REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror casing;
a mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing;
said mirror reflective element comprising at least a first glass substrate;
wherein said first glass substrate has a front surface and a rear surface, and wherein, when said rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle, said front surface is closer than said rear surface to a driver that is normally operating the vehicle;
said first glass substrate having a flat central region and a rounded perimeter edge;
wherein said rounded perimeter is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle;
wherein, with said mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing, no portion of said mirror casing encompasses said rounded perimeter edge; and
wherein said rounded perimeter edge has a glare-reducing surface finish.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element disposed at the mirror casing. The mirror reflective element includes at least a first glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface. When the rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle, the front surface is closer than the rear surface to a driver that is normally operating the vehicle. The first glass substrate has a flat central region and a rounded perimeter edge, and the rounded perimeter is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle. With the mirror reflective element disposed at the mirror casing, no portion of the mirror casing encompasses the rounded perimeter edge. The rounded perimeter edge has a glare-reducing surface finish.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing; said mirror reflective element comprising at least a first glass substrate; wherein said first glass substrate has a front surface and a rear surface, and wherein, when said rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle, said front surface is closer than said rear surface to a driver that is normally operating the vehicle; said first glass substrate having a flat central region and a rounded perimeter edge; wherein said rounded perimeter is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle; wherein, with said mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing, no portion of said mirror casing encompasses said rounded perimeter edge; and wherein said rounded perimeter edge has a glare-reducing surface finish. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing; said mirror reflective element comprising an electro-optic mirror reflective element assembly comprising said first glass substrate and a second glass substrate; wherein said first glass substrate has a front surface and a rear surface, and wherein, when said rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle, said front surface is closer than said rear surface to a driver that is normally operating the vehicle; said first glass substrate having a flat central region and a rounded perimeter edge; wherein said rounded perimeter is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle; wherein, with said mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing, no portion of said mirror casing encompasses said rounded perimeter edge; wherein said rear surface of said first glass substrate has a transparent conductive coating established thereat, and wherein said second glass substrate has a mirror reflector disposed at a surface thereof, and wherein an electro-optic medium is sandwiched between and contacts said transparent conductive coating of said first glass substrate and said mirror reflector of said second glass substrate, and wherein said electro-optic medium is bounded by a perimeter seal; wherein a first electrical connector is in electrically conductive continuity with said transparent conductive coating at said rear surface of said first glass substrate, and wherein a second electrical connector is in electrically conductive continuity with said mirror reflector at said second glass substrate; wherein said rounded perimeter edge has a glare-reducing surface finish; and wherein said glare-reducing surface finish is established via at least one of (i) chemical etching and (ii) glass grinding. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing; a mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing; wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a prismatic mirror reflective element; said mirror reflective element comprising a glass substrate; wherein said glass substrate has a front surface and a rear surface, and wherein, when said rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle, said front surface is closer than said rear surface to a driver that is normally operating the vehicle; said glass substrate having a flat central region and a rounded perimeter edge; wherein said rounded perimeter is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle; wherein, with said mirror reflective element disposed at said mirror casing, no portion of said mirror casing encompasses said rounded perimeter edge; wherein said rounded perimeter edge has a glare-reducing surface finish; and wherein said glare-reducing surface finish is established via glass grinding and wherein said glass grinding comprises at least one of rough grinding and fine grinding. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification