliary reflective element region of said back plate; and wherein, when powered, said single heater pad heats said principal reflective element and said wide angle auxiliary reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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