EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a rear surface and a front surface that is closer to a driver of the vehicle than said rear surface when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at a vehicle;
wherein said mirror reflective element has an outboard region and an inboard region and wherein, when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the vehicle, said inboard region is closer to the vehicle than said outboard region;
wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a generally planar principal reflecting portion and an angled reflecting portion and wherein said angled reflecting portion is established at said inboard region of said mirror reflective element;
wherein said angled reflecting portion is established by grinding a surface of said glass substrate at said inboard region;
wherein a mirror reflector is established at said angled reflecting portion;
wherein a mirror reflector is established at said principal reflecting portion; and
wherein said generally planar principal reflecting portion comprises a unit magnification principal reflecting portion of said mirror reflective element.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate with a rear surface and a front surface that is closer to the driver of the vehicle than the rear surface when the rearview mirror assembly is mounted at a vehicle. The mirror reflective element includes a generally planar principal reflecting portion and an angled reflecting portion, with the angled reflecting portion established at an inboard region of the mirror reflective element. The angled reflecting portion is established by grinding a surface of the glass substrate at the inboard region. A mirror reflector is established at the angled reflecting portion, and a mirror reflector is established at the principal reflecting portion to provide a unit magnification principal reflecting portion of the mirror 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 mirror reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a rear surface and a front surface that is closer to a driver of the vehicle than said rear surface when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at a vehicle; wherein said mirror reflective element has an outboard region and an inboard region and wherein, when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the vehicle, said inboard region is closer to the vehicle than said outboard region; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a generally planar principal reflecting portion and an angled reflecting portion and wherein said angled reflecting portion is established at said inboard region of said mirror reflective element; wherein said angled reflecting portion is established by grinding a surface of said glass substrate at said inboard region; wherein a mirror reflector is established at said angled reflecting portion; wherein a mirror reflector is established at said principal reflecting portion; and wherein said generally planar principal reflecting portion comprises a unit magnification principal reflecting portion of said mirror reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of making a mirror reflective element of an exterior rearview mirror assembly, said method comprising:
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providing a mirror reflective element comprising a glass substrate having a rear surface and a front surface that is closer to a driver of the vehicle than said rear surface when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at a vehicle; wherein said mirror reflective element has an outboard region and an inboard region and wherein, when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the vehicle, said inboard region is closer to the vehicle than said outboard region; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a generally planar principal reflecting portion; establishing an angled reflecting portion at said inboard region of said mirror reflective element; wherein establishing an angled reflecting portion comprises establishing said angled reflecting portion by grinding a surface of said glass substrate at said inboard region; establishing a mirror reflector at said angled reflecting portion; and establishing a mirror reflector at said principal reflecting portion to provide a unit magnification principal reflecting portion of said mirror reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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